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50 Images That Are So Dope, You Could Slap Them On The Cover Of Music Albums
What would an album be without its cover? The visual representation of the music contained within it plays a vital role in setting the tone for the project.
It's hard to determine what pictures are suitable for the task. Some might get chosen because they're visually captivating and evoke strong emotions, while others can seem intriguing for their artistic merit and storytelling.
There's definitely no one-size-fits-all formula. However, the Facebook page 'Images That Could Be Album Covers' is on a mission to collect a wide variety of examples that could be slapped onto your next favorite platinum record, and it's doing quite a good job if you ask me!
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Wheely 2 years ago
As a wheelchair user I despise this picture (although I don't have a problem with other people liking it). To me it makes the wheelchair seem a burden to one's freedom/independence, whereas it should be seen as the opposite. For the record, I'd like the picture if he were sitting in the chair underwater.
Marcellium 2 years ago
I feel similar to this! Like...My mobility aids help me feel free! They make me feel like I can actually do things. I hate wheelchairs being compared to being stuck when it's really like the complete opposite.
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Danny Boy 2 years ago
Nice. "Here, I feel powerful. Here, silence reigns. Here, I am free." I'm in the medical field, and I've always enjoyed reading books and articles about advancing technology (in general as well as medical), and about upcoming medical, surgical and genetic interventions. There is some VERY exciting things "in the pipeline" when it comes to actually being able to repair spinal cord injuries, and "make the lame to walk again", as it were. Not any of that 1939-World's-Fair-sunshiny-prediction-of-flying-cars-by-the-1990s batshit, but actually "in the pipeline" (i.e., at least hundreds of researchers using corporate, private and public funding in the multimillions of dollars to push through the requisite breakthroughs; then engineer, test and trial new treatments; and finally to scale the successful ones up). I can't wait, because I am sick to death of seeing clueless idiots treat people in various such situations as nothing but two-dimensional objects of pity. Grrrr...
Wheely 2 years ago
Depends on the person. I'm a strong, confident, outgoing (and sometimes gobby 🤣) manual wheelchair user. I never get treat differently by anyone and never get treat with pity. You're always going to encounter idiots whether you're disabled or not but I can give it right back 🤣
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Dammian 2 years ago
The man in this picture is Antonis Tsapatakis a Greek Paralympic swimmer, 3rd place Tokyo 2020. I believe that he looks at his wheelchair with contempt, knowing that nothing can hold him back. It is a powerful photo and I believe that it is inspiring for everyone.
Wheely 2 years ago
My wheelchair doesn't hold me back, my wheelchair gives me independence and freedom.
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Nocturnal Blonde 2 years ago
This actually *is* an album cover! The Ophelias used it for their album “O LIST!”
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
If you really stare and think about it, I think we can all get a deep meaning of this.
TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
when you pretend to be afk on roblox but you’re really just watching everyone
The history of album cover art can be traced back to the early days of music recording when albums had simple and straightforward designs.
As the music industry grew and evolved, so did its look, and, in turn, the covers. The 1960s and '70s saw the emergence of album cover art as a separate field, with artists and designers pushing the boundaries of creativity and experimentation.
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Desert Gaze
A prime example of this is The Dark Side of the Moon. March of 2023 marked 50 years since the release of Pink Floyd's eighth studio album. It beamed the band into super stardom with platinum-selling singles such as Money and The Great Gig in the Sky.
Typifying Pink Floyd's mix of philosophical lyricism and spaced-out rock sound, the project sits comfortably in the top 50 best-selling albums of all time, and is frequently called one of the greatest albums of all time by popular music magazines such as Rolling Stone and NME.
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Album Cover For: Best Friend
Danny Boy 2 years ago
I bought a new house last year, and I'm only just now starting to get to know the raccoons who come around. They stop by every night for dry corn-on-the-cob feed and black oil sunflower seeds, and I sit on the Adirondack chair, rock some ganj and chitter to them. One of these days, I just know one of them is going to come up to me after the others leave and say, "Dude, you do realize that other than insulting my cousin's wife, you're pretty much just speaking gibberish when you chitter at us, right?"
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony.
RinkyDink 2 years ago
Thank you💕…I always hear the music when I read this phrase…🎼🤗🤗…💗💗
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ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
I see dog I upvote I see a raccoon hugging a dog, take all my damn money
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Thunder Cat Featuring Lightning
Stephanie Fay 2 years ago
This picture can't be real. ? A cat couldn't walk a wire like that, could they?
Seabeast 2 years ago
I hope the cat got down safely. 🙁 One of my brother's cats got electrocuted after climbing a power pole. He was very athletic and adventurous, but sadly, not the brightest cat in the clowder.
Alpacas_Are_Life 2 years ago
Amazing photo, but it terrifies me to see the kitty up there and in such a storm :'(
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I Am The Wolf Among Sheep
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
The original caption: "When you lied about your qualifications on your job application."
"The iconic album cover, produced by Storm Thorgerson’s legendary design agency Hipgnosis, is a seminal reference point in pop culture and modern art," Ph.D. Candidate in Text and Image Studies at the University of Glasgow Christopher Vezza wrote.
"Unsurprisingly, it makes for a popular band t-shirt design and figures consistently and prominently on 'best album cover' lists."
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Space Ball
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
Came here to say that. Too slow as per. Take an upvote :)
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Lost Unicorn
Jonny Chevalier 2 years ago
great so you did not have to give up the drugs????
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All Tracks Lead To Me
TonyTee 2 years ago (edited)
Something about this picture speaks to me, I really like it and I too could see this being an album cover, the album cover to the sequel to Eminem’s Recovery album
Darian Starfrog 2 years ago
'All tracks lead to me' soybds like a drug dealer, or pimp.. either way.. gross
"The image of the enigmatic prism reflecting beams of light into deep space parallels the band's complex sound world and their lyrical interplay between science and mysticism," Vezza explained.
"There are several interpretations of the cover art's meaning. Some fans have suggested that it works as a metaphor for personal and psychological darkness, while others maintain that the prism in particular represents intellectual thought and ambition."
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Hard Since Day 1
Breanna Ardrey 2 years ago
Nah prob uptight non metal parents with a badass aunt or uncle teaching him the ways lol
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Two Sides One Bird
️ ️lefty libra️ (she/her) 2 years ago (edited)
i thought this was the flag of ukraine but either way trippy and slava ukraine!
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Becky Samuel 2 years ago
I guarantee it was the bird. That snake is dinner.
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Kelsie Marx 2 years ago
I love how they both are looking at each other with their mouths open😀
The image of a prism reflecting a rainbow of light delivered on Pink Floyd's request for a bold and dramatic design.
Additionally, Thorgerson claims that the artwork served as an homage to the impressive light show that had become an integral part of Pink Floyd's live performances.
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Flirting With The Rules
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Old Sky Man
#17
I’m A Good Boy
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
Came here to make a Lennon comment. Yours is probably better than what my brain was spinning. Glad I'm not the only one who could see it. Take an upvote :)
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Flower Child
Jude Corrigan 2 years ago
Wouldn't it be lovely if humans left seeds, rather than rubbish wherever they went?
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
if only humans actually DID this instead of the opposite - everywhere we go
In the 1980s and '90s, things became more commercialized, with artists and labels placing greater emphasis on the marketability of a cover.
In the digital age, the front page has taken on a new significance as it is often the only visual representation of an album that consumers will see, so artists and designers are becoming increasingly innovative in their approaches, with many using digital tools to create unique and visually stunning designs.
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Danny Boy 2 years ago
This fills me with more dread than I would have thought... I wonder if there's some sort of primal reason for that. Or maybe I just had a bad experience with dandelions when I was little.
Bryoney Blakley 2 years ago
No this creeps me out too! I've seen it before and the dread builds every time
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Brake Check
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Bored Retsuko 2 years ago (edited)
Oh good one, I should save this pic as a reply for everytime someone misspells Thrash Metal, lol.
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High Class Moms
Danny Boy 2 years ago
Audrey Hepburn reincarnated. Aren't you just the prettiest little miss? She is SO sweet.
TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
“yeah, johnny’s been having trouble at school… how about yours, Dianne?”
From a marketing perspective, the cover can be highly influential in creating an appetite for new music. With the right design approach, tracks and albums can, in a way, come to life before people even get to listen to them.
And it's really evident scrolling through 'Images That Could Be Album Covers.' I bet you even thought of a music genre (or maybe even a certain name) that these would fit.
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Watch Dog
#24
Moon Hug
Lesbitarian Lady 2 years ago
Most of these are powerful. This is so far my favorite. I'm a moon watcher, which could be why
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Peppy 2 years ago
That under all the long dresses she had an athletes legs, .. and no arms ?
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Your Doobie M’lord
AnnaRachelle 2 years ago
I used to have an old porcelain bull with a little man sat on it,the dooby slotted through his arm!
#27
Frustrated Also Me When I’m Constipated
️ ️lefty libra️ (she/her) 2 years ago
anybody else thought thay was a skull? or is that the point?
Actively Lazy Cat 2 years ago
That's from the beginning credits of Penny Dreadful...awesome show
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Wrong Alley
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Sup
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Barely
Danny Boy 2 years ago (edited)
I remember around 30 years ago, when there were some disgusting sociopaths hitting gravestones in cemeteries around the city. I think they ended up destroying 40+ before they finally caught them. Three boys who were 16 and 17. They got my Grandpa George. Yeah, good one, guys. Real funny. Almost as funny as when they tried you little boys as adults, even though your testicles had obviously never dropped...
Maggie Mae 2 years ago
Shameful destruction of Something That has so much Meaning to their Families!!
Lesbitarian Lady 2 years ago
Seeing this reminds me of the same situation where I live. Little punks needed more adult supervision, that's for sure
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Poor
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Amen Rocker
#34
Double Moo
#35
Danny Boy 2 years ago
When abuela starts throwing her sandals... take 'em and run, 'cause abuela can't run that fast barefoot. Ha!
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
She's got the chancla, best just surrender and get if over with!
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I_am_a_dinosaur 2 years ago
NOT THE CHANCLAS I’m not Hispanic lol but I’ve heard horror stories about this from so many people
Amanda Myrick 2 years ago
My grandmother use to throw her shoe at us if we ran away from her when she was mad at us
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
the real lethal weapon. the accuracy of their throw is Olympic ! :D
#36
Brilliant
Edward Loopyderm 2 years ago
Odd that Bored Panda didn't censor the giant d*ck in camouflage pants...
jimmy jack 2 years ago
That Clarkson and his interpertation of what the military looks like if the start the draft again
Anna roberts 2 years ago
Um you do have to register for the draft, my kid just did at 18 here in the US
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Cuppa tea? 2 years ago
The reason for "falling camo trousers" is simple - he wore regular jeans, on top of which he tried to pull up camo trousers. As is the norn for all three of them - wearing clothes with tags and stickers attached, multiple mismatching layers.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
I was always afraid of these things, for precisely this reason. I feel so vindicated.
𖤐houseplant𖤐 2 years ago
boooooooooo these things are awesome (no offense just i love them)
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Lynda Birch 2 years ago
Is the falling lad from a real photo captured by a plane spotter from Australia? He had stowed away in the wheel bits?
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Date Night
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
I've heard that he believed he was going to be assassinated, and had been expecting it for about two weeks.
Stephanie M Machado 2 years ago
Wow really? Where'd you hear that may I ask? I'm not doubting your comments credibility I'm just an unhealthy Abraham Lincoln history addict and any new information excites me 😊
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#39
Never Heard Of It
#40
I heart Boo-BI-es 2 years ago
Did anyone see what looks like Pennywise sitting on a bike in the background? Just me?? Lol
#41
Album: Am I Doing It Right?
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🗿
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Barbie - Openheimer
Mary Kelly 2 years ago
of course it would make a good album cover b/c its a rip off of an album cover: wish you were here
#44
Cookin
Naughty panda 2 years ago
This is actually fake n not real stir fry.... but still like the picture
Cptn_Oblivious 2 years ago
As a matter of fact, most of these photos are fake
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Homies Are There For The Homies
#46
Kelsie Marx 2 years ago
The look on his poor face. His impression is giving me that he doesn’t feel well🙁
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Danny Boy 2 years ago
Questions, questions... Do you think of the various possibilities, a sweatshop worker's cry of existential angst? **shudder**
Seabeast 2 years ago
I think it's supposed to be Spain, but the computerized embroidery machine skipped the "S". This sort of thing is not done by hand.
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Dreams Coming True
#49
We Are The Best
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Crazy Corner
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your sarcastic bestie 2 years ago
this is still one of my all time favorite pictures i love it so much and i cant explain why
Natalia Maciel 2 years ago
It is like a contained apocalipsis, with just three horses
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Death Angel
Tardigrade (water/bear)™ 2 years ago
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again-looks like top gun on steroids. Idk if anyone remembers last time I said this?
#53
Bullet Hole Drive
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By Cherishing Her
WindySwede 2 years ago
Talk to a real estate agent to buy land, probably not to cheap. Maby land the plane, sell it and buy land... /s
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Thom Serveaux 2 years ago
Not for me! Childhood sucked and adulthood is way better. If any kids are reading this, please know it won't always be this hard.
Phoenix(or nix)they/them 2 years ago
#Im16AndBurntOutFromWork but ya know money is necessary for my future
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Little Dude Shotgun
Danny Boy 2 years ago
I gave a kid in the neighborhood a ride to work one day in my old pickup, when his car was in the shop, and he "literally never saw a stick-shift in real life before, dude!" I had to summon great strength to resist the temptation to slap him in that moment, just to spite him for his youth. Youth, you see, is wasted on the young. Damn them. ;-P
#63
Casual Swag
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
I love Giancarlo Esposito. I'm not sure I'm hopping into the Mario boots trend. Lol
#64
Too Young To Know Any Better. Too Angry To Care
#65
Hannah Hudson-Lee 2 years ago
Tell us Mr Washington, what are your thoughts on the state of the USA in the 21st century?
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
We do what we want. Some crazy soft can-opener with a sign isn't going to change that.
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Soup Therapy
#69
Size Doesn’t Matter
PlatinumTheCat 2 years ago
This looks like when you choose a big kart with super tiny wheels in Mario Kart
Mother of Giants 2 years ago
There are exceptions to *EVERY* rule. In this case....size does matter.
#71
The Long Game!!
PlatinumTheCat 2 years ago
Well, once you get the queen able to move, it should be quicker, not by that much though
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Tailing This Guy
️ ️lefty libra️ (she/her) 2 years ago (edited)
i- dont think youre supposed to do that- (btw to my hater, tysm for hating on all of my comments that do absolutely nothing to anyone.)
your sarcastic bestie 2 years ago
NEVVVVVAAAAA I WILL HUNT THEM DOWN FOR YOU BESTIE ❤️
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Best Day Ever
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Amish Tech
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He Tried
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Spotify Playlist: Chill Vibes 2000’s
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I’m Upset
Jennie Dutton 2 years ago
That coaster operator wanted to see if that little kid would fly outta his seat me thinks...
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One Sock🧦😏
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A Bad Day
Dustin Alcaraz 2 years ago
you know this is fake/setup. They never cut the slices all the way through!
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Where Honey Comes From
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Don’t Forget The Cat!
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Cocktail Party Of One
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The Highest
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Chris Hadfield. The most famous ISS astronaut.
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NOOOO NOT CHRIS HADFIELD I VISITED A YOUTUBE STREAM ORGANISED BY MY SCHOOL
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Honey I Sunk The Car
#94
Of Mice And Men 😤
Carla McNeil 2 years ago
The joke was, he just realized that the place was started by a guy named Walt. *rimshot*
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Awkward
Anne Jones 2 years ago
It looks like it. Maybe he was on the set of IT and did a photo with some fans?
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Just Another Monday
Admiral Graf Spee he/him 2 years ago
This is the greatest and best song in the world
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You Already Know What This Would Be
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agender idiot (he/they) 2 years ago
I feel like it would be in reverse, all those demonic creatures representing our inner selves lol
#103
Watch This
️ ️lefty libra️ (she/her) 2 years ago
and this is billy when he grew up. billy was left without a guitar, too.
#104
Hard. Nuff Said
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Spanish Cat 2 years ago
Chernobyl. My older brother visited that place once
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Chris Henderson 2 years ago
Yep - fingers are not right and the bear's eyes are messed up too.
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Goats
DAVIAN HONG SHAN YU Moe 2 years ago
Goat stands for greatest of all time, used as a compliment or a name in sports.
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👉👈
Persephone 2 years ago
And then there's the 1 dude just poking himself in the forehead... like "dammit Steve! The pose was simple!"
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Chillin With My Cheese It’s Hbu ?
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Jennie Dutton 2 years ago
I'm waiting on the little tapdancing monster to come shuffling out with his cane from Spaceballs!!
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Ko
PowellSkier 2 years ago
Muhammad Ali returning to his corner after dealing knockout blow to Cleveland Williams in their 1966 fight.
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Fisting Everyone
Looks like an Angel 2 years ago
Uuuuuuum, you mean punching everyone. "Fisting" someone means something COMPLETELY different.
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
Came here to say this. Like NOOOOOO!!!! Dear God, NO!!!
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Thinking About Success
agender idiot (he/they) 2 years ago
the shadow is suspicious, but if we believe hard enough, it'll look natural
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agender idiot (he/they) 2 years ago
I don't see anything wrong here, just turn rueat like it says.
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Legend
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Sus Af
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Levitate
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Boxer Dog
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One Hand On The Wheel The Other Gripping Her Thigh
your sarcastic bestie 2 years ago
HE HAD ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE OTHER ON MY HEAAAAART (continue the train swiftie pandas!)
Izzi C 2 years ago
I look around, turn the radio down He says, "Baby, is something wrong?"
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Looks like an Angel 2 years ago
I LOVE me some "Bubbles." For those who don't know, this is the cast of "Trailer Park Boys." It's a great show, Lol.
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You Already Know What This Would Be
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The Manager!
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Strawberry Fields Forever
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