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Life is full of coincidences and incidents that are sometimes hard to grasp or explain at first. While some people might be inclined to embrace conspiracy theories in an attempt to make sense of the inexplicable, others may dismiss those confusing events with a chuckle or strive to unravel the mysteries through reasoned explanations.

Allow us to introduce you to one puzzling group on Facebook called “Accidental Surrealism”. As the moderators themselves describe it, it is a place “to share content that we find to be accidentally surreal: found, made or made to be found by accident.” From a 'fire man' seemingly strolling through billowing smoke to a cat perching upon clouds, this group curates a bouquet of whimsical marvels that are found, made, or crafted to be discovered by accident.

Make sure you don't miss out on an exclusive interview with David Bate, an artist, theorist and teacher based in London, UK. With international recognition as a key scholar in the history and theory of photography and experimental visual artworks, David Bate is a distinguished artist working in the field of photography and visual arts. Scroll down to delve into the captivating realm of surrealism!

#1

Is It Telling The Ground To Be Quiet?

Is It Telling The Ground To Be Quiet?

Zeke Le Rossignol Report

Sleepy Panda
Community Member
3 years ago

Everybody knows this is clearly the North Wind!

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    #2

    Looks Like Some Studio Ghibli Stuff

    Looks Like Some Studio Ghibli Stuff

    Holly Steindorf Report

    Mad Dragon
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Are those hundreds of jellyfish???

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    #3

    Purrfect

    Purrfect

    Uma Bridges Report

    UnpopularPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I was gonna say there is no way this ain't photoshopped until I realized that the cat is the reflection in the window and it's not the cloud that looks like a cat

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    #4

    I Hope No Kids Can See That Out Their Bedroom Window

    I Hope No Kids Can See That Out Their Bedroom Window

    Ryan Kimball Report

    Caroline Kimber
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    That's it, I'm keeping my curtains closed from now on.

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    #5

    Vietnamese Woman Repairing A Fishing Net. Photo By Danny Yen Sin Wong

    Vietnamese Woman Repairing A Fishing Net. Photo By Danny Yen Sin Wong

    Mike Reeves Report

    Caroline Kimber
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This photo was beautifully taken.

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    #6

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Jérémy Moulinard Report

    Kurichfield
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    BOOMSHAKALA!

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    #7

    Catdog's Slightly Less Entertaining Spin Off Show, Dog Dog

    Catdog's Slightly Less Entertaining Spin Off Show, Dog Dog

    Nikki Thompson Report

    Stardust she/her
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago

    This picture was taken in Chernobyl

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    #8

    The Tiniest Moo

    The Tiniest Moo

    Elise Payne Report

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Mini-moo! I love big moos, too! I mean, moos, have best friends (for real)! And they love cuddles!

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    #9

    Fire Happened In My Town, Notice The "Fire Man" In The Smoke?

    Fire Happened In My Town, Notice The "Fire Man" In The Smoke?

    Nathan Souther Report

    TonyTee
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Wowwww holy smoke!

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    #10

    Smile

    Smile

    Maria Fernanda Drumond Report

    Caroline Kimber
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Could you imagine if parrots really DID have teeth?!

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    #11

    Robin Lth Report

    Kim Landfather
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    THAT is an incredible shot.

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    #12

    Peg-Ursus

    Peg-Ursus

    Christopher James Cunnane Report

    T5n
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Absolutely perfect title! For reference: Ursus is Latin for bear and bears are taxonomically classified as family ursidae.

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    #13

    Mom, It's Not A Phase

    Mom, It's Not A Phase

    Mike D. Aguirre Report

    Kurichfield
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Furry-4-lyfe

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    #14

    Rice Field In Indonesia

    Rice Field In Indonesia

    Nguyễn Lạc Vũ Thiên Report

    MargyB
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Took me a while!

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    #15

    My Fiance Was Watching A Documentary And Our Cat Decided To Come Into The View

    My Fiance Was Watching A Documentary And Our Cat Decided To Come Into The View

    Jesu Død Report

    Sleepy Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    One small step for kitty, one giant leap for kitty kind!

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    #16

    This Photo Is Real And Was Not Edited. The Stone Is Real, The Trees Are Real, The Soil Is Real And The Sky Is Real. The Only Thing You Have To Do Is Change Your Point Of View. Look At The Photo, Upside Down!

    This Photo Is Real And Was Not Edited. The Stone Is Real, The Trees Are Real, The Soil Is Real And The Sky Is Real. The Only Thing You Have To Do Is Change Your Point Of View. Look At The Photo, Upside Down!

    Ex Tee Report

    Matthew Daubenmire
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    excellent

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    #17

    The Terminator Found Enlightenment

    The Terminator Found Enlightenment

    Ian Holmes Report

    Mad Dragon
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Squid Game vibe.

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    #18

    Oh God It's Right Behind Me, Isn't It?

    Oh God It's Right Behind Me, Isn't It?

    Dylan Coverdale Report

    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Spider cat, spider cat

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    #19

    Cloud Above Turkey

    Cloud Above Turkey

    Rio Christian Report

    Pedantic Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Cloud.., yeah, that's what they want you to think. Nope.

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    #20

    Biblically Accurate Doggo

    Biblically Accurate Doggo

    David Ramirez Report

    Fraxinus excelsior
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Reminds me of when the dogs start to mutate in the film The Thing , the John Carpenter version.

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    #21

    UFO Abduction On The Piste

    UFO Abduction On The Piste

    Joe Brady Report

    VonBlade
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I know it was a UFO, even though I was a bit piste.

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    #22

    Is That A Carrot Phalanx?

    Is That A Carrot Phalanx?

    Han Arrggh Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    How to farm with Tonka trucks

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    #23

    Paradise Flying Snake

    Paradise Flying Snake

    Donna Heimall Report

    Caroline Kimber
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    NOPEEEEEE.

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    #24

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Jonathan Duchesne Report

    Kurichfield
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    bwahahahahaha! Yo quiero.

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    #25

    A Snake Being Swallowed By A Frog

    A Snake Being Swallowed By A Frog

    Destiny Kelly Report

    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Looks like the snake is crying out for help…

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    #26

    Somebody Didn’t Read The Assembly Instructions Right

    Somebody Didn’t Read The Assembly Instructions Right

    Kevin McGuigan Report

    Gwen
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    That's hilarious.

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    #27

    That's It! I'm Outta Here And I'm Taking My Damn Carpet With Me!

    That's It! I'm Outta Here And I'm Taking My Damn Carpet With Me!

    Hannah James Report

    Caroline Kimber
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Look at those roots!!

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    #28

    I Live In A Weird Country I Tell You

    I Live In A Weird Country I Tell You

    Dávid Rezbár Máriássy Report

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    So, the ex-wife got the front half, I suppose.

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    #29

    Is This A Building's Wall Or A Cloudy Sky?

    Is This A Building's Wall Or A Cloudy Sky?

    Tulisa Pelé Xzibit Report

    Chocolate llama
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    yes

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    #30

    First Post

    First Post

    Abo Fall Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    First a rabbit, then a fish. I'm torn.

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    #31

    Oldie But Goodie

    Oldie But Goodie

    Laszlo David Report

    Kurichfield
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    A whole new speeeech? No thanks. I'm out.

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    #32

    Static Sky! Simulation Error (Sterling Migration)

    Static Sky! Simulation Error (Sterling Migration)

    Nihal Shahriyar Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    Sterling migration? So it's like... flying spoons? EDIT: PS - I'm just poking fun, not calling OP dumb. I have made typos in a post and then not been able to edit them when I spotted them.

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    #33

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Sue Weaver Report

    Trish Ferguson
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Ankles are over rated. Hovering above your shoes ftw

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    #34

    To Pass, You Must Answer Three Questions From The Knowledge Tree

    To Pass, You Must Answer Three Questions From The Knowledge Tree

    Courtney Archuletta Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    WHAT!.... is your name?..... WHAT!... is your quest?... WHAT! ... is the angle of peripheral vision of a tree with Marty Feldman eyes?

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    #35

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Sue Weaver Report

    Trish Ferguson
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Someone photoshop an apple in front of his face 🍎

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    #36

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Christopher James Cunnane Report

    James
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This is no accident! She knows what she’s doing.

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    #37

    Ctrl+e

    Ctrl+e

    Radi Tyo Report

    TopCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    If like me you didn't know, Ctrl+e centers the paragraph in Word

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    #38

    Raissa Palumbo Report

    Maggie
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    No Gru, you have to catch the moon.

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    #39

    Biblically Accurate Deer

    Biblically Accurate Deer

    Tanner R Gunnell Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Sneaking pron past the BP censors.

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    #40

    Kneel Down!

    Kneel Down!

    Julien R. Chesne Report

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Church has always been scary so...

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    #41

    Is This Like Finding Jesus On Your Toast?

    Is This Like Finding Jesus On Your Toast?

    Mehdi Ouzzir Report

    Gmaddles
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Except better!

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    #42

    Another One From Netflix

    Another One From Netflix

    Emmanuel Mora Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I greet dead people

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    #43

    Rare Trunkless Tree, Spotted By My Alarmed 11 Year Old. "Mom, How Is That Tree Floating??" #truncated

    Rare Trunkless Tree, Spotted By My Alarmed 11 Year Old. "Mom, How Is That Tree Floating??" #truncated

    Anna Redfield Report

    Birgit M
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Looks like "singing in the rain"! Treene Kelly brought a friend.

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    #44

    This One Really Is Accidental And Surreal

    This One Really Is Accidental And Surreal

    Tiago Selaibe Report

    Spikey Bunny
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    So long and thanks for all the fish!

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    #45

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Raissa Palumbo Report

    Matthew Daubenmire
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Santa, training without the Reindeer.

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    #46

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Raissa Palumbo Report

    Loaf Cat
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Gru Cat

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    #47

    WiFi Chair

    WiFi Chair

    Dávid Fegyver Report

    Trish Ferguson
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Chair has grown tired of being sat on. Chair has gone into stealth mode

    #48

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Josip Višić Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Felt cute. Might delete later.

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    #49

    Look Ma No Hands!

    Look Ma No Hands!

    Tom Report

    Diplodocus Dinosaur
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    What is in his back pocket?

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    #50

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Allis Marie Jordan Report

    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    how?

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    #51

    The Chair Sees All

    The Chair Sees All

    Nathan Souther Report

    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This one’s kinda creepy…..lol

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    #52

    *clears Throat* "I Really Should Call Her"

    *clears Throat* "I Really Should Call Her"

    Sergio Flor Report

    Ember
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Bahahahahaha! 😂😂😂

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    #53

    My Favorite Emoji Combo

    My Favorite Emoji Combo

    Sydney Hewitt Report

    Draco
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    👁️👄👁️

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    #54

    My Mri Exposes My Lion Within

    My Mri Exposes My Lion Within

    Amy Mich Report

    coppertopped panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I see Jar Jar Binks.

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    #55

    Can't Get Much More Accidental Than That

    Can't Get Much More Accidental Than That

    Crystal Yeakley Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    It's the 5G magnetizing the sky ceiling.

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    #56

    Tower Of St. Moritz Church, Olomouc Czech Republic. Photo Taken By Me

    Tower Of St. Moritz Church, Olomouc Czech Republic. Photo Taken By Me

    Kristián Plesník Report

    Spikey Bunny
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Gorgeous picture!

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    #57

    He's All Ears

    He's All Ears

    Carlos C. Martinez Rivera Report

    A girl
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    He's all shoulders too. As for the girl, not going to go there on dystopian anatomy.

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    #58

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Casey Boyce Adcock Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - alternate ending

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    #59

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Cizia Nunes Report

    Trish Ferguson
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I looked down and realized I forgot my legs!

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    #60

    Took This A Few Years Ago

    Took This A Few Years Ago

    Diego Moreno Report

    Matthew Daubenmire
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The Tinman cometh...

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    #61

    I Kinda Feel Like My Fence Is Showing A Doggo In Stages After Being Stung By A Bee

    I Kinda Feel Like My Fence Is Showing A Doggo In Stages After Being Stung By A Bee

    Kel Matthews Report

    Spikey Bunny
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Poor imaginary puppy! XD

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    #62

    Kaycee Michael Report

    BewilderedBanana
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Michael Cross?

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    #63

    So That's The Infamous Wolf Spider

    So That's The Infamous Wolf Spider

    Hannah James Report

    Klopec
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Dog!

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    #64

    Enjoying The Florida Folk Festival Last Spring With My Son But It Seems As Though The Music Merged Us Again, For Just A Moment Idk

    Enjoying The Florida Folk Festival Last Spring With My Son But It Seems As Though The Music Merged Us Again, For Just A Moment Idk

    Starr Munro Report

    Klopec
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Weird!

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    #65

    How My Phone Be Acting Up Everytime I Take Psychedelics

    How My Phone Be Acting Up Everytime I Take Psychedelics

    Deepak Shankaran Report

    Klopec
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    ?????????

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    #66

    Hand Sized Man, Or Man Sized Hand?

    Hand Sized Man, Or Man Sized Hand?

    Sarah Lehr Report

    Trish Ferguson
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The ladies hand in the background is also floating.

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    #67

    Well Then What Are They?

    Well Then What Are They?

    Kelsey Reider Report

    VonBlade
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    ceci n'est pas un porte.

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    #68

    Sprite // J Coleman Miller 2008 Accidental Composition, Moving Water, White Koi And Digital Photography. #jcolemanmiller

    Sprite // J Coleman Miller 2008 Accidental Composition, Moving Water, White Koi And Digital Photography. #jcolemanmiller

    James Miller Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Dr. Who --- Lady Cassandra O'Brien. Δ17 (""dot Delta Seventeen"")

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    #69

    A Tumbleweed Factory

    A Tumbleweed Factory

    Enid Elisabeth Report

    Sleepy Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The Truman Show 2?

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    #70

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Joerg Meijer Report

    Brian N
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    My turn!

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    #71

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Harlan Dean Fox Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    aliens flying in to set down the top of the pyramid

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    #72

    Coffee Drop, A Little Too Hyper From The Caffeïne

    Coffee Drop, A Little Too Hyper From The Caffeïne

    Maya Vounckx Report

    Trish Ferguson
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Potato 🥔

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    #73

    I Don't Know What These Are But I Feel The Same Way

    I Don't Know What These Are But I Feel The Same Way

    Brooke Freimuth Report

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    #74

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Brooke Em-Tee Report

    Klopec
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This hurts my brain!

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    #75

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Omar Ocampo Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Howl's stationary castle.

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    #76

    John Key, The Former New Zealand Prime Minister With Some Women With A Ponytail Standing Behind Him

    John Key, The Former New Zealand Prime Minister With Some Women With A Ponytail Standing Behind Him

    Adam Gollogly Report

    Tui Tasman
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Well at least he wasn't pulling it.

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    #77

    Clouds

    Clouds

    Kelly Jakus Report

    Lil Miss Hobbit
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    No, that is a carpet.😂

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    #78

    Some Top Quality A5 Wagyu Beef Cuts

    Some Top Quality A5 Wagyu Beef Cuts

    Liri Ronen Report

    MRF
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Wait…what? I LOVE beef, but it’s on sidewalk? I’m confused.

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    #79

    If You Look Closely Inside The Ice Cubes In Your Drink, You’ll Find A Very Interesting Surreal Tiny World Inside!

    If You Look Closely Inside The Ice Cubes In Your Drink, You’ll Find A Very Interesting Surreal Tiny World Inside!

    These are just stacked macro photos I take of regular ice cubes either in Coke or a Vodka/grape juice cocktail.

    AMG Photography Report

    Abbigayle Rexrode
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    kinda looks like the multiverse from Ant-Man.

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    #80

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Andrew Blasdell Report

    Pat Head
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This is clearly a mechanized unit from the... town of Bedrock. It's a tank right out of history.

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    #81

    I Feel Judged!

    I Feel Judged!

    Fabio Fernandez Maroto Report

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Is that Morpheus?

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    #82

    It’s 3am And You Have To S**t And You See This Staring At You Wyd

    It’s 3am And You Have To S**t And You See This Staring At You Wyd

    Claire EA Report

    Cara
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

    I mean, if it does scare the poop out of you, at least you’re in the right place.

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    #83

    Make This Make Sense. Something Feels Really Off About The Guy On The Far Right

    Make This Make Sense. Something Feels Really Off About The Guy On The Far Right

    John Magee Report

    Elchinero
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    The Last of Us

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    #84

    Carmen Sandiegos At It Again

    Carmen Sandiegos At It Again

    Jelle Huysmans Report

    Matthew Daubenmire
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Where in the world??....

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    #85

    Germany, 2023

    Germany, 2023

    Below Jurij Report

    Verena
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Artificial snow, people are on a ski-lift getting pulled uphill, where they will ski downhill on an a big wider band of artificial snow. In many regions once famous for holidays in the snow, the temparatures are way too high. The businesses there have no plan B yet, so use their drinking water to produce at least some snow, so people will come and spend money

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    #86

    One Of My Coworkers Asked Why There Was Something Smiling At Her In The Dark. It's An Apron With Straws Poking Out

    One Of My Coworkers Asked Why There Was Something Smiling At Her In The Dark. It's An Apron With Straws Poking Out

    Lexi Jones Report

    mcborge1
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Looks like the Phantom flan flinger from the 70's kids show Tiswas. 6a302e00d1...e047c9.jpg 6a302e00d1ae544cef4e89fd7a7cf1a5-3408114659-643edd3e047c9.jpg

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    #87

    Walruses?

    Walruses?

    Andrew Nichelson Report

    Marie Adamson
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Tribbles.

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    #88

    Glitch In The Matrix

    Glitch In The Matrix

    Felix Yves Bartsch Report

    Christof Irran
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    #89

    Elizabeth Long Neck

    Elizabeth Long Neck

    Michela Cartot Report

    Klopec
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    I miss her, what a class act!

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    #90

    Why Is The Top So Lonely?

    Why Is The Top So Lonely?

    Alejandro Carnero Report

    Abbigayle Rexrode
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    At least wreck it Ralf has something else besides his brick to sleep on.

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    #91

    Accidental Surrealism

    Accidental Surrealism

    Felix Lan Report

    SewingStaffy
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Hardly accidental

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    #92

    Netflix: Are You Still Watching? Someone's Daughter:

    Netflix: Are You Still Watching? Someone's Daughter:

    Sierra Hill Report

    Leoninus Fate
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    if you dont get it, you are way too young to be on the net...

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