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There are some phrases that just don’t make sense. They get printed on shirts, billboards, and street signs, and if you encounter one, you’ll know it. Looking thrice and turning your head upside down won’t help. Asking for a friend’s help in deciphering the message won’t do much either.

You may call these phrases cursed and you wouldn’t be wrong. But there is an online group that’s not only entirely dedicated to these nonsensical phrases, but has also defined them as a phenomenon worthy of our attention on its own. Powered by 603k members, the Don't Dead Open Inside subreddit is a place for “signs and media that read as nonsense if read normally: from left to right.”

It may sound tricky, but bear with me. Below are some of the funniest signs that require 0% common sense and to throw everything you know about sentence structure out the window. Who knew that there could be so much sense in such nonsense?!

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Jesus Scares

Jesus Scares

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Zenozenobee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was a kid, I sometimes slept at my great-grand mother's place. There was a very detailed crucifix (the dude seemed really in pain) above the bed, and it seemed really heavy. I don't know if I was more scared of the dying man himself or of the potential fall of the crucifix on my head during my sleep

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Dr Nostromo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, Jesus is fine. Some of his followers scare me, though.

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spirit wolf
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I'd totally invite him to din... supper! He also totally looks like he'd bring kombucha and enjoy vegan digs. (No offence)

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mph seti
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jesus doesn't scare me, but the majority of his followers do.

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Martz Migraña
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Quoting Gogol Bordello: "I think it may started the rumour That the Lord ain't got no humour"

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Supertransistor
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Quoting Depeche Mode: "I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours but I think that god has a sick sense of humour"

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Myxomatosis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I LOVE this. I could explain just how close to home this hits, but it is a long one. Here is a short bit: The Catholic church sex abuse issues affected my Father and that spilled into his home and his own father molesting him. The cycle of course, ended with my father. He was a very troubled man because he was molested. Later banished from the family because he had "no belief in something that was not real and pure propaganda for grooming children."

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elfin
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jesus doesn't scare me, but a lot of the people who claim to believe in him most fervently do.

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Christina Uhlir
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're absolutely right, elfin......... and those who believe in him or anybody or anything else are scary as well.

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Dark Pearl
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

GAAAAAAH!!! F**k's sales, Jesus, you gave me a heart attack!

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Elaine Mattingly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cared enough to have scares in his hands, feet head , side and back.

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Christina Uhlir
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those who had put him on that cross then, and those who were and are doing it since - scare.

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Flavia Slag
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tip...you better be scared of Him. He's coming back with a bad 'tude.

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Sam T Godfrey
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought the whole point was that he was supposed to be a nice guy!

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Christina Uhlir
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What do you mean by 'he was supposed to be a nice guy', Sam T Godfrey? Please explain.

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M Kate McCulloch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well, maybe not Jesus per se, but the peddlers of Gee-uh-Zusssss! Scare the shite right outta me, canigetanamen!!!

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bon bon (still purple boi)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why are the ppl commenting "jesus cares" getting down voted if it ment to say jesus cares and jesus do care

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Andrew Gibb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's his dad watching everything I do that scares me- especially while I use the toilet

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Janet C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's pretty much the goal of Christianity. It's not about love. It's about terror.

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bon bon (still purple boi)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it really is supposed to say "JESUS CARES" but they put it the wrong way like a cross(heheh get it becuz it on a cross and it call cross word puzzle)word puzzle and it on a cross so it didnt work out as planned

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Linda Robinett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, who goes into a grave and arises from the dead? A vampire

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Christina Uhlir
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Linda Robinett, there's a huge difference between theological Christ and historical Jesus.

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Will There Be Blood Or Not!?

Will There Be Blood Or Not!?

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Just like most things on the internet, the subreddit Don't Dead Open Inside wasn’t created out of nowhere. The trope first came to internet users' attention when its name was used in a promotional poster for the TV series The Walking Dead. To this day, the Don't Dead Open Inside poster, revealed on July 2nd, 2010, stands as one of the most recognized examples of the trope in popular culture that caused the cult following on Reddit.

According to Know Your Meme, the infamous poster featured a photograph of a double door with the words "Don't Open" written on the left side and "Dead Inside" written on the right, which should be interpreted "Don't open, dead inside" if read in the correct order. The whole fun of the trope is revealed when the reader reads the phrase line by line instead, which sounds like "Don't dead open inside."

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Choose Abortion Life Kills

Choose Abortion Life Kills

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Knowing the speed things surf around social media, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a couple of users on Twitter shared their reactions to the unusual poster on social media. In the following years, “the memes based on the joke were made, with Know Your Meme user irish_swede archiving one such example on March 12, 2013,” reported Know Your Meme.

On May 17th, 2014, the subreddit r/dontdeadopeninside was created, where the community collected cases of the trope found in popular culture, design, advertising, etc. Today, it’s home to 603k members that follow a strict set of rules for submissions.

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Doesn’t Sound Like Fun

Doesn’t Sound Like Fun

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#8

Don’t Save A Life Be Afraid To Give Blood

Don’t Save A Life Be Afraid To Give Blood

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The first and most important rule is that all posts have to comply to DDOI format. “Signs must be read correctly top to bottom, and incorrectly left to right, like any text, usually. Though it does not matter how easily you can read them, it is highly encouraged to only post images with little separation or spacing between the columns of words.”

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The community doesn’t allow both reposts and memes, and encourages users to “put the 'correctly read' way in the title, like 'DONT DEAD OPEN INSIDE.'”

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Guaranteed Reduced Quality

Guaranteed Reduced Quality

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#11

7 Surprising Black Ways To Use Beans

7 Surprising Black Ways To Use Beans

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#12

Aliectass

Aliectass

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#15

Stand Hong With Kong

Stand Hong With Kong

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If You Were In A Car, Would You Know What Accident To Do?

If You Were In A Car, Would You Know What Accident To Do?

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Ekate
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I usually go with spilling hot coffee on myself when the lid's not on properly.

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#21

Stop Earth The Denying Is Dying!

Stop Earth The Denying Is Dying!

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#23

Saw This At Work Today And Immediately Thought Of This Sub

Saw This At Work Today And Immediately Thought Of This Sub

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#24

Always Forgotten - Missed Never

Always Forgotten - Missed Never

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Was There Even An Intended Order To Begin With?

Was There Even An Intended Order To Begin With?

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#29

Vote Dump Early Trump

Vote Dump Early Trump

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#30

Friend Of A Friend Got A New Tattoo

Friend Of A Friend Got A New Tattoo

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#31

This Is A F**king Massacre. Thing Made Me Want To Dead

This Is A F**king Massacre. Thing Made Me Want To Dead

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You Think Some Tattooist Hate Their Own Work?

You Think Some Tattooist Hate Their Own Work?

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#36

This Giant Poster In My University Dorm

This Giant Poster In My University Dorm

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#37

Drugs May Kill You, But Never Your They’ll Hurt Feelings

Drugs May Kill You, But Never Your They’ll Hurt Feelings

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#38

Teachers Who Love Teach Children Teaching To Love Learning

Teachers Who Love Teach Children Teaching To Love Learning

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#39

Hear That Noise? We Are Growing. We Can Fix It Again. Apply Inside

Hear That Noise? We Are Growing. We Can Fix It Again. Apply Inside

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#40

My Girlfriends Kitchen Tiles. Forffee Coyou

My Girlfriends Kitchen Tiles. Forffee Coyou

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#45

Call Me Don’t

Call Me Don’t

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