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American author Nathaniel Hawthorne once said: "Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind." Let's explore that tail, shall we? It's not an easy task, but Bored Panda put together a list of photos that capture this elusive silhouette quite well.

From a meatball that has spent decades in epoxy to 1,800-year-old Roman leather sandals, the things you're going to see below have all faced the biggest battle in the universe — the passage of time — but took different wounds. Continue scrolling to compare them and if you want more of the same, fire up our similar publications here, here, and here.

#1

The Wear And Scuff-Marks On This Boat Look Like An Island In The Sea

The Wear And Scuff-Marks On This Boat Look Like An Island In The Sea

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    Shout Out To Lodge For Replacing My 14 Year Old Dutch Oven Because The Enamel Chipped. No Hassles, Just A Free Replacement In The Mail One Week After Contacting Them

    Shout Out To Lodge For Replacing My 14 Year Old Dutch Oven Because The Enamel Chipped. No Hassles, Just A Free Replacement In The Mail One Week After Contacting Them

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    #3

    My Grandmother Has Kept Her Elementary School Lunch Box In Nearly Pristine Condition For Over 70 Years

    My Grandmother Has Kept Her Elementary School Lunch Box In Nearly Pristine Condition For Over 70 Years

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    #4

    I Inherited My Grandma's Sewing Supplies And As I Was Putting Them Away Realized I Bought The Exact Same Buttons That She Did Over 35 Years Ago For Me

    I Inherited My Grandma's Sewing Supplies And As I Was Putting Them Away Realized I Bought The Exact Same Buttons That She Did Over 35 Years Ago For Me

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    #5

    The Knife At The Left Was Used By A Butcher For 5 Years Straight. The One At The Right Is The Exact Same Knife, But Brand New

    The Knife At The Left Was Used By A Butcher For 5 Years Straight. The One At The Right Is The Exact Same Knife, But Brand New

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    #6

    This Jack O Lantern With Mold Growing From Inside

    This Jack O Lantern With Mold Growing From Inside

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    #7

    Brickwork By The Sea

    Brickwork By The Sea

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    #8

    My Work ID Has Been In Its Plastic Holder For So Long That It’s Imprinted This Ghostly Image Of My Face

    My Work ID Has Been In Its Plastic Holder For So Long That It’s Imprinted This Ghostly Image Of My Face

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    #9

    My Neighbors Have An Old Chair With Plants Growing Over It

    My Neighbors Have An Old Chair With Plants Growing Over It

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    #10

    I Found This Leaf With Only It's 'Veins' Remaining

    I Found This Leaf With Only It's 'Veins' Remaining

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    #11

    The One And Only Basketball That Lives At The Local Park And Somehow Still Bounces

    The One And Only Basketball That Lives At The Local Park And Somehow Still Bounces

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    #12

    My Parents Got This Spray Bottle Of Windex In 1979 And Have Been Reusing It Ever Since

    My Parents Got This Spray Bottle Of Windex In 1979 And Have Been Reusing It Ever Since

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    #13

    160 Years Of Foot Traffic Over The Step Into My Local Pub

    160 Years Of Foot Traffic Over The Step Into My Local Pub

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

    Do you Pandas notice that going inside has more wear than the other side (left), as if leaving the pub is impossible or the booze makes you misstep HAAAHAHA.

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    #14

    This Tree Eating A Postbox

    This Tree Eating A Postbox

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    #15

    This Brick Wall Got Smoothed Into A Rock

    This Brick Wall Got Smoothed Into A Rock

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    #16

    A Seesaw (Teeter-Totter) In My Local Playground Where Thousands Of Little Feet Have Worn Through The Asphalt

    A Seesaw (Teeter-Totter) In My Local Playground Where Thousands Of Little Feet Have Worn Through The Asphalt

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    #17

    I Went Into The Office For The First Time Since March 2020 And Found The Kiwi I Left In My Desk

    I Went Into The Office For The First Time Since March 2020 And Found The Kiwi I Left In My Desk

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    #18

    You Can Tell Where People Tend To Line Up At This Brooklyn Hardware Store By Where The Linoleum Tile Has Been Worn Away To Reveal The Original Ceramic

    You Can Tell Where People Tend To Line Up At This Brooklyn Hardware Store By Where The Linoleum Tile Has Been Worn Away To Reveal The Original Ceramic

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    #19

    Old Gold/Copper Crayola Crayons That Turned Green From Oxidation

    Old Gold/Copper Crayola Crayons That Turned Green From Oxidation

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    Kira Okah
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess people don't think that there was actual bronze powder in the crayons. It's going to only be surface level too.

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    #20

    I Accidentally Left My Iron Man Canvas Out In The Rain And Inadvertently Improved The Original Design

    I Accidentally Left My Iron Man Canvas Out In The Rain And Inadvertently Improved The Original Design

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    #22

    Water Levels At Lake Powell Are So Low You Can Find Old Wrecks Out Of The Water

    Water Levels At Lake Powell Are So Low You Can Find Old Wrecks Out Of The Water

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    #23

    Just Found An Old Roll Of Biodegradable Poop Bags, They Really Do Disintegrate Like Advertised

    Just Found An Old Roll Of Biodegradable Poop Bags, They Really Do Disintegrate Like Advertised

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    Robert T
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tesco carrier bags do the same thing - as I found out after storing something in one for several years.

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    #24

    Great Grandmother's Potato Peeling Knife Still Used By My Grandmother In Her Late 80’s. She Says Her Mother Used It When She Was A Child

    Great Grandmother's Potato Peeling Knife Still Used By My Grandmother In Her Late 80’s. She Says Her Mother Used It When She Was A Child

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    ThoughtsAreNotFacts
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keep it forever! My grandma gave me an old lamp that has been used in our family for over 90 yrs. Doesn't match any decor and the plug is weird but I'm keeping it forever!

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    #26

    Bathrooms At My Engineering University

    Bathrooms At My Engineering University

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    Andrew
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first reaction was men are taller so naturally push on the door higher than the positioned "plate". Then I re read the title and sadly realised that females are still grossly under represented in most engineering departments.

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    #27

    My Nana Has Been Using The Same Deck Of Cards For 10 Years And They’ve All Grooved To Her Hand Placement During Shuffling

    My Nana Has Been Using The Same Deck Of Cards For 10 Years And They’ve All Grooved To Her Hand Placement During Shuffling

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    Alan Green
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does she always win? She's probably memorised every little blemish on the back of each card.

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    #28

    100-Year-Old Logging Truck, Abandoned And Overgrown By The Trees It Once Helped Cut Down (Lynn Valley, British Columbia, Canada)

    100-Year-Old Logging Truck, Abandoned And Overgrown By The Trees It Once Helped Cut Down (Lynn Valley, British Columbia, Canada)

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    #29

    1,800-Year-Old Roman Leather Sandals On Display At Vindolanda Fort In Northumberland, England

    1,800-Year-Old Roman Leather Sandals On Display At Vindolanda Fort In Northumberland, England

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    #30

    This Sun-Worn Sign Outside My Office That Looks Like It Belongs In A Horror Film

    This Sun-Worn Sign Outside My Office That Looks Like It Belongs In A Horror Film

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    #31

    Found Some Change That Had Been In The Brushes In The Clothes Dryer

    Found Some Change That Had Been In The Brushes In The Clothes Dryer

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    #32

    A Tree Trunk With A Silver Kennedy 1/2 Dollar Coin

    A Tree Trunk With A Silver Kennedy 1/2 Dollar Coin

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    Diddlybop
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: you know those trees which have a million coins in? Well they are wishing coin trees, and people used to and still do hammer coins in to it with stones for a wish. There's a massive one near where I live with hundreds of coins in.

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    #34

    Faded Sign From The "War On Drugs" Era

    Faded Sign From The "War On Drugs" Era

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    #36

    60-Year-Old Unopened Pepsi Bottle

    60-Year-Old Unopened Pepsi Bottle

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    #37

    Years Of A Lock Grinding On A Brick

    Years Of A Lock Grinding On A Brick

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    #38

    Exact Center Seat, 3rd Row From The Back Of The Theater Gets A Lot Of Use

    Exact Center Seat, 3rd Row From The Back Of The Theater Gets A Lot Of Use

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    #39

    Progression Of A Broom At A Machine Shop

    Progression Of A Broom At A Machine Shop

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    Mazer
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love corn brooms, they work so much better than plastic ones

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    #40

    This Is The Same Doll, One After 32 Years Of Love, The Other Still Pristine

    This Is The Same Doll, One After 32 Years Of Love, The Other Still Pristine

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    #41

    This Guy Dancing At The Same Place For Weeks

    This Guy Dancing At The Same Place For Weeks

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    #42

    Nature Swallows A Car In Hawaii

    Nature Swallows A Car In Hawaii

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    Otter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I was visiting a mountain town, and the person who was showing me around pointed to someone's place, that was overgrown with blackberry thickets. "There's four or five cars under there", she said.

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    #43

    A 39-Year-Old Fan Which Turns 40 Tomorrow

    A 39-Year-Old Fan Which Turns 40 Tomorrow

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    #45

    This Pumpkin Got Tossed In The Chicken Run Last November But Other Animals Ate The Insides, Leaving A Fairly Intact Shell

    This Pumpkin Got Tossed In The Chicken Run Last November But Other Animals Ate The Insides, Leaving A Fairly Intact Shell

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    #46

    Wear Marks In The Floor Of A Repurposed Levi’s Denim Factory. Someone Spent Their Whole Life Working And Standing In This Spot. Lamy’s Building, Sedalia, MO

    Wear Marks In The Floor Of A Repurposed Levi’s Denim Factory. Someone Spent Their Whole Life Working And Standing In This Spot. Lamy’s Building, Sedalia, MO

    rukeduke Report

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That person was dead long before they died. Imagine heaving to spend every day of your working life being confined to a few square feet, probably doing the same mind numbing work day in and day out.

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    #47

    My Teal Post-Its Turned Green While I Was Out Of The Office For 15 Months

    My Teal Post-Its Turned Green While I Was Out Of The Office For 15 Months

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    #48

    Basketball I Got 5 Years Ago vs. Basketball I Got Today

    Basketball I Got 5 Years Ago vs. Basketball I Got Today

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    #50

    This Whiteboard Eraser Has Definitely Seen More Than Its Fair Share Of Use

    This Whiteboard Eraser Has Definitely Seen More Than Its Fair Share Of Use

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    #51

    The Rain Melted The Shells Off The Exposed M&M's I Found In A Parking Lot

    The Rain Melted The Shells Off The Exposed M&M's I Found In A Parking Lot

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    #52

    Old 3ds Found With Erosion And Barnacles Found While Diving

    Old 3ds Found With Erosion And Barnacles Found While Diving

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    #53

    One Of My Kids Left A Shoe Outside

    One Of My Kids Left A Shoe Outside

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    #54

    New vs. 3-Year-Old Cat Scratching Post

    New vs. 3-Year-Old Cat Scratching Post

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    Vorknkx
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Survived for 3 years. Impressive. Our cat usually ruins them faster :P

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    #55

    The Patch On My Jeans Came Off Revealing Its Original Color

    The Patch On My Jeans Came Off Revealing Its Original Color

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    Tamra Stiffler
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Levi's last forever. At least they used to - haven't had any in a while.

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    #56

    Old Ice Pack Sprung A Leak, Had To Get A New One

    Old Ice Pack Sprung A Leak, Had To Get A New One

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    #57

    Three Years Ago I Hid A Golden Money Egg For An Easter Egg Hunt But The Egg Was Never Found... Until Now

    Three Years Ago I Hid A Golden Money Egg For An Easter Egg Hunt But The Egg Was Never Found... Until Now

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    Melissa J
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what dollar bill was inside. đŸ€”It looks like US currency.

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    #58

    Well Worn Wooden Bench

    Well Worn Wooden Bench

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    #59

    Boyfriend Bought Me A New Alpaca (Left) After I Slept With The Old One (Right) Every Night For 6 Years

    Boyfriend Bought Me A New Alpaca (Left) After I Slept With The Old One (Right) Every Night For 6 Years

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    TitanFoxX
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put the old one in a pillow case and close it with a tie-wrap. Wash on low temperature (max 40C°) and add fabric softener. Then put it in the wash dryer. The pillow case will protect the plush. With a very fine comb you can get the plushie almost as new ;-)

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    #60

    Wear-And-Tear On Playground Monkeybars Decreases As The Distance Increases

    Wear-And-Tear On Playground Monkeybars Decreases As The Distance Increases

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    #61

    7 Year Old Fast Food. Noticed At A Doctor's Office Today

    7 Year Old Fast Food. Noticed At A Doctor's Office Today

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    Kira Okah
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, stuff that is salty, loses a lot of water while being cooked, and subsequently kept away from moisture will do this. Maccas goes green just fine if you're not having it dry out to make a bull point about it.

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    #62

    My Girlfriend Said You Guys Would Like This And I'm Not Sure Why

    My Girlfriend Said You Guys Would Like This And I'm Not Sure Why

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    #63

    What UV Light Does To Wooden Floors When A Rug Is Placed In The Middle Of A Room

    What UV Light Does To Wooden Floors When A Rug Is Placed In The Middle Of A Room

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    Otter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So UV light improves the color? It's the opposite of what it does to fabric!

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    #64

    Years Of People Touching The Map At The "You Are Here" Spot

    Years Of People Touching The Map At The "You Are Here" Spot

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    #65

    My Hands After Washing The Dishes For 20 Minutes

    My Hands After Washing The Dishes For 20 Minutes

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    #66

    The Difference Between Brand New Teeth And 800 Hours Of Digging

    The Difference Between Brand New Teeth And 800 Hours Of Digging

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    #67

    Finally Got Around To Replacing The Casters On My 1950s Wooden Bankers Chair

    Finally Got Around To Replacing The Casters On My 1950s Wooden Bankers Chair

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    #68

    Here's The Patina On A Knife I Made A Year Ago

    Here's The Patina On A Knife I Made A Year Ago

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    #69

    Does This Count? Highlighter After A Week Of Nonstop Studying

    Does This Count? Highlighter After A Week Of Nonstop Studying

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    Chris Freeman
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of used college textbooks. Half of the first chapter pages are yellow. Last half of the book never has ANY highlighting in it. :)

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    #70

    4months Of A Sleep Guard. Never Thought I Used To Grind My Teeth

    4months Of A Sleep Guard. Never Thought I Used To Grind My Teeth

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    #71

    This Raw Hotdog Someone Stuck On My Vans Antenna Nearly 2 Years Ago Is Skinny But Still Going Strong

    This Raw Hotdog Someone Stuck On My Vans Antenna Nearly 2 Years Ago Is Skinny But Still Going Strong

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    #72

    The Counter At This Truck Stop

    The Counter At This Truck Stop

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    #73

    This Radiator Underneath A Hand Dryer In A Pub In Northern England

    This Radiator Underneath A Hand Dryer In A Pub In Northern England

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    dieter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at last you know alot of people are washing their hands!

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    #74

    My Husband Bought Me A New Uno Deck To Replace My 20-Year-Old Deck

    My Husband Bought Me A New Uno Deck To Replace My 20-Year-Old Deck

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    #75

    The Grooves Left By The Drop Rods On The Exit Gates Of The Carousel At The Henry Ford Museum

    The Grooves Left By The Drop Rods On The Exit Gates Of The Carousel At The Henry Ford Museum

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    Ekaterina S
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to post the picture of me sitting on the carousel! It’s been almost 20 years! Omg!

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    #76

    This Death Trap My Wife Calls An Oven Mitt

    This Death Trap My Wife Calls An Oven Mitt

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    #77

    The Air Filter I Just Took Out Of My Lawnmower vs. The One I Replaced It With

    The Air Filter I Just Took Out Of My Lawnmower vs. The One I Replaced It With

    CourteousEnd785 Report

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    Daniel Atkins
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know the only reason they looked is the mower wouldn't start. I have done this too.

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    #78

    The Sticker On My High School Hat I’ve Had For 10 Years Fell Off Showing The Original Color

    The Sticker On My High School Hat I’ve Had For 10 Years Fell Off Showing The Original Color

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    Nami Tantrum
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i don't get why people leave them on the cap and don't bend the shield anymore

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    #79

    The Spot Where Everyone Always Waits For The Elevator

    The Spot Where Everyone Always Waits For The Elevator

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    #80

    Finally Got A New Pair Of Work Gloves. 2 Year Gap

    Finally Got A New Pair Of Work Gloves. 2 Year Gap

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    #81

    Manhole Cover, New vs. Old

    Manhole Cover, New vs. Old

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    #83

    Gorilla Nose And Nips

    Gorilla Nose And Nips