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If you have not been living under a rock, you probably know what ‘goblin mode’ is. This, mostly described as unapologetically self-indulgent and greedy behavior, does not only apply to people but to the animal kingdom as well.

For our entertainment, a Twitter page called “animals going goblin mode" shares the most bizarre images where animals partake in various mischievous acts. They range from making a silly face to “I will destroy you” mode. So without further ado, we invite you to scroll through this collection of hilariously creepy images accidentally captured by people online.

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    The 'Animals Going Goblin Mode' Twitter page has been active on the social platform since April 2022 and we, as well as other people on the internet, immediately took an interest in it. Goblin mode’s popularity in general extends even to Oxford as in 2022 it was nominated as the word of the year by public vote. This term started to appear in 2009, and when Covid restrictions started to ease, goblin mode skyrocketed since people had gotten comfortable with a new lifestyle.

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    Ang Chiyoko/Koharu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I too will sit like this until attention is received

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    pineapple87
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rudolph's bullies are starting to get to him.

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    Goblin mode is good for our mental health since it loosens up our uptight lives. It lets us acknowledge that we are not supposed to be always living an ideal life, which lets us relax and indulge in what we were not essentially letting ourselves do.

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    “One premise of ‘goblin mode’ is about saying no to outside pressures and expectations that no longer align with your well-being. I think this is very timely for living through the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought so many restrictions,” says Karmel Choi, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. “After holding it together for so long, people are ready to let go. They want to live on their own terms, even if it’s messy."

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    Danny Haworth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought cow licks were meant to be in your hair?

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    Seeing animals going goblin mode only confirms that it is natural, and we should not be ashamed of that whatsoever. Luckily, we do not have such galleries of us going goblin mode as do our furry friends, and maybe that’s for the best. So whether you let yourself loose from time to time or not, we highly recommend exploring this part of yourself.

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    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ‘Hi honey, you do be lookin beautiful tod— AAAAAAAAAAY’

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    If you feel that this list was way too short for you, we advise you to check out our previous post here. However, if that is still not enough, we have other similar posts, like times when cats hilariously malfunctioned. Feel free to check them out and leave a comment on what you think about goblin mode.

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    Helena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this is why slinky kitties are great

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    Ba-Na-Na
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a start of a bad joke…

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    Lightning_Thief
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Hello from the other side! I must have meowed a thousand times!"

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    Robin DJW
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    PLease wash his paws immediately. wet cement is corrosive. You seriously don't want him licking it off his feet, either.

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    Rebekah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you enjoy breakfast? "Yaaaaaaaassssssssss!!"

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    Incompetent Pigeon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm no furry, but the dog looks better than the girl

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    April W
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d like to know what series of events led to this

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    Yeet_girl360
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When your mom walks in on you and your siblings getting snacks in the kitchen at unholy hours of the night:

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    Robin DJW
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those birds can do serious damage. They never left the dinosaur stage.

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    Yeet_girl360
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He only wants to talk about your cars extended warranty

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    Phoenix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Pennywise looked like that I'd definitely go down there

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    PetPotato
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "talk to your cat about catnip before it's too late"... This is the "too late".

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    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ‘…and now, a moment of silence for the photographer Larry, who will forever be remembered as a truly brave man who met an untimely and unfortunate end. May there be no geese in heaven.’ /jk

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    Chexmy Licks🇯🇵
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    alright guys were having grilled chicken for dinner yeah?

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    It's_me
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see a brain freeze in their future.

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    Junebugjump!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heifer's are so affectionate. Like overgrown doggos.

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    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Walk slowly down and get your magic staff ready, first level are always harder

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    SCP 4666
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only toxic relationship worth staying in

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    S. E. in Indiana
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welcome ladies and gentlemen, I will be your guide on the jungle cruise today.

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    Yeet_girl360
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When your demon portal spell actually works:

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    Kristal
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, I'm confused. They have a fireplace ... they put a shelf above the fireplace as a mantle ... and they hang the stockings on the wall?

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    Gwen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When your mom tells you to try it because it's good, but in reality, it tastes worse than it looks!

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    Helena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Practicing the skills she'll use for the rest of her life

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please get them all off before they get ingested! A dryer sheet may help with the static.

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    Helena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, they really went down with the ship

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    Patrick Linnen
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎵 Everyone was Kung-Fu Fighting! 🎵 🎵 Those Cats were Fast as Lightning! 🎵

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    Gwen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We all know that this didn't end well!

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    Gwen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's hope the shark doesn't take the bait!

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    Roselyn Park
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We’d like to talk to you about our Lord Beezus.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's OK little one, you're going to be all right when you're fed, clean, dry and warm.

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    Lily Robertson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe they're musicians on their way to Bremen.

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    Louie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mooom he’s eating my food again

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    Ang Chiyoko/Koharu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww, he looks sweet. He looks like he would walk you home and say hi to ur mom, like a childhood best friend

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    KDS
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh how the tables have turned.

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    Louie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Airbnb: spacious one of a kind lodging with wonderful view of the lake

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    Doctor Strange
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is the cat smoking a cigar, Groucho Marx style?

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    NotMe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's badly photoshopped

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    Louie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cat got more pull than I do. Which isn’t really surprising

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    tee-lena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then they got on your bed and rolled

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    pineapple87
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You may want to let him have your nuggets before he decides to eat you instead

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    CD King
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't give cats milk. They are lactose intolerant after weaning from its mother.

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    Ang Chiyoko/Koharu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Daaaammmmnnnn, thats one buff looking cat. He could flick me to New Zealand

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    Spencer's slave
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that's a picture from a couple of years ago when the bush fires in Australia were raging and the toilets were the safest place to try and keep the birds safe.

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go ahead. Poop on the sign, Seagull. Come on, I know you want to.

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    Jennik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That time Ronnie Coleman accidentally insulted a witch...

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    Ang Chiyoko/Koharu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh the poor baby!!! This just looks so mean to the poor cat

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    Janner Wingfeather
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like it’s been sculpted out of mashed potatoes.

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    KETGZ
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you ready to catch me?

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    Rens
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I remember correctly the story behind this poor monkey is an absolute tragedy. Tourists feeding him so much junk food...

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