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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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#1
This Is Actually Pretty Clever
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Will There Be Blood Or Not!?
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."
#4
Well That Seems Unfair
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Couldnt_Find_A_Good_Name 4 years ago
Well if you think about it.... Life does kill at some point....(/s)
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5 Extremely Slow Children Playing
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.
#7
Doesn’t Sound Like Fun
#8
Don’t Save A Life Be Afraid To Give Blood
#9
Shosple Colupis
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.”
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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Aliectass
d bradley 4 years ago
why the heck is assassin on the list to begin with? it's like an almost reformed Jason Bourne decorator show
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
I'd think two are unlike --- four 9letter words that fit their 3x3 grid, two 8letter words. Wait, you're right, it's 5 nouns and 1 adverb, so Dedicated is the odd one out. Or no, wait, ...
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Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
Ummm ... I read that aloud and now there's a scary monster in my room.
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Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Okay five of those are values someone might aspire to and one is the word for a contract killer? I'm so lost
Mimi M 4 years ago
I think someone was thinking of the word 'passion', but English wasn't their native language.
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WildHoneyPie 4 years ago
It's an affectionate, sincere, dedicated assassin who believes in equality with a touch of adventure.
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S. Tor Storm 4 years ago
I'd keep designated assassin, and remove the 'er' from sincerity making it sin city.
Anonymous Panda 4 years ago
I wanna be an assassin. It sounds like fun. Is twelve too young to be hired to kill people? I will use bagels, the best murder weopon.
Analyn Lahr 4 years ago
Assassin? I guess it kind of goes with Equality, Affection, Adventure, Sincerity, and Dedicated. Equality, assassins don't care who they kill, they have affection for their weapon of choice, they go on adventures, they're sincere and dedicated about their jobs.
François Carré 4 years ago
I love that with Bored Panda I learn new English (?) words each time. Today : equaffass, aliectass (must be two types of asses, probably some morphology terms) ; tyionin (this one sounds like a DNA component) ; advsinded (must have to do with the concept of removing ads from websites) ; entcerica (some medical term derived from Latin about gross intestinal issues, you don't wanna know more of that) ; ureityted (same, this time about urinal problems and mixed between Latin and Old Welsh).
Le Box of Shame 4 years ago (edited)
Ali Ect Ass is the head of the Ass Ass In group. You heard it right! Ali E. Ass here to help!
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Brett Layton 4 years ago
I just want to know what psychopath thought 'sincerity, affection, equality adventure, dedicated and assassin' all belonged together.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Verbal diarrhea is treal aff-lic-tion. It's got a tenth letter, to go in one of the empty spaces of the eight-letter words.
Stuart Irvin 3 years ago
i managed to learn to read and speak ancient carthaginian. WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOTHER?? you stupid sverepe!
Yes, I’m a Bookworm (she/her) 4 years ago
When you figure out how to read them, assassin seems really out of place.
Lia Hamilton 4 years ago
Okay but why is Assassin there anyway? The other words in the frames make sense
Elaine Mattingly 4 years ago
Property value DOWN.........NOT UP..............OR SIDE WAYS ...............OR ?
Blade the gallade 4 years ago
It should be recited to summon a demonic being. Equaffass Aliectass Tyionin Advsinded Entcerica Ureityted
Alison Welles 4 years ago
If you're dislexic the last one is like ice tea for the ded. Yes please
Edwin Lesperance 4 years ago
EQUALITY, AFFECTION, ASSASSIN, ADVENTURE, SINCERITY, DEDICATED. ASSASSIN?????
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
What? I can't hear you!! I know for sure that ain't art... maybe when you wake up every morning it says something incongruous but different.
Judy Windham Saunders 4 years ago
I read Dead Ice Tea in the last one for quite a few tries. It finally clicked, but I like Dead Ice Tea better.
alexandra laurita 4 years ago
I’m more concerned with the original idea for an ad for a dedicated, sincere, adventurous, affectionate, non discriminating contract killer
Thumbs Down 4 years ago (edited)
a Fun PLOT-TWIST !! (including a MYSTERIOUS RIDDLE! See if YOU can solve it! (read on past the jump to find out how) -- Actually, the panels shown here were accidentally hung out of sequence (or was this done INTENTIONALLY, hmm? think "conspiracy"...) Now, to CORRECTLY SOLVE the HIDDEN MESSAGE, we shall instead employ our standard horizontal method of reading from Left to Right, but this time going ACROSS all the panels (and not constrained to fitting single words within each panel, as it appears above). So, either it's supposed to be: ...ONLY THREE WORDS, and it reads across ALL SIX PANELS... OR: it might even be 2 groups of 3 words each -- and evidence bolstering this possibility is found at the bottom of what-seems-to-be-Equality's panel and what-seems-to-be-Assassin's panel -- rather, the bottom row letters "TY" and "IN" might indeed be the final letters, but of different words entirely !!!
Elijah Marpel-Zarate 4 years ago
Equality, Affection, Assassin, Adventure, Sincerity, Dedicated
Mareike Hartmann 4 years ago
If you read the whole thing left to right, you can summoned a demon with it....P.S. I've read the last sign like "dead ice tea" several times 😂😂
McF(l)urry 4 years ago
lets all take a moment to respect equaffass and the fact it says sin here
Carole Deem 4 years ago
shouldn't the sign dedicated be over the one saying assassin. Just makes more sense to me
~*Zodiac lover~* 4 years ago
It says the a word a lot it also says you sinned by this fail you made -_-
Chaotic_pansexual 4 years ago
Equality, affection, adventure, sincerity and dedication make sense but why... why does one say assassin??
Casey McAlister 4 years ago
What a weird bunch of words. I don't know what bothers me more: assassin which seems out of place, or "dedicated" which is not a noun, unlike other words here.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
So...equiaffass aliectass advsinded entcerica ure ity ted...sounds like a Harry Potter spell.
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Well If You Insist
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If You Were In A Car, Would You Know What Accident To Do?
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Spread Cream Not Cheese Disease
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Don't Go Kill Vegan
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Saw This At Work Today And Immediately Thought Of This Sub
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Always Forgotten - Missed Never
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Was There Even An Intended Order To Begin With?
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Truly Inspiring
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My Hometown Parade. Dear God
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#33
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#34
Jesus Are Is Coming You Back Ready?
#35
You Think Some Tattooist Hate Their Own Work?
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This Giant Poster In My University Dorm
#37
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#38
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My Girlfriends Kitchen Tiles. Forffee Coyou
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Spicey Vaccine
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#46
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Honey, I Think We're Supposed To Turn Right
#48
Please Mask Wear
#49
Don't Animal Open Inside
#50
Their Heart Is In The Right Place. The Words, Not So Much
#51
"Sorry, We Don't Over $20 Bills Accept"
#52
Why Did I Name My Show "The Joel With Mchale Joel Show Mchale"?
#53
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Meat Is Go, Murder Vegan
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“What Does Learning A Foreign Language Say About You”, Supposedly
#59
Carop Washen
#60
Stay Save Home Lives
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Men Because Women
Hello it Smee 4 years ago
Hope this isn't a bathroom sign, someone will pee themselves before figuring out with way to go.
#63
To Plastic No Say Straw
#64
Keep Minimum Please The Distance
#65
Buddy Found This At Our Uni
#67
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Santa Please No!
#69
Rip My Last Brain Cell
#70
I'm Sick Of This
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Nevits Yibble 4 years ago
So many of these are due to people not understanding that westerners read left to right, not top to bottom
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
If they know English, they must know how the Westerners right.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
The ones that just kill me are the signs posted at schools BY TEACHERS!
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
Me too; too much stupidity and, unfortunately, hate as well.
Load More Replies... Jeff Diamond 4 years ago
Who thinks it's a good idea to have two vertical phases right next to each other?
Sterrinatu 4 years ago
Why is it that when we make signs we completely forget that we read left to right?
Doggo Froggo 4 years ago
Urgh it's too early for such torture!!!! (its midday) My poor brain hurts after all of this!
Marvin HeartofGold 4 years ago
It's 4am and I can't sleep so why not read some sign fails? Except my kid crawled into bed with me because he had nightmares and finally settled into sleep again so I had to stop after reading each one of these to try and catch my breath after stifling my laughter. OMG IM DYING 🤣
Veronica Popescu 4 years ago
For the most part, a simple column line separator would Have done the trick
Aleksei 4 years ago
No, but you are the only one who added an extra S and somehow is able to type with an accent somehow.
Load More Replies... Nevits Yibble 4 years ago
So many of these are due to people not understanding that westerners read left to right, not top to bottom
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
If they know English, they must know how the Westerners right.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
The ones that just kill me are the signs posted at schools BY TEACHERS!
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
Me too; too much stupidity and, unfortunately, hate as well.
Load More Replies... Jeff Diamond 4 years ago
Who thinks it's a good idea to have two vertical phases right next to each other?
Sterrinatu 4 years ago
Why is it that when we make signs we completely forget that we read left to right?
Doggo Froggo 4 years ago
Urgh it's too early for such torture!!!! (its midday) My poor brain hurts after all of this!
Marvin HeartofGold 4 years ago
It's 4am and I can't sleep so why not read some sign fails? Except my kid crawled into bed with me because he had nightmares and finally settled into sleep again so I had to stop after reading each one of these to try and catch my breath after stifling my laughter. OMG IM DYING 🤣
Veronica Popescu 4 years ago
For the most part, a simple column line separator would Have done the trick
Aleksei 4 years ago
No, but you are the only one who added an extra S and somehow is able to type with an accent somehow.
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