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50 Pictures That Are Unhinged, Unexplainable, And Unnerving (New Pics)
Interview With Expert
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
The “Pics That Go Hard” Instagram page is dedicated to a very specific type of internet meme, images that are somehow quite evocative. We got in touch with Mary F. Rice, Associate Professor of Literacy at the University of New Mexico to learn more about memes and how we as humans actually see and react to them. So get comfortable, upvote the “hardest” images, and share your thoughts below.
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Nika the Great 1 year ago
Me at the age of ten when I finally get upgraded to sitting in the front
David Brown 1 year ago
Little dude looks very pleased with the situation he's found himself in.
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Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Reminds me of celebrities who take selfies with the audience in the background.
Bored Panda got in touch with Mary F. Rice, Associate Professor of Literacy at the University of New Mexico, who has written about the use of memes in education. First, we wanted to hear her take on why people enjoy making memes in general.
“I think that people like being able to communicate with images. I also think that people like being clever. We have lost a lot of opportunities to woo and wow each other with cleverness in modern life and the meme offers that. I also think that memes offer opportunities for meaningful subversion.”
“There is a way to encode a message for a general audience and a message of subversion for an esoteric audience that lets people express identities, build solidarity, and communicate more discreetly,” she shared. She has worked with this topic before, particularly when it comes to explaining the “meme-ing” of life.
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Abigail Moritz 1 year ago
I thought avatar the way of water at first glance 😂 (I’m not okay this made me laugh way to hard)
Terri Rowland 1 year ago
This reminds me of those weird looking birds ... the shoebill... they're ultra creepy 😳 😬
She has also worked with the idea of using memes as an educational tool, so we wanted to hear her ideas on how an educator can “keep up” with the ever-changing landscape of memes in a field that requires lesson plans a syllabus, and other things done in advance. You have to ride the tide of social media. Back in the day, social media was a broader landscape, even in 2020 it was.”
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🩶🩷Marvin HoG🩷🩶 1 year ago
I just need some time to myself. Last night's full moon was really ruff.
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WindySwede 1 year ago
before reading your comment, I thought it was supposed to be Donald Duck!
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diana king 1 year ago
This is a hand sign that you make discreetly and try to get your friend to look at it and if they do, you punch them in the arm. It's a goofy type of game.
Trudi Clarke 1 year ago
Isn't that a white supremacist hand sign? It is definitely photoshopped. 😱
Anouk Lulu 1 year ago
It wasn’t always a white supremacist sign. I don’t think it was until just a few years ago in fact. but usually it means “okay” or smth.
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Knitting Panda 1 year ago
This is something my husband would have done. To my sister's kid. Not his own.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
When they're born with big paws, they're gonna grow up to be big!
David Brown 1 year ago
Dang. If foot size in people were anything like it is with pups the nba teams need to send their scouts round.
Caroline Nagel 1 year ago
I've been told it is dangerous to have babies sleep on their belly. Is that right?
“Now, those communities have folded into themselves and there are more social media applications and people insulate themselves within them much more. So, it is harder to keep up with memes, although memes still do go viral, and they still do jump platforms. Also, it is important to let students be generators of and sharers of memes.” Bored Panda has covered meme communities dedicated to a vast variety of topics, from cats to crocheting.
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Robert T 1 year ago
Just for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7n53nIBb3g
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David Brown 1 year ago
For me this is pretty awesome. People that can go round in costume with no shame are the real mvp
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Enuya 1 year ago
I love how many things depend from the context. It can be either "oww, so sweet" or "eww, creeper alert", depending from the situation.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
They're supposed to draw someone across from them. What's creepy is we can see who the person on the left is drawing.
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Ravioli 1 year ago (edited)
It’s the Grim Reaper taking a break from his duties :)
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Alicia M 1 year ago
When I was 18, I used to waitress at this breakfast place, and a quiet man came in everyday, and sat next to the wall at the counter with a sketch pad. One day I walked by and noticed he'd been sketching me. His entire book was full of me working. I quit soon after that so I have no idea what happened to him. 😬
Stealthzilla 1 year ago
Look at the guy to his left, they’re supposed to be drawing other students
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I'm sorry but if this cat just drew that picture with nothing but a mouse he's a boss level artist.
“That is true with any part of your curriculum. You can think of curriculum as a ‘list of stuff’ to do or memorize, but it is better to conceptualize it as what lives and grows when teachers, learners, and information merge in a social and political context. The students have just as much right to bring activity into the space as I do,” she shared.
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Felipe Souza 1 year ago
After thoroughly studying of the scenes, I can, with around 87,3% of certainty, tell you that she probably is, as a matter of fact, flipping the bird.
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Avery August 1 year ago
What happened to Hello Kitty?! She was evil this whole time? Everybody look away! Traitor!
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Jovita A 1 year ago
I was tinking same thing, I guess he just wanted to be extra.
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David Brown 1 year ago
This dude gets it. When you're so high on the food chain you need an oxygen bottle it's good to keep yourself firmly grounded. I'll bet he's a hell of a guy.
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago (edited)
It must have taken the poison, you know? The poison for Kuzco. The poison chosen specially to give Kuzco. Kuzco's poison.
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Duxall Inarow 1 year ago
I needed to see an alpaca in a suit. Don't argue, let me have my moment.
Terri Rowland 1 year ago
I had no idea that he had passed away, who can I yell at now... Kaaarrrllll..!!!
Given her expertise, we wanted to hear Mary’s take on what makes a classically good meme. “There are two parts to the meme. The image and the text. Each part has to speak to the audience. Sometimes the image will speak to the audience because they understand it as a cultural reference (like if it is Leo Messi and they know exactly who he is) and then there is also a level where the meme can still work even if all they know is that the person is a soccer player.”
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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
I wanted to do a course on hypnotising chickens...but I failed the hen trance exam.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I really wanted to give this a downvote, but it was too clever, so I was forced to give you an upvote instead, but under EXTREME protest.
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PFD 1 year ago
Haitian "pèpè", cheap secondhand clothing exported to Haiti in bulk. It provides extremely cheap clothing for the poor but has also decimated the country's clothing industry. This picture is from a photo documentary series by Paolo Woods, so that's where the credit should go. https://www.paolowoods.com/pepe
PFD 1 year ago
It seems to be a similar thing to obroni wawu ("dead white man's clothes") in Ghana. Dumping dressed up as charity and recycling.
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The images here point towards the latter, as they are generally devoid of text, relying on pure “vibes” to communicate. “Good meme makers can make a meme where those who know Messi and those who don’t, can still ‘get’ the meme. That is where the text comes in. The text has to reference something people understand as a universal situation that could also refer to something at the moment from popular culture or current events. Again, if you can get a text that can speak to an esoteric audience and a general one, that is ideal.”
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Ryan Mercer 1 year ago
Little known fact: Rod Serling wrote 4 of the Twilight Zone episodes. In every one, it turns out the guy is just crazy. Not even borderline or mysterious. Just plain loony tunes. One has a mental break driven by guilt because his job as an airline accident investigator is too stressful. Another one clearly suffers from schizophrenia and talks to Hitler. My favorite is the religious community leader unable to cope with reality when they're all rescued and his identity is threatened. I forget the 4th one, but it's along similar lines.
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BlameTheGame 1 year ago
when the rights for buzz light-year come into public domain and people make a horror movie about him like they did Winnie the Pooh:
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Lotekguy 1 year ago
Saul Goodman knew things. Enough to blackmail Mike into entertaining at a kid's birthday party.
Sandy Britton 1 year ago
Pennywise the clown would have been less frightening
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Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
What freaked me out is that he was also in one of the Airplane films.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Yes, he was! The first and best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7jtcCERJYE
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HarperTheCentaur (they/them) 1 year ago
Yup! Meowmeowbeenz was one of the best episodes in the later seasons.
Load More Replies... Terri Rowland 1 year ago
And why shouldn't the pope celebrate his birthday and eat chocolate cake..?
Mary left us with some parting thoughts on the importance of memes. “Making and sharing memes is part of democratic praxis or action. But also, the decision to not share, not comment, or not engage at all with something is also an action in the digital age because of how algorithms work. I encourage your readers to be agentive in all they do (or don’t do) with memes online.”
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Uncanny 1 year ago
Just a drop bear. His fault for driving under a gumtree during the unallowed hours. 🤷♀️
keyboardtek 1 year ago
This actually happened to my aunt when kids threw a bowling ball off the bridge onto her car.
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Cops don't like it when you pose for the camera. Well, at least the cop that was taking my picture who kept yelling at me not to goof around.
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Kim Landfather 1 year ago
Hmmm, I guess she’s getting ready to pay for a single dose of her insulin.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
She's not from the US 😉 my first thought was Grandma didn't choose the thug life, it chose her 😁
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Cuppa tea? 1 year ago
So Nigerian prince finally found someone to whom transfer all his money.
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Guy Smiley 1 year ago
" Sure. Sure. Anything we don't like, we'll turn it into a happy little tree or something; we don't make mistakes, we just have happy accidents" - Bob Rosszilla
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Momten Jillian 1 year ago
Ask Peter Griffin he thought he could go toe to claw just eat the fish and live to fight another day
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Janet Graham 1 year ago
The auties and older sisters chaperoned their first date! No wonder he looks stunned. This is his future!!!
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Candid Panda 1 year ago
Funniest part of that movie were the pics they showed while the credits rolled.
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Enuya 1 year ago
"I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups, and asked them whether the drawing frightened them. They answered me: "Why should any one be frightened by a hat?" My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Australians: "you should see the scary snakes we have!" Texans: "Hold muh beer."
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Kiera Mortensen 1 year ago
Because it's a rocket launcher AND a lava lamp
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Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
A good use for an old weapon... rather than violence, amusement....
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Nahkaparturi X 1 year ago
why would kids this age a) know who these people are b) want to dress up as them ?
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Sara Frazer 1 year ago
Honestly, as someone who has played Minecraft since the beginning (and now plays Minecraft with their child) I would love this so much
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Terri Rowland 1 year ago
Omg...I so need to have this jacket...it would work nicely with my misfits t-shirt...
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David Brown 1 year ago
What's his super power? Can and will eat anything that doesn't eat him first?
David Beaulieu 1 year ago
Dude looks exactly like the Penguin, goes for Joker anyway. Truly wants to watch the world burn.
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Persephone 1 year ago
Oh, jack... I don't know if I'm more impressed by your hair, or the crown moulding in your house; no, actually it's the level of intent in your eyes, with playing Minecraft better than 6 year olds!!! ❤️😂👍
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Abbas Fahmy 1 year ago
I NEVER understood people who place their TV this high ...like on a mantel ...It's the dumbest location EVER.
David Brown 1 year ago
I'm glad I'm not the only one that plays better when I'm at equal hight with the TV.
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Avery August 1 year ago
Micheal Jordan is back ya'll! ( I don't know how to spell his first name.)
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Linda Csapo 1 year ago
No idea. Making fun of a suffocating animal doesn't seem loveable to me.
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allthatandaduck888 1 year ago
Poor catfish. It must be horrid to be slowly dying and have someone put some crappy hat on you.
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PlatinumThe8-BitCat 1 year ago (edited)
I think it might be one of those bring anything but a backpack day, which I know is apparently a thing in some high schools/colleges (I can’t remember which one)
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Mike Miller 1 year ago
20 years later...he couldn't understand why he had such dreadful back problems...
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Glenn Howell 1 year ago
When they each weigh 50-80lbs and rims are 20-30lb? Why not... if youve got it, use it.
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HurlWurk 1 year ago
That isn't about looking "good" it's about looking like you accomplished a goal that requires an amazing level of self-discipline. It's about proving to yourself that you can succeed at something. It isn't for you. It's for him.
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Needmorecowbell 1 year ago
Or maybe he worked really hard and doesn’t care what we women think? 🤷♀️ And he does it because HE likes it.
Kanashimi Cat 1 year ago
This look is just for competition. It isn't an everyday look - just readying for a contest. I bet when not competing, he looks toned and proportionate.
Terri Rowland 1 year ago
Why do people take photos of themselves looking in a bathroom mirror..?
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Terri Rowland 1 year ago
Oh come on Arnold I don't believe that this little monkey has such difficult hair to cut...
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Stefaan De Clerck 1 year ago (edited)
Are you sure? Some people stull use Photoshop. Some people are even still very skilled at using Photoshop. Not this one though.
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Nexus The Necromancer 1 year ago
the guy inbetween the marker and pliers looks like a famous youtuber named Markiplier
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The Curator 1 year ago
Mark-a-plier for those confused. The guy in the background looks like him.
Kate 1 year ago
... Does this individual play a sport...? Or a musical instrument?
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Lotekguy 1 year ago
Having achieved enough in math and science, Einstein turned his attention to the gym.
Bloody Mary (she/her) 1 year ago
why did i read that in The Narrator’s voice from The Stanley Parable 😭😭 (Top notch comment btw)
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Megan Harrison 1 year ago
They're the playable characters in the GTA games series. From GTA 3 onwards.
Rahb in Oz 1 year ago
I will take the guy in the Hawaiian shirt, because he is the least unattractive image.
EarthGrowl 1 year ago
Was someone so desperate for friends he had to C&P his own poorly rendered face in the gang?
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Cloakred_Is_Bored 1 year ago
Tf you mean yuck, it’s clean and orderly, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with living like this.
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Wesley Crenshaw 1 year ago
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Stefaan De Clerck 1 year ago (edited)
The famous King Darius the Blockheaded of Persia. He ruled all squarely.
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WindySwede 1 year ago
now worry, you don't see the sides of the bars = rigged 🤔
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
If you did, he'd give you an earful. Or take one.
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Happy Homemaker 1 year ago
That’s the first of the Hangover movies. This is Bradly Cooper and Ed Helms about to sneak up on Mike Tyson in bed with someone from the looks of things.
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Snowy Ashton 1 year ago
I'm afraid I don't understand the application of this Metagross cosplay.
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just a lil zucchini potato 1 year ago
the car looks so over it, like just take me to the dump already
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Purple Gurl 1 month ago
Dude-stop thinking about it so hard-your forehead is getting a workout
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Natty Tempest 1 year ago
Before, in uni. After, on his way to court for stealing the money to pay for uni...
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Persephone 1 year ago
I always store it next to the Christmas sheets too, so I can say, "merry f*****g Christmas, ya filthy animal!"
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Wesley Crenshaw 1 year ago
Ahh yes, of course I keep a rocket launcher in my room, are you crazy?
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Rooster Sideburn 1 year ago
Looks like pretty soon he's going to be skipping butt wiping day, too.
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The wristwatch, on the other hand... And the size of his hands also seems like a clue to me that this is Photoshop.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
I love how the gravitational pull of his muscles has affected his watch!
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Ryan Mercer 1 year ago
This is before the second tower was hit. At this point, no one knew we were under attack. It was just a fire due to some sort of accident. There wasn't a lot of clear reporting. Hard to believe it was nearly 23 years ago.
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Final score:
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aashi chaudhari 1 year ago
nostalgia of rediscovering an old song that you loved. yeah yeah ik this was just on another post with spongebon in it
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Caroline Fraser 1 year ago
It’s only the buckle he cares about…and it’s probably fake.
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Persephone 1 year ago
Sir, whatever you have personally stuffed in your pants, isn't enough to hold them up.
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