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50 Confusing And Funny Photos Without Any Context, As Shared By This Instagram Page
If you think you’ve ‘seen it all,’ dear Pandas, think again. Some of you internet veterans out there might believe that there’s nothing on social media that can confuse you anymore… and so did we. But Instagram accounts like @junkmanbaby really knock us out of our comfort zones—actually, we’re so far out now that we can’t find our way back. Please, send help!
We’ve collected the very best, the more bizarre, the most nonsensical pics from @junkmanbaby to share with you today. We aim to confuse and amuse you and make you wonder exactly what the context is for these pics. Life is weird. But it can get weirder! And it feels like there’s always something bizarre going on, we just need to open our eyes (and keep our cameras handy).
As you’re scrolling down, don’t forget to upvote the photos that made you do a double take. We can’t wait to hear which of these pics made you go, “I’m sorry, what?!”, so drop by the comments and share your thoughts with us.
Bored Panda reached out to pop culture expert Mike Sington to hear his opinion on bizarre web content, memes, the future of humor, and how not to get lost in the desire to get views and likes. Check out what he told us, including what he thinks about whether we'd be able to 'get' memes from the future if we somehow saw them now, in 2022!
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Pop culture expert Mike, aka Hollywood's Ultimate Insider, shared his thoughts with us about why peculiar internet pics jump out at us so much.
"Online content is usually carefully curated. Weird or bizarre content immediately jumps out and grabs attention, because it’s not what we’re used to seeing. It’s the contrast with what’s usually posted online that gets the initial attention," he stressed that weirdness really stands out because it's vastly different from the type of content we usually see in our social media feeds.
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Shoe 3 years ago
That's a sculpture on a bridge in Columbus, Ohio in the US. Here's the story: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/scioto-deer/
Jaden Alexander 3 years ago (edited)
That was the day Blitzen decided to pull the trigger on his dreams and FINALLY open up that smoothie bar.
JoyfulZebra 3 years ago (edited)
Things have been tough for Rudolph since Santa installed headlights on his sleigh
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
"You don’t have to be defined or confined by your environment, by your family circumstances, and certainly not by your race or gender."
RJ N 3 years ago (edited)
I know that deer! It's the Scioto River Deer in Columbus, Ohio. He overlooks the river on the Rich Street Bridge. He is part of a commissioned art installment by artist Terry Allen, who wanted to create something that would be thought provoking and mesh well with the Scioto area. https://www.columbusnavigator.com/scioto-deer/
M 3 years ago
This is actually a statue of reindeer in Columbus on the bridge. https://www.google.com/search?q=columbus+riandeer+stayue&oq=columbus+riandeer+stayue&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160l2.6933j1j7&client=ms-android-tmus-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
Brent Kaufman 3 years ago
When you aren't allowed to play reindeer games with the others, EVER - THIS is where it leads. Don't do it Rudolph!
Jenný Samúelsdóttir Herlufsen 3 years ago
🎵 cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort...🎵 <--only thing I thought of when I saw this pic
Ruby Begonia 3 years ago
Hard as it is to convince myself the pic wasn't photo shopped, it's harder to imagine what prompted the deer to take up this position .
Ruby Begonia 3 years ago
Hard as it is to convince myself the pic wasn't photo shopped, it's harder to imagine what prompted this deer to take that position .
Siena Templet 3 years ago
elk come to our backyard sometimes. I feel like this is what they do when were not looking
Siena Templet 3 years ago
elk come 2 our backyard sometimes. I feel like this pretty much describes what we see.
Michelle Wiley 3 years ago
This looks like the Rich St Bridge in Columbus, Ohio. It passes over the Scioto River. It might be another City though.
Anthony W. Pierson 3 years ago
Steven sat at the edge of the bridge in deep thought wondering to himself....I wonder what will happen if I spit on these birds
Steve Ramaekers 3 years ago
They left without me, and I can’t see a damn thing in this fog without Rudolph’s nose
Glenn Howell 3 years ago
When youve had a rough night and youre contemplating lifes meaning...
The expert doesn't see humor changing much in the future. However, what we joke about most definitely will.
"Humor is here to stay, and I don’t see the style of humor changing much in the future. Of course, the subject of what we find humorous will change because the best humor is of the moment, it’s about what’s happening now," he said.
Mike pointed out that memes from the future probably wouldn't make much sense to us right now in 2022. "Today’s memes are funny to us today, but if we were to look back at them from five years into the future, we’d probably wonder why they grabbed the attention they did," he told Bored Panda.
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The pop culture expert from LA said that, in his experience, the best content "rises to the top." That's why we shouldn't be overly focused on getting views and likes. Instead, we should dedicate ourselves to the quality of the content itself.
"Trust that quality content will naturally get views and likes. If you’re only posting with the goal of getting views and likes, as a content creator, you won’t have longevity," he warned. "You may get a momentary burst of attention, but people will soon move on if they see the rest of your content lacks quality."
The @junkmanbaby Instagram page had 36.1k followers at the time of writing. The founder of the account clearly has a finger on the pulse of the internet. Or, well, its weird side at least.
When regular memes no longer make you laugh, rest assured, there’s a whole wealth of esoteric and meta-comedy waiting for you. To a certain extent, the Instagram page is a celebration of unpredictability, uniqueness, creativity, and chaos. All part and parcel of life on Planet Earth.
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Amanda Rose 3 years ago
"You wanted to see me, boss?" "Mr. Fluffington, I don't believe that you understand the gravity of the situation here." "Oh, but I think I do!"
However much we might intrinsically enjoy order and predictability, life by design will hold a ton of surprises for us. Many pleasant. Some—unpleasant. Learning to navigate life when you don’t know what happens next, and figuring out how to embrace flexibility (when we’d rather have structure), become somewhat of a puzzle as we’re growing up and maturing.
Comedy expert Ariane Sherine, from the United Kingdom, told Bored Panda during a previous interview that the more bizarre something is, the more likely it is to make us giggle.
“The weirder and more surprising the photo, the more likely it is to make us laugh,” she told us that it’s the weirdness that catches us unaware that really gets to us. “I tend to laugh the most at animals pulling human expressions while doing crazy things!”
In the expert’s opinion, humor is instantaneous. The quicker we get the joke, the funnier it tends to be. On the flip side, the longer it takes, the shakier the laughs.
“Context is important only if we’re unlikely to get a joke otherwise, as I think the sooner we get a joke, the funnier we find it. If it takes us a while then that initial shock and surprise is delayed and so we’re less likely to laugh and more likely to go ‘oh, I get it now!’”
The photos featured in this list are far from the ordinary. Some can really take you by surprise. A while back, Bored Panda also got in touch with psychologist Lee Chambers, from the UK, for a chat about unpredictability as a whole. He noted that people have a very deep desire for structure and knowing what will happen.
"As human beings, we have a desire for certainty and routine that keeps us feeling safe and able to plan what lies ahead in an organized manner. When unpredictable situations or accidents impact us, it can be traumatic, and we will likely feel a sense of disappointment, frustration, and loss," the psychologist told Bored Panda during an interview, earlier.
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SilverSkyCloud 3 years ago
when you f**k up at school so bad the chicken are the ones not in the pen
"It is important however that we embrace the fact that the world can be unpredictable and uncertain, and become more tolerant of this being a reality. Understanding that things are sometimes out of our control helps us to accept that not everything goes to plan, and accept when things happen to us that are negative,” he said.
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“This acceptance allows us to embrace the change and difference, and manage our expectations so we can become more resilient to the ups and downs that all our lives lead,” the psychologist explained that the key lies in accepting the reality of what life offers.
However, the expert noted that whether or not we grow stronger from the hardships we encounter depends on the situation and the person. For some, a traumatic experience can turn into a way to become more resilient to the unpredictability of life. For others, it can devastate them and they might not bounce back for a long, long time.
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Ange Marsden 3 years ago
When you heart says Carribean but your bank account says convenience store
"Post-traumatic growth isn't always simple to explain or utilize, but often the adversity we face can create a precedent for what we can overcome, help us to see what we need to be grateful for, and give us an understanding of the support we do have,” psychologist Lee explained to Bored Panda.
“A big part of opening the door to grow from our struggles is finding acceptance and taking ownership over what you can control and finding healthy ways to express the negative emotion that comes with challenges that test us.”
The psychologist shared that he himself had to learn how to walk again. "Using journaling and talking about how I felt played a significant part in my recovery when I had to learn to walk again, and gave me the space to grow to become mentally stronger as a result.”
He added: “It is also important to reflect on all the hurdles you've overcome, so you can see what skills and lessons you've learned to apply in the future, and adversity often helps us to see what really matters, and gets us closer to knowing our values and purpose."
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Kookamunga 3 years ago
Yet another office party I'm left out of. I'm gonna go to HR. This is dolphcrimination.
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Spleens the cat fan 🇵🇭 3 years ago (edited)
Ah yes the holy baby yoda very important in the mando religion
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Deborah Harris 3 years ago
Ahhhh photo of a rare specimen of toilet roll during the covid lock down....its so beautiful ....sniff
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Raven Sheridan 3 years ago (edited)
When you gotta get your reps in, but have a shoot out at noon.
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It's Izzy 🇺🇦 (They/Them) 3 years ago
I want one! Actually, it used to be a joke between my family friends - I was, and am, obsessed with my pet chooks, so I wanted a harness and lead for them so I could walk them. So, they sent photos of stuff like this all the time.
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
If you absolutely cannot resist taking a selfie in the bathroom, ffs, wait until you are alone, you idjit.
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SilverSkyCloud 3 years ago
if thats not the ground floor id love to know how the f**k the horse got there
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Vinchenski 3 years ago
Reminds me of the scene in Men In Black where the aliens head grows back but starts off really small.
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Izzy Curer 3 years ago
I think it's photoshop. He has the exact same number of notifications. I don't see how you wouldn't notice the mistake while it was happening, anyway
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
The shtreimel(a fur hat work by many Hasidic Jews) is often purchased by the bride's father (for the groom). They can be VERY expensive. Some men have 2, one for rainy days, and a second for dry days. It looks like this hat has a snazzy raincover.
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Sheila Stamey 3 years ago
"hold up your robes, it took us forever to get Thomas out of the escalator last year!"
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Sheila Stamey 3 years ago
After the escalator accident, Thomas left the order. He went on a cross country travel of legend to warn of the dangers of escalators and hair clippers, as his tonsure slowly grew back in to a regular haircut.
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Kate Jones 3 years ago
I don't know why I heard 'Bad to the Bone' while looking at this but...there it is.
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Jenny Michelle 3 years ago
Lol ..one time my mum ran a day care and it was the annual social services check, the man who did the checks was an old guy. It was around the late 90s when people started to get their own mobile phones ..he came in with a cordless home phone wondering why he couldn't make a call to the centre he worked at 😅
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YouKiddingMe 3 years ago (edited)
Yup, the palm of your hand is the only woman you will get, my friend.
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Lucas Jackson-Ayre 3 years ago
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