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In addition to creating relatable skeleton artwork, I also run this daily comic which follows Lifeless Carl as he reluctantly navigates the afterlife. He deals with the typical struggles like work, mental health, and just trying to exist, or not.

I have always loved and wanted to create a comic, and this idea came from a first, single drawing of Carl. His personification of my funnier quirks made him the perfect relatable creation from which to launch a comic strip.

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

What a coincidence! Homicide is my language to!

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

... No one made the joke yet, so I will. He doesn't have eyes! So, he can pet the cat!

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

all 4 of my kitties love belly rubs lol

Diana Fernanda
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6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never felt more alive laughing at 'Never Been Deader'! Your cartoons are absolutely brilliant—your imagination is incredible. I really admire your unique sense of humor. I honestly wish I could own the entire collection, but I'm a bit short on funds right now. Still, I just wanted to say thank you for creating something that truly brightened my day!

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

That's why Mother Nature gave cats "murder mittens."

two-sided llama
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if i stab you in the heart it means i love you

Diana Fernanda
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6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i love your work. It is outstanding. The sense of humor, the characters, everything!! Thank you!!

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Carl’s morbid yet relatable sense of humor makes him the perfect balance for dark comedy. I do my best to keep my jokes light with sarcasm while still delving into the more taboo, sinister inner monologues of everyday people and ideas which are often thought of but rarely voiced.

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

    Love this!❤

    two-sided llama
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i hate when people ar elike get an actual job like um NO SHARON i need to kill Carl tonight and he doesn't drink or drive alone

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

    Oh the joke is the cat is le edgy and kills stuff ok, pretty lame

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

    I am in this comic.... I feel like a lot of people forget they have steering wheels and they forget how to read/recognize shapes when it comes to road signs.

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

    What I'd like to know is why people who live in areas where it snows EVERY DAMN YEAR... for 6 months out of said year... without fail drive like they've never seen snow in their lives & this freaky white stuff magically falling out of the sky means they have to drive like it's lava that's specifically targeting them. ~~~ Then within a week they all drive like it's 85° on a clear, sunny, dry day with a completely empty road ahead of them... even though it's actually blizzarding at 7pm in rush hour traffic.

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

    Not just the road.... Everywhere.

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

    This is true, I'll be walking in a grocery store and the person in front of me knows I'm behind them, but they'll stop mid-aisle to look at something and give me the death stare if I move their cart out of the way to get by.

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

    I've never heard a truer statement

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

    Yep. Especially pisses me off when someone has a YIELD sign then starts honking at you. I mean how did they get thier license if they can't read the signs???

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

    Pet peeve: people who buy extra long RVs and can't handle them. They can't drive that 30 ft motor home. Can't back up a trailer. Cut you off on the interstate because they can't judge distance, even with the camera. Suggestion folks: start with the small ones first.

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    The biggest challenge I face when creating this comic is ensuring that while infusing my humor, I am also making something that is relatable. I accomplish this by rewriting jokes to the point where I feel they will best put a little humorous darkness in my readers’ days.

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

    And the worst part is you never clean under there so they're basically dead

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

    And every one of my hair ties.

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

    Love this little detail of standing outside the frame. Really awesome.

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

    Agreed. Probably self roasted, slave free produced one Pl Tage coffee that he self imports. Whenever I drink something like that (sans the roasting, I'm no good at that) I do feel as if I was breaking the mold myself.

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

    I'm not a morning person so I just ignore everyone until I'm ready.

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

    This is me. I hate happy morning people but love my coffee

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

    Never been a fan of coffee or morning people!

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

    Put this on a mug and take my money!

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

    Coffee is my number one fuel for tolerating morning people

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

    This isn't relatable, this is just a downloaded personality to fill in your lack of one, sad!

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    I hope that readers enjoy my dark humor that spills from every strip and that they can find comfort and solace in the relatability of Carl’s daily struggles.

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

    Depression isn't a state of mind. It's a way of life.

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

    I know people stubborn enough to spend eternity trying to.

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

    Who knows, maybe you can!

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

    Indeed. Setting more fire on hell, of you follow the classic descriptions and demonogia, will only enhance it's fires. Same with freezing. YOU MIGHT.... want to try to teletubby it down. But Our mind will likely double die doing so.

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

    Yea but what if we put put all the fires at once it could explode or mabey it would just be really dark and cool for about 5 seconds

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    two-sided llama
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know im a cool blooded killer but a laser pointer is more interesting( oh and for the cat too)

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

    Make it a shiny fibre optic lamp and I'm entertained for hours. The cats love it too.

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    MadOrca99
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The author is Tommy Devoid. Devoid. What a coincidence!

    La Petite Morte
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're working on it, I swear. The zombies are an unfortunate side effect of research, though. Minor bump in the road of progress.

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

    NOO! Let me stay dead! I don't like this world

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

    Why are all the zombies partially decomposed in most movies? You rarely see full on skeletons. I guess, because they are less intimidating and more comical than gruesome & terrifying? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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

    well it is fair, I have to say he is correct

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

    Plus, isn't it difficult to do breathing exercises without lungs?

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

    Breathing exercises don't work for everyone either. They increase my heart rate.

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

    I have a one word answer for anxiety: XANAX. Ok, maybe one more: WEED. Both modern answers to life's little problems. Lol.

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

    Nah I'm gonna be real most people shouldn't do xanax due to it causing dependency and it doesn't solve the problem it puts a bandaid on it basically. Weed is nice sometimes but it also can make the anxiety worse for a lot of people

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

    As my sister used to put it: nope, too peopley out there.

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

    And if I stay inside I can be very selective on who sees me

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

    Showing this to my doctor later today since she's forever telling me to go out in the world. PS- I love that the therapist's feet stick straight out from the chair.

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

    Naps are the best cure for depression! You go to your "happy place" when you sleep. 😁

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

    That's the #1 reason to nap! 2nd being hungry and having no food

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

    He's talking to me. Why is he doing that?

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

    well maybe he's really talking to a mirror and we just happen to be the creeps in the mirror every time so it looks like he's talking to us but really we're all just skeletons on the inside...

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

    Please start t-shirt production with these one panel, gold IS waiting.

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

    Always a disappointment for me

    Diana Fernanda
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this one! Made me laugh lol

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

    Why does the drive into work take so long, while the drive home is so short?

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

    wait till he gets to my level, then the whole week hits, I can hear it outside my door hitting it with axes trying to get me right now... I will only last 2 days before it brakes in... I hate weekdays most

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

    How original, a joke from a comic that came out 50 years ago

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

    I don't hate Mondays, Mondays hate me. Not gonna let a calenders dictate my life

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    I give up on society
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That why you cook hotdogs and marshmallows on said fire.

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

    I prefer to think of myself as a 70 year old tire pile fire on the edge of town.

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

    or hear me out the blood and bone marrow of my victims ( pickled obviously im not a monster) edit: spelling mistakes thanks to Sean for pointing it out

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

    Your old friend is my roommate

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

    No way! That's my old best friend. Are they the same, related or are we related?

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

    Why did I read the new guy's voice with a Scottish Accent?!

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

    I can't stop seeing it as the tape being his teeth and the nose bring an upside down soul patch.

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

    honestly i thought the "tape" on the "new guys" glasses were his teeth and the line there was the mouth and he had a super small face lol

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

    I bet it's a little area rug on a tiled floor, ya wee bastard

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

    Usually, that "bad luck" puke on the rug is about the same size as your bare foot at 3am.

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

    i have a dog that seizes, before he does it , he usually pukes, so he has his own lil puke pad hidden, he runs to me grabs me, runs to it and I take a blanket and hold him over it till he pukes then cuddle him away from it as he seizes, he's old now and he has had it since birth, his older brother used to take him to the pad, but that dog passed due to old age and I do it for this one now, hits only "bad luck" if he dont make it to the pad lol

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

    Awhh poor baby i hope the times he doesnt have seizures is filled with love and fun times ❤️

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

    My black cat and my tabby, half brothers, usually share the work 3 to 1ish. But we'll..... True.

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

    UNLESS there are no "nice high cliffs" near where you live and it takes more than a day to get to one so the Sunday drive off a cliff turns into a Monday drive off a cliff. #ThisIsWhereILive

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

    Look at the view! For 5. 4. 3. 2. Peace out!

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

    Chocolate and alcohol... Wine or anything else like vodka... Cheese is also a plus

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

    EVERYONE at my job feels secure right now. They literally can't afford to lose even ONE person, one pair of hands.. this place is running us ragged

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

    Another good one, reminds me of the last place I worked

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

    one comment for all these posts "what the heck are we living for if we have to face the same things after death".

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

    So a wealthy person can benefit from our toils

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

    You look great, black cat.. even if ya are a wee bastard

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

    All cats are wee bastards. It's part of their genetic makeup. That, and the inability to throw up anywhere where I'm NOT likely to step barefooted.

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    Jinx (she/her)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just realized newbie is a skeleton, and that is his nose hole, not his mouth

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

    *sheds a tear* "mah boy is all grown up"

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

    Anyone else think the triangle was the mouth at first i just realized its the thing that looks like stiches 🤣

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

    It's too late to Up-Vote this one apparently, but I'd give it a thumbs up 👍 #Facts #YouAintSeenNuthinYet

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

    Don't be so hard on life, it hands type everything else too

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    Rhe'Joyya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤌🤌🤌 It's funny, cuz this is what the work week does feel like. I'm the optimistic lady coworker on Wednesday and the 'realistic' other coworker by Thursday. 😁😐😞😓😟😥😢😡🤬😶😶‍🌫️

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

    #OMGSame! Final Score is 9 now.

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