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We live in an age of instant gratification, and many of us simply don't have the time to read through several paragraphs to get to the punchline. Enter the single snapshot story... The photo that needs no caption, no context and no explanation. It's just pure comedy gold at its best.

Think Grandma covered in flour mid-baking, a security guard tumbling up the stairs of a bus as a raccoon hightails it out, or a simple set of tiny pawprints that sends the internet into a collective fit of hysterics. One photograph. Infinite laughter. These are the kinds of pictures that tell a better story than words ever could - even if we have to fill in some of the blanks ourselves.

Bored Panda has scoured the depths of the net to source some of the funniest unscripted short stories in photographic form. They're the perfect antidote to reverse the negativity of today, without spending too much time doing so. Feel free to write your own captions in the comments section and don't forget to upvote your favorites.

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Have you ever stopped to wonder whether you think in pictures or in words? According to experts, no two people think identically. But most fall under two major modes of thought: verbal or visual.

If there's a voice in your head that feels like its narrating your life, you may be a verbal thinker. If you're someone who can capture a scene in very rich detail in your mind, or know whether a couch will fit through the door without measuring it, you're probably a visual thinker.

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    A picture is worth a thousand words.

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    Verbal thinkers talk to themselves without saying a word. “By inner monologue, we mean that we can have private speech that’s addressed to ourselves and that is carried out without any articulation or sound,” explains Dr. Hélène Lœvenbruck, a neurolinguistics researcher.

    Even though your inner voice isn't audible to others, you can almost "hear" it, meaning you're aware of its tone and intonation. For example, says Lœvenbruck, the voice in your head can "sound" angry or worried.

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    Here is my favorite picture of my grandma. She was having a hard time with the mixer.

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    While the verbal thinkers are silently arguing with themselves, or having a back-and-forth about which color shirt matches their pants best, the visual thinkers are busy organizing their ideas graphically in their heads.

    These types excel in recalling and remembering information through pictures and images, say the experts at BlueGems ABA, a provider of therapy services for children on the autism spectrum.

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    A sad short story.

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    "Some people who think in pictures are able to memorize instructions just by visualizing words that are written in a book," notes the site. "Others have great spatial recognition, and can know whether a couch will easily fit through a door just by looking at it."

    Research has shown that many people on the autism spectrum think in pictures. 

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    Weddings are exhausting! Here's a pic of my brothers wife after everyone left the reception.

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    I ruined Simba…

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    Every sign tells a story.

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    My accidental sacrifice in the name of art. Goodbye, eyelashes.

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    Trying to explain to the 70 year old Swiss man who offered to take our pic that his finger was covering the lens.

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    Someone's having a rough day.

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    Scrambled eggs.

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    I captured the essence of black friday in one picture.

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    My friend when this guy we didn’t know started telling him a story about his wife leaving him.

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    Just for context, this is a couple of days before turnover at a brand new Chick-fil-A. You can see my silhouette in the dumpster gates.

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    When leaving a kayak in in your truck in Florida goes bad.

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    I took pictures for a family reunion and snapped this photo of a gentleman telling a story of something these girls couldn't have been any less interested in.

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    I guess it’s time to have “the talk” with our 9 year old.

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    I'm not sure what happened here, but I'm kinda sad i wasn't invited.

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    You should always be aware of your surroundings. This lady was not and stepped into freshly poured cement at a Walgreens near me.

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    Found this on the floor in the launderette. Guess someone broke up :(

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