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The works of the Iranian illustrator Alireza Pakdel criticize the current patterns of behavior in society and propose a reflection on issues that are left aside by a large part of the modern-day population.

In the images below, the artist is trying to address several themes such as capitalism, consumerism, technology, and the harm caused by humans to nature and animals who have to live in pollution.

We featured the author’s work here at Bored Panda a few months ago with his comics portraying the sacrifice of health professionals in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, right now we would like to share some of his new work that takes on a different perspective and touches the morals and values of modern-day society.

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TY FERGUSON
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

poor hobo giving his small amount of food to the duck just for the fat rich person to ENJOY!!!!!

Bruce Scheiman
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm right there with you, Emily! I don't get it either.

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Zophra
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This meaning did not feel obvious...

Ola Polowczyk
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please remember not to feed ducks with bread

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    Reno
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really sad, but to me it kind of shows how people are trying to fix the peace in the middle of the war. Idk I'm probably weird

    grey galah
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes, peace is a living creature that requires care or it will die

    Pantea
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For context: this is a kurdish girl.

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    Aunt Zene
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hate me all you want but sweet Jesus, I'm so sick of being shamed for being born white.... society sucks for ALL types of prejudice

    Martin Alex
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is in response to some comments I see here, not the image. I think we took a wrong turn when we started calling a lack of negative a positive, i.e. calling not suffering from racism a privilege, i.e. white privilege. It creates a divide, also oddly religious (reminds me of inherited sin). We need to help people from the effects of racism, but we don't need to invent new terms, "racism" will do.

    Jon Varley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The privilege aspect of it is less the lack of negative, but more to do with ignoring the realities of the systemic discrimination, coupled with an insistence that, for example, 'just do what the cops tell you and you won't get shot', when there is clear evidence this isn't the case. Privilege is referred to when there is blindness towards discrimination and an objection that problems exist. Ie being privileged *not* to have to worry about the same things in the same way.

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    Harold Ollweiler
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about enough of this stuff for a while .

    Miriam Meyer-Plath
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought this was "modern" society issues, not last century's issues. Perhaps a clear distinction of class rather than colour alone would be better.

    Jimmy Rustled
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it is the training/parenting that matters the most,

    Marnie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this still true in the majority of states in the US? I know there are a few states that have a large chunk of racists, but overall, I mean, who goes around treating black people differently in the workplace now? I'm 53, and was unaware that we were supposed to treat black people differently until recently when the young liberals told me I was supposed to. Much of the disparity is legacy, not current, isn't it?

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

    Shouldn't it be the reverse??? BET, JET Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Black History Month, Black Movie Selection on Netflix, NAACP Awards, FUBU, ... There are so many examples of black exclusivity. If these things exists in White form, there would be huge backlash. Being white is vilified niw.

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

    this only exists in the mind today, in reality in actual practice this image should be reversed

    Jon Varley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not so much the finish line, but the start line....

    Jimmy Rustled
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no..not that either..it is the training/parenting that matters the most,

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    Robert Catte (It, It's)
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    4 years ago

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    Why is it going 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 from the ocean?

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    PKMN Trainer Link
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma symbolically adopted a sea turtle for me. Her name is Freckles.

    Sasha Kuleshov
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That island made of plastic in the middle of the Atlantic :P

    Tara Curry
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    2019: "save the turtles!" 2020: "and i oop-" (throws mask)

    Diane Patrick
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine how many choke on gloves. Very sad.

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    comics
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    death like "I NEED ANOTHER SOUL BEFORE I GET FIRED!!!"

    Caleb Lumpkin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    firefighters fight death every time they walk into the flames

    Red
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? IF I'M DYING YOU'RE DYING"

    Charlotte Sluis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why does the baby look like an old man

    Don't Look
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have two problems with this. The first being that I know from actual firefighters telling me that they used to try to see who was tougher and wouldn't actually wear the mask into a burning building. Safety is a priority with emergency workers primarily because they can't help you if they are in danger. The second is that of course that the fire fighter is not masked.

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    Sabse
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't say nonoonooo, just think about and buy less plastic!

    Lauren Potts
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! Well said! Don't just speak it! Act it!

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    Abhainn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    whoa this is really powerful:(

    Cheryl Fontaine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are few humans on earth more despicable than litterers... no thought for anything but themselves.

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    YosemiteCat
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Books seem to be the only escape from the world now, for me anyway

    Cheryl Fontaine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why people need to start reading to their kids when they are very young.... nothing dispels boredom like a good book...

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    TJ E
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Incredible how children can find some joy even in the midst of terrible conditions. This is sad but hopeful I think.

    Amy Jo Buchanan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate seeing this little guy barefoot in the frigid cold with snow all around . I know it's just a cartoon but dang! That got to me.

    Aamna Shah
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so true. A person who loves books can relate to this on a whole different level.

    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Books can transport your mind to faraway lands and make you forget about reality for a while. Books are awesome!!

    Who? Me?
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fantasies and dreams that never came true

    Paulene
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Books have always been an escape for me

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    Shelley DuVal
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even though the kids accidently lobbed the ball through her window, and they are waiting to be yelled at by her, instead she brings back their ball and feeds them. Meanwhile the arsewipe in the other houses is berating the kids when its actually none of his business.

    Zophra
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cat is cute too! (I'm sure it's also kind.)

    Yoga Kitty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw something totally different in this picture - the girls, covering their hair, are being scolded for playing too loud and even their bird has its beak tied shut and is not allowed to express itself, whereas the boys are offered cookies even though they broke the old lady's window with their ball. So, nothing "cute" at all here - I would like to hear the artist's interpretation on this one.

    CharliAnn Olney
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only boys get treats. Girls get screamed at. This my friends is the Middle East you think is so cute!

    Dave In MD
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The broken glass is on the out side so the old woman broke the window by throwing the ball from the inside. Why is she luring the kids with food?

    Aamna Shah
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kids broke the window while playing. It's just a picture.

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    Cheryl Fontaine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cutting down trees is not only evil, it is stupid.

    PKMN Trainer Link
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please don't tear down the Amazon. That would absolutely destroy my heart.

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    Joe mama
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunate how some can destroy lives

    Vero Morales
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    all in all it was all just bricks in the wall

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    Red
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SAVE THE SQUIRREL

    Mishka Katira
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NO. Save the animals in the trees. The Floof is sad.

    Hufflepuff girl
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

    Caleb Lumpkin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    aww man were are these ninja killin onions comin from?

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    Caleb Lumpkin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i hope that we stop this from happening

    A.J Milne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why a fireman, with a hat and not a helmet, is in this image. Nemo is that you?

    Hiie Posti
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Round aquariums are bad for fish, the sound starts echoing, and they might go mad

    Freya the Wanderer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If we don't stop fouling our nest, we'll have no place to live.

    CORLEONE
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why the firefighter is catching Nemo???

    Shelley DuVal
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is saving the fish from all the garbage in the water, something we need to do, but instead of having to take the fish out of the water, we need to clean it.

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    Bisexual bean
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i like the symbolism behind this. both sides are going to war for what they believe in, and it shows how neither side is "evil", just strong opinions. and however they choose to express those opinions, they chose to let innocent people stay safe.

    Mishka Katira
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes. Let the ducks pass. They are just a family wanting to get to the other side of the road. Do not run them over.

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    Mikhael Barreto
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The starving poor, lured by a promise of nourishment and ending up as food for the "fat cats" a.k.a. Elites.

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    Mishka Katira
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this makes sense. Covid is ruining everyone's lives

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

    COVID-19, Smoke of Industry, Smoke from cars and smell of trash. Grandma you need this mask.

    Mikhael Barreto
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No matter how awful the times, kindness and care still brightens one's day.

    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the grandma gave the mask to the kid as a present. Trying to teach the young how to take care of themselves, or kind of passing on the problems of the world to the new generation.

    R3belB4nny
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so heart-warming. It's basically a blessing for all of us to even have masks, we need to stop taking these for granted.

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    Lorelai Purvis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did a clothes drive for homeless when I was eight... still makes me feel good about everything when I think back on it.

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    Aunt Zene
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nothing new....been this way since the dawn of humanity....how SAD is THAT?! Still can't figure out how all people can live without poverty .... while the filthy rich pay out millions and millions of dollars for homes they won't live in and we as "cattle" ( no offense to cattle) just shell out money to these people to live WAYYY better than we do...

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    KitKatss
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People trying to keep mainstream and make their lives look perfect, making their lives worse instead, the sacrifices some people make are too great and pointless sometimes, this is just sad

    Pantea
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Iran (the artist is Iranian), politicians pretend to live modest lives, while gathering wealth on the back of the poor. The camera shows what they want the public to see (on state controlled media) and behind the camera we see their actual life style.

    Aamna Shah
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think celebrity culture is also to blame. Granted we'll all put our best foot forward but most of what we see in their lives is not true. They don't look like that in real life as opposed to the massively photoshopped covers. Their PDA is mostly carefully crafted for media consumption. Obviously many ordinary folks buy into it and want the same and feel inadequate because their lives aren't as 'perfect'. It's all projection.

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    Caleb Lumpkin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    man i wish i could adopt ll those kids and spoil them to death and teach them things

    Sonja_kitty
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It symbolizes, I'm guessing neglect.

    Shawna Kimble
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTF is that round purple thing?? It looks like a purple watermelon!

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    Forty-Two
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still costs 1mil in London

    Coala Cat
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Housing prices are ridiculous if you want to live in something better than rundown.

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    Sarah
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are people downvoting this comment?

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    Janoel Murrey
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a black young boy in america right now i can't believe the hurtful comments i have seen on all of this i just wish that america could band together and stop fighting stop the racial injustice and stop the hate

    Zoe Hoesley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @robert catte wanna know what I have against drugs? My mom is a crazy schizophrenic abusive bitch who did drugs and the fumes from them almost suffocated me and her new born baby in the car so don’t ask me what I have against drugs and don’t ask why I’m mad that’s like stabbing someone and wondering why they’re bleeding

    AlmightyOne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My throat just tried to tear itself out of my body in anger

    A.J Milne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I saw a guy do that to a friend of mine, I would break his collar bone, sending him into shock. Then I would pretend to be crazy and then be moved to a mental asylum and be proud of myself for being brave enough to attack a guy,

    Amanda Hunter
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And what about the millions of police officers who save lives, every day. What about them?

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

    YOU ASS HOLE

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    Aamna Shah
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These remind me of the millions of refugees, many of whom end up drowning trying to reach safety for themselves and their families. Many a times they're treated worse than animals for simply wanting to save themselves.

    KitKatss
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're immigrants that are trying to escape war, famine and poverty in their country by immigrating somewhere else

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    shark172
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine seeing that at a museum

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    Pantea
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are (Iranian) people who live by searching the garbage for something valuable to sell, or to wear, or to eat. Since they don't have a fancy home, they use the side of the container to measure the height of their child. In one word: poverty.

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    In Russia possibly Not in the US

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    Mishka Katira
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sad but true. This is why you should never smoke.

    Joyce Brazel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    QUITTING SMOKING IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF!

    Veronica Popescu
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've read Allen Carr's book and quit at Page 14. I was afraid I'd start again because I didn't finish the whole book. It's been... a long time now ... 16 years. Once You find the right motivation (for me it was being selfish), You can quit.

    KT
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    meh, brought it on himself

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    Jayne Kyra
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh please, I was a child before the era of smartphones and many preferred books to playing with others, including myself. Even now kids are encouraged to play, or were before schools went online. Also this: FpOXy1U.jpg FpOXy1U.jpg

    Andy ReRe
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    avoid physical activity and you'll live? got it!

    Ruby DosSantos
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why my parents didn’t get a tv till i was 11

    Kathakdancer
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one plays anymore. All on electronics

    Kindness is Everything
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not completely true :) I like to believe that my generation can be just as social, wholesome, and fun, as our ancestors. (Of course, I'm biased, but still).

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    Hidden Gen-Z
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just wanted to hide some Probably millennials complaining about the Gen Z As soon as I saw this I knew that there will be people complaining about Generation - Z and all But you are awesome

    Caleb Lumpkin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im so happy i get to still play outside

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

    Why cant they like both activities

    Bryn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh shut up. Kids still play.

    Zoe Troxler
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i love playing reading but myfriends..

    Lea S.
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like this is becoming a really unfair overused stereotype. There are still city parks...go look at one. There are children running around playing. Children's bikes are still selling, backyard play equipment is still selling, the skate park by my home is always bustling. The people who keep making this reference are the ones who need to go outside more. For another view my boyfriend is in his forties and despite his generation...was always made to go outside and he snuck a book with him.

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    Yaarah Moreh
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If time is money the TV is making it all disappear

    Pantea
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is about the Iranian state TV that has a huge annual budget and does nothing to inform or even entertain people. It's like a magic trick to let money vanish.

    Cheryl Fontaine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time is the most valuable thing we have, and it can't be saved.

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    Give me your tired your poor the wretched refuse of your teeming shoes

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    Ruby DosSantos
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mum has pulled limebikes out of the ocean

    Ruby DosSantos
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom has pulled limebikes from the ocean

    Bruh
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    O, sweetheart you don’t have to clean the ocean we can do that for you.

    Miriam Meyer-Plath
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, so why is the picture with the kid and the grandma so positively received??

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    R3belB4nny
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure that's the getaway.....but I'm not sure what it is either, so if someone can explain that would be nice. (I'm pretty sure it's a metaphor like most of them)

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    Kendra Hendrickson
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be about the advantages of having access to healthy food? gives extra protection for overall health and mental clarity.

    Bill
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing beats the breeze rushing through your thinning hair. At least my will is made out.

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    Pantea
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is Tehran (TV tower) and how the state controlled media pretends as if there are no environmental problems, smog etc.

    Neal fy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The tower is milad tower in Tehran. This is about how unbelievably polluted the air is there.

    Firefoxy3121
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should we go back to the past or into the future

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    SaltyFØxx
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    can someone translate this please?

    Anna Wu
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "June 13, International Day for the Elimination of Child Labor"

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    Annabelle's tablet
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This will help him to get to his dream job of being a builder😢😄 it's beautiful

    Yaarah Moreh
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Screw play blocks when you have to lay real ones for a living

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    JENAVIVE RIVERA
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    its really smart if you cannot afford one but althogh you could find one some where they are the type of trash now and days

    ADAM HASENSTEIN
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't have enough for a mask so they have to do this

    CORLEONE
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    Is he painting them a mask, or he is painting them white???

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    Elizabeth Gardner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In this day and age poverty should not even exist but sadly it does as bad as ever.

    Jaded Queen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because people won't stop having kids. If u r in low socioeconomic strata especially people r having soo many kids. If u stop having kids u will have significantly more money. U won't become millanoires but u will have more 💰

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    Coala Cat
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's upsetting to see discarded masks on the ground of almost every shopping area.

    Mark Howell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is more upsetting some of them haven't been used. They get given out by shops to people who think they are specially immune, who then just throw them away :o(

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    Up All Night
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yeah. From manufacture cost to selling price.

    Bill
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know lots of people who have over a $600 a month car payment

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    FlitterBug
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes you gotta give things up to help others

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    Up All Night
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Death by a beloved one? Domestic violence?

    Aj Grimes (them/they)
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It has a stain that is a heart made of blood so maybe domestic violence.

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    David Butler
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Translating from the artist's Instagram, "the murder of a 14-year-old girl by her father" and "the cause and motive of his daughter's murder were family disputes and her escape from home". https://www.instagram.com/p/CAp7S5jHstb/

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    Coala Cat
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me think of mega churches or politicians, not owning up to their promises.

    Ben Steinberg
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You think you're getting something of substance but it's just full of hot air...

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    Elizabeth Gardner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    point taken. The fat guy on the loaf of bread swing has it all being pushed by the little one who has nothing and is bound by poverty. How sad but so very true

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    Elizabeth Gardner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes the sheer idiocy of those who think they can do it all while driving and F..k the rest of the world.

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    David Butler
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Translated from the artist's Instagram: "The director of the Khorasan Province Poultry Farmers' Union said that in the past, some poultry farmers dissolved opium in water and fed it to the chickens to cure their disease, although this is still a small issue in some poultry farms today."

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    Chickens doing what they are told because they're too chicken to resist. Wonder what the man's excuse is 🤣

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    Lucy Skinner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it is about richer people not caring (or seeing) about how much they are hurting others, especially those with led power

    Coala Cat
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can someone interpret this? Thanks!

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    Coala Cat
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Person up top telling others they can achieve and live the same dream too.

    Elizabeth Gardner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so sad when a loaf of bread becomes the most required dream for those who have nothing

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    Elizabeth Gardner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As yes the oil barons have it all and there are those who are poverty stricken even in the richest of nations. They never reap the riches and you have to ask why?

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    David Butler
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the artist's Instagram: child labor.

    Elizabeth Gardner
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So sad literally out with the trash and poverty is well personified here.

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    Elizabeth Gardner
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    rather poignant, but makes a great point!

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    Kindness is Everything
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone know what this means (normally I'd google translate but I don't know how I could here)

    Klaus Hargreeves
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    download the photo on your phone and google lens it?

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    David Butler
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Translated from the artist's Instagram: "Publish videos of Hamid Masoumi Nejad and his fruitless efforts to find Esteghlal's coach Stramaccioni in Rome and conduct an interview with him, which has become the subject of social media these days!"