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Santiago Bara is an artist from Spain who creates aesthetically pleasing illustrations as a commentary on modern life. In a previous interview, Santiago revealed that he started making these "little cartoons" as practice for more serious jobs. Unexpectedly, they've evolved into something bigger than that and now the artist has more than 6k followers on Instagram!

Santiago's creations attract attention with their simplicity and accurate depiction of the present-day world. He makes people laugh highlighting the absurd elements of today's society and we can't wait for you to see these illustrations yourselves! So, scroll down for some good humor and make sure to check out part 1 to have a complete view of what Santiago's art is all about.

More info: Instagram | sbara.bigcartel.com

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alias D.
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes clearly the problem here is advertisement when you literally decorate your own body with it

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We need a cartoon for the BoredPanda censorship fairies: “F*****g Censorship”

Bender Bending Rodríguez
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I refuse to pay exorbitant amount of money to advertise for companies. If they want me to show their logo, they can pay me.

Eiryn Elliott
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I don't dress my children in anything with branding on it. It's unpaid advertising for the company. I'd rather my kids wear something that expresses who they are that has nice texture and is comfortable.

Kazuya
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back in 6th grade a lot of boys were wearing supreme clothing, the memories

Mer☕️🧭☕️
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would I wear a company's name if they're not going to pay me to advertise for them?

Cammy Cat
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazes me how much some people will PAY to b a walking billboard/marketing person, for free

Markus Weiler
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I go to the store, I ask for plain clothes. I'm not an advertising pillar.

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

Okay, agreed, but have you ever tried to shop for clothing without labels/advertising visible? Your choices are limited to, for example, $3 T Shirts and $300 T Shirts. Anyone who shops in between has little recourse.

Michelle C
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I stick to classics. If I’m going to be a walking billboard, I might as well be for brands I actually care about wearing, many of which are nowhere near mainstream and it’s been that way since I was a kid.

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Bored Panda got in touch with Santiago to get to know more about him and his creative process. The artist shared that he has drawn for as long as he can remember. According to Santiago, this form of expression comes most naturally to him. But he finds any form of art interesting, even if he has no talent for it. "The comic itself is a kind of meeting of several arts that suits someone who’s not excellent at any one of them separately, but decent enough in the combination of each."

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    Colin Timp
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Life is a hamster wheel. Running and running and getting nowhere.

    Bouche Clay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm running to catch the kitten before she pounces my dinner. She's pretty quick, though.

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    Anonymous
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes! the disappointing circle.

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    Bouche Clay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do so many people ask when they don't want an answer? People tell me it's for the sake of politeness, but what's polite about pretending to care?

    Shadow S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I feel you. Sometimes I get to the point where I feel like jumping off a cliff or close to a breakdown but I have to smile as if everything is great because if I went off everyone's going to run.

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    Tsunami_The_Seawing
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As yes, I believe we all have a mask for reputation.

    aG aG
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Auto response people are used to

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    We asked the artist about where he gets inspiration for his comics. He replied that he is not particularly inspired by other comics. "Most of the ideas come from the real world, from contacts with people. That's inexhaustible. Apart from that, what I find fascinating, and it leaves me thoughtful for a long time, is books of essays on subjects like the brain, artificial intelligence, the universe, or sociology, for example."

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    Dee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha! Anxiety, it's a hell of a drug.

    Michelle C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤣👀 Yeeeeeah…. every single time I go out with loved ones, this happens. The weird part is that I am an extrovert who loves going out with people, so the quiet post-gathering letdowns May get to me and I start second-guessing myself.

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    Rita Rose
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And.... Going over conversations before going to meet someone!!!

    Ambry Petersen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or repeating recent conversations in your head, or telling the world about it on social media.

    Tsunami_The_Seawing
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Just hope my guy wrote it down if he has short term memory

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    Ivo H
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Just take second piece to get rid of loose pieces”

    Andy Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically if you don’t break it up, it’s just 1 piece

    Michelle C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guilty…. Dark chocolate is the hardest to resist because it has just the right combination of bitterness and sweetness for me to really enjoy it!

    Destiny Harrison
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't feel guilty for eating chocolate or candy in general. I'm not going to look back at life and say "I'm really glad I didn't do anything I loved doing."

    Namesareforlosers
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not relate to this...if I buy a candy bar, it's a foregone conclusion that I'm eating the whole thing.

    Maggie Hood
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Life is like eating a box of chocolates. You feel shame and guilt the whole time.

    Caleb Burrows
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you buy a tub of ice cream always have someone to share with cuz you're definitely eating the whole thing so at least have someone to stop you from eating all of it

    Bouche Clay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's broken, there are no calories.

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    The part that Santiago enjoys the most about the creative process is the inking, because "at that point, the intellectual work of writing and composition is over, and it's just a matter of doing a nice manual job. Not thinking is undervalued."

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    Penny Tent (she/her)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Very funny sir, now, you keep not doing taxes, and that’s illegal”

    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find if you read scriptures to solicitors they stop calling you permanently. Peace is bliss.

    Lorna Ackerman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, this could really make for something fun. I now have the need to research obscure scriptural texts.

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    Michelle C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both fortunately and unfortunately, we can’t block reality’s number!

    Why?
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lucky for him it wasn't the Twilight Zone.

    Markus Weiler
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germoney it was only allowed to call, if it was previously announced by letter!

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    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Q. Will Botox make me look younger? A. No, it'll just make you look like every other woman your age who has gotten Botox.

    Ambry Petersen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering all the side effects from Botox I'd rather have the wrinkles.

    Michelle C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Medical Botox and related surgery are totally understandable. It’s the cosmetic stuff that has absolutely no legitimate medical reason behind it that I find hard not to judge.

    Bouche Clay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nancy Robertson from Corner Gas looks like her skin isn't big enough for her face. I'm told it's because she's had Botox.

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    According to Santiago, people react to his works differently. "I understand that maybe it's not for everybody and some people don't get in. Some are a bit harsh. One thing I've noticed is that cartoons about romantic relationships don't usually generate controversy, but as soon as the subject matter approaches, even if only glancingly, politics, people can't contain their tribalism. They suddenly become unable to see these cartoons as a metaphor, as if they were real. They take it too seriously."

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    Marja Berisa
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, the Kubistic triangle filter - very classy.

    Appalachian Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is known as the Kardashian Progression.

    Snacking on cats
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am thinking this is what happens with too much plastic surgery.

    Denise Melek
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So.. bottom right will be Madonnas next look?!

    𝖊𝖆
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bottom left is what Lauren Goodger looks like. Really sad.

    Kirby Kaz
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That third one reminds me of Courtney C*x 🫤

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

    I feel like the comments so far are missing the point. I contend, this is not "how it should be". I read this as a statement that homeownership is as far out of reach for this mother as flying is for the child. It's not showing paying the mortgage bill, but getting approved for a mortgage in the first place. This is sad because it's accurate for far too many people.

    Shadow S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That hurts so hard. I actually feel like crying.

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    Luz Onsurez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I couldn't agree with this more! Spot on!

    Rick H
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see it as either a comment about the impossility of both, or a comment about trading our dreams in and getting the American dream in the bargain. Both are grindingly depressing and both are accurate

    Laura Isabel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how it with me and my Son... he's in his own little world and I'm in charge that nothing or nobody gets in his way!

    Ted Morris
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    3 years ago

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    Hopefully the child won't purchase items s/he can't afford, plunging her/him into irresolvable debt and be able to continue to fly free!

    arietism
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    3 years ago

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    And that's how it should be

    Jay Son
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not how it should be. One should not have to dream of finally paying off their mortgage. It shouldn't be out of reach.

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

    "All ambitionless, so rude...🎶

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    *screams*
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶 “I’m better off all by myself, though I’m feeling kinda empty without somebody else” 🎶

    ThatBiBookLover
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hear you crying out for help, but you never showed for me when I was ringing your cellphone 🎶🎶🎶

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    mark glass
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If humans came with FDA warning labels, life would be so much better - especially regarding romance... and elections.

    Phyzzi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If humans came with labeled contents everything else would seem harmless by comparison.

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    jon gilbertson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm waking up, i feel it in my bones Enough to make my systems blow, Welcome to the new age, to the new age I'm radioactive, radioactive

    E. Hamilton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I totally read this wrong and was WAY too literal. I thought it was a artistic commentary about the dynamics of energy production.... Then I read the comments.. I was WAY off!

    Rylee Evergreen🦋
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how everyone in these comments has a different song brought to mind

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    Hans Brandt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if you made a poor choice in career. I live my job.

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    Michelle C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love what I do and I will say that I find concerning when my students pick up on my having a bad day. I really want to be able to show up in his positive and growth oriented mindset as possible daily because I really do want the best for everyone I encounter! I’m grateful we’re all human and we can all admit to having both positive and negative emotions as freely as possible nowadays!

    New Everywhere
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get this. Some tasks produce bad feelings because they're awful (like idk working out your budget when the money's already thin). Sometimes the feeling starts to come back before you fully remember what you need to do.

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    Iam Knucks
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. It's just that we can more easily assume children are innocent. Adults need examination.

    Alex Freetime
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some adults are innocents, you meet them from time to time and they're just naturally kind maybe not the smartest but not stupid either. They do not pretend, that's one of the main signs.

    Andrea Zin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. It implies that adults are responsible themselves for fu**ing up while kids making mistakes either can't know better or should have been taught better by an adult.

    Ted Morris
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Age is what makes adults. There are many children whose parents (and others) inflict guilt/shame on them. They are still "innocent".

    N Gregory
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And sin. Don't forget sin, in all its myriad forms (depending on the religion of choice)

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    Himory TheDreamer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then I was never a child, guilt has followed me since I was 2

    linda Aber
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just discovered you and laugh out loud!

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    Do-nut touch da donut
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just got tge joke and now i feel bad for laughing hehe

    Mike D
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clue me in? I'm whiffing on this one.

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    Lilia Loewenberg
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get that he just got dumped but he put his trust in her....that just seems harsh.

    General Organa
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She took out the garbage. That’s how I see it.

    E. Hamilton
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An extra layer is he didn't see it coming. As is the case for a lot of males (not all). I myself have been dumped and after years of therapy I realized how blind , and culpable, I was in my early relationships. This is why I believe in second and third chances; if the person is trying to learn and grow themselves.

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    Desert Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. But positive in antigens! 😃

    GreatKhan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just a flow of negativity going. Trust me, it's electric!

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    Young Minami Kotaro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they keep their cell phones away...

    Kezza
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That timer IS for her going on her cell

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    Spam wasubi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called injective listening, it's usually unintentional and is extremely common. Some can fight it by writing down our injective thought and review it when the other person is done talking.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG - my younger sister, who I no longer speak to. She is the most narcissistic person I have ever met. Only HER thoughts & opinions matter. She talked right over me for the last f*cking time in April of 2021. Done, you self centered toxic b***h.

    NeverAloneWithCHRIST
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    3 years ago

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    this is an indication of excessive passivity.. you should not need an invitation to share your thoughts, you should not need an invitation to speak. If you have a thought or a clever idea speaking aloud with courage and gusto.. and let it stand on its merit.. I promise the person that is talking to you can also listen at the same time, and they'll shut up if you make a good point

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    Penny Tent (she/her)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I usually only add to cups of Fear of death, any more could cause an existential crisis

    mark glass
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And one megadose of gullibility.

    Alex Freetime
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make a huge spoon of "I don't want my body to become useless and not self sufficient"

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

    Yup. Just eat real food. It's not that hard, diet culture.

    Heidi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spirulina pond scum, it's so terrible in protein shakes. Do yourself a favor and take it as a tablet unless you're a fish.

    Ambry Petersen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even want to know what it tastes like.

    E. Hamilton
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A dash of hope, and a huge helping of excuses

    Alex Hamilakis
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    3 years ago

    non fui, fui, non sum, non curo

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    Kazuya
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do I understand this

    Laura Isabel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same.. I don't mind being alone but I do get lonely sometimes...

    Maya Iris
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This hurts :'( I'm a boring person, not interested in what most people normally would so I don't hv anything to start a conversation with others.

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think all of us fear this to some degree when we understand social rejection and the fear of it, but few of us are truly willing to admit it and figure out what we need to change if we need to change anything.

    NeverAloneWithCHRIST
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's most likely because you're so similar to the people around you that you cause some sort of resonance interference pattern.. it's the Zeitgeist of our time

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    MsLou
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is still a tiny piece missing :(

    Barbara R. Perry
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the piece that your loved ones take with them to heaven when they die. 😢💔

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    MediumPimpin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever took that little piece also left a piece of theirs. Just fill it in with that to make it strong enough for one more go.

    Sally Grice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s always that tiny piece missing .. then another the next time ..

    Ted Morris
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Bee Gees finally have the answer to their question.

    Phyllis Turbin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great drawing. Each piece on the left actually coordinates into the heart. You can see the missing piece.

    Laura Isabel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll give you a piece of my ❤️ and make you whole again.. 🫂

    Michael Durkin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Divorce, and it's the life that was given in oath

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    E. Hamilton
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fitness entitlement; I have been guilty of it.

    The Sorrows of Mother LoveJoy
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    3 years ago

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    Hey Jody.I mean Doesn’t Interest Chicks Kill(urself😉)

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    Laura Isabel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I made that horrible mistake very early on in what would become the most abusive re lationship I've ever had. Within 3 months, I had his name on the back of my neck to "prove my love" to him... till this very day I've had a hard time finding a Tattoo Artist who can properly cover it up. It's embarrassing and I feel like he branded me like a freaking 🐄... His exact words were when he left us [we had a Son who is now 7] 3 years ago "hahaha no man will ever want you with my name on your back... who'd want to look at that hahaha!" Please don't ever make that mistake...😞

    Shadow S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel you. If I continued mine I wouldn't be surprised if I had my ex's name on me too.

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    Lilia Loewenberg
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    3 years ago

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    The people who let this happen to them are just as bad, in their own way.

    Hans Brandt
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    3 years ago

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    Hey, YOU chose her!

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    Andrea Zin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The point is that people always have been taking pictures of things they are interested in and think others might be, too, and still are. But instead of different things in the world they have become only interested in themselves. Even when taking pics of famous or interesting sights on holiday, the most important part of the pictures tends to be the photographer's own face, clearly not sending the message " Look, there's a great/beautiful/... thing" but rather " Look, I have been in this place".

    Electra Complex
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the message here, selfies are bad?

    Hannah Finley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Message not received here either friend. I would totally take a pic like that if there were a statue of me taking a pic of a statue of me taking a pic of myself (etc)

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    Elijah Wolff
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Statues were the original selfie.

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    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If half the pages were being torn out or scribbled over it would be more accurate.

    NoSoupForYou
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fact that there are any guidelines at all is the joke. Freedom of Speech is total, unregulated freedom. Polite or Politically Correct speech is where a guide would come in.

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    InvincibleRodent
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my experience, a lot of people misunderstand what "freedom of speech" means. In its purest form, it's simply that the govermnent can't stop you from saying whatever you want. However, it does not mean that other people and private organizations can't decide not to listen to you, or that they can't show you the door. Being free to say what you want to say does not free you from the consequences as well. That's why you need a "user's guide"': because crying "freedom of speech!" doesn't stop other people from calling you an a*****e.

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

    And for good reasons. When it was introduced as a right, people didn't think it would include every unhinged, nasty, violent and hateful s**t the local yokel wouldn't want to say, and really dangerous lies, being poured on everyone via social media.

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    Jo Sargent
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The liberal left banned this

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    Roland Gosselin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure sure about this one. General mistrust of REAL experts is a huge problem nowadays. Some people value opinions more than facts ; scary stuff...

    Jeremy Brinning
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I take this one to mean that even experts who seemingly know all the answers are just as vulnerable as anyone else when out of their element.

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    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would rather listen to the guy in the suit too. I'd probably run from the guy in nothing but underwear.

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

    Dress to impress and people will respect you. If you look like any random person people won't take you as serious.

    Iam Knucks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the experts we have have also gone through a minimum of four years of education. If we're talking the sciences, they've probably done at least eight.

    Maisha Mir
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait what does this mean 😅

    Brian Stanton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Business clothes are nonsense!! Its the same person!

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    Cammy Cat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's showing that "the suit makes the man". He is an "expert" even when not in a suit, but we judge based on appearance

    Lilia Loewenberg
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took it as don't judge a book by its cover. Just because the guy has a suit on, that doesn't make him an expert.

    C.J.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An expert can still perform in their underwear.

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    Xan Maranya
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reading that book could be a beginning.

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her facial expression is everything I need to know. The irony of not being present while studying being present is something, isn’t it? What would real presence look like if more of us were willing to be more present *and* were more present in our everyday?

    Evelinka Dazubya
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's pretty much the gist of the book, Michelle Tolle

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    Laura Isabel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know if I'd be able to handle this. I'd get up and leave if my date were doing this...

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

    Didn't mention the angry police with violence problems yelling at you for loitering

    Masha Aguer
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Id go to the"DONT YOU DARE" road... Just to see what happens

    Xan Maranya
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember this one? Your own ears are closest to your voice.

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    5 are descriptive. 1 is trying to tell me what to do. As a GenXer, my choice is obvious.

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    Eric Mac Fadden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like Guaraná Antarctica, it's the best one after Guaraná Jesus... /sarcasm

    Cammy Cat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep! Churches take our money, so we don't go to hell, and use it to make their church richer, and rarely gives back to the congregation in the same matter, when needed

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    Satan Laughs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t get this. Help please. Thank you!

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

    In the upper panel one coffee brand carries a label saying it is sustainably produced, which is the sort of thing one normally sees. The lower panel flips the script, with the one coffee in an unmarked package, and all the others forced to have a red label indicating they are unsustainably produced and thus environmentally destructive.

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    Eric Mac Fadden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coffee capsules are a scam. I know, I saw several times people sweeping the ground and keeping the branches, leaves, and unwanted beans to wash, dry and shut on your precious fast "real coffee" pills - 0% waste, 100% profit

    Shadow S
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard some might need expensive parts too so there's that

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    Laurie Livingston
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't commented on any yet because they are all amazing! So on point and I can't wait to see more!😃

    Ivan Petrov
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So that's what you call them, like how a group of crows are called murder.

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    Rae the lemon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    fashion is a form of expression and as long as you don't have any slurs on what you're wearing i honestly am not bothered.

    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Today's fashion statement get attention however you can. 😆

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    Penny Tent (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brown? If your produce is brown that’s usually not good…

    Penny Tent (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Although they could mean red (like the bottle) and not the liquid…

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    Rita Rose
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kiwis are brown, but not cola brown

    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just made the pregnant lady hungry for apples.

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    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like how kids are told you are the future in high school and just a few short years after graduation they become the present and not the future anymore. No one warned them just how quickly time passes.

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    Somewhat-Guilty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the older man in to theater because he can't read anymore? Poetry for the child because is shorter?? ... I'm trying to understand this.

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    Do-nut touch da donut
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am i the only wierdo who thinks they all should shift right based on their outfits.... yep prolly

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

    Maybe it's a representation of his life. As a child he dreamed of what might be, as an adult he read as escapism and as an elder he watched people play out the things he hadn't done? Something like that?

    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a bookworm so I like all of them.

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d read every single one of them!

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    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking of seven years of bad luck ending in his death! I wonder if the superstition about cracking a mirror inspired this? I could very well be mistaken though, I own!! Being self-focused to the point of death by self-absorption is a tragedy, isn’t it? How often we miss the world around us if we focus too much on ourselves!

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    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Give me the book any day! I’m currently working on a classic novel and can’t put it down when I do get a chance to read for pleasure!

    Grant Caldwell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I go to my university library almost everyday.

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

    Book good phone (or a switch) bad?

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    Chaotic_Llama09
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that it's representing advertising on jerseys. The eruo symbol represents them getting paid to sport a logo. Or maybe that players nowadays only play for money instead of personal desire. I'm not sure, this is a guess

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

    In football the most important thing is how much the player is paid, people seem to ignore what the team owners do as long as they are paid enough.

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    Grahamalama09
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone else see a dragon?

    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, dragon, yes, of course. (am I the only one seeing boobs)

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    Paul Hansbury
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm seeing a drying up, man-made lake with not enough water to power the dam and (upsidedown) a man with no energy.

    Matt Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what I originally thought. But, it is an upside down face with it's eyes closed, or sealed shut (concrete glasses?).

    Matt Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Edit: I originally thought boobs! Glad I'm not the only one...

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

    i think it might be an upside-down person, and the water is maybe meant to be all the tears building up until one day you just let it all out? idk

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

    Cool. Backwards thinking right wing talking point...

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    Rita Rose
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooooooo I need this to cool my prosesser down when I over heat!!

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

    Sounds like you would be a big fan of this.

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

    sometimes, we just need to "vent"

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