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30 Funny And Bizarre Pics From The “Musical Instruments With Chaotic Auras” Twitter Page
Interview
We’re willing to bet that there’s hardly anyone reading this who isn’t a fan of music in some shape or form. You might listen to music all day long at work or college. You might go singing karaoke or dancing in your spare time. Or you might actually know how to play a musical instrument.
Whatever the case might be, we’re pretty darn sure you’ll enjoy this list featuring pics of musical instruments with chaotic auras from the Twitter page that has the exact same name. It's an orchestra of chaos, and it's playing near you!
‘Musical Instruments with Chaotic Auras’ is an awesome social media project that collects the funniest and most bizarre photos involving instruments. We know that some of these will make you do a double-take because that’s exactly how we reacted.
Not to brag, Pandas, but I play the heck out of the musical triangle—I feel like I’ve mastered it. We’d love to hear all about what instruments you play, so tell us all about it in the comments after you’ve finished upvoting your favorite pics.
Bored Panda got in touch with the founder of the 'Musical Instruments with Chaotic Auras' Twitter page, a music teacher who is a singer, and they were kind enough to tell us all about the project. We also reached out to Ariane Sherine, from London, to talk about musical mastery, why people love music so much in the first place, and how difficult it is to create songs. Ariane has huge musical ambitions, has recently written the song 'London Girl,' and plans to release her debut album— 'Bitter'—in the near future. You'll find both of our exclusive interviews below.
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foxking 3 years ago
you know the giant meeting room in star wars? where there were those flying disc seats? yeah, i think it looks like that.
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Cloud ️ 3 years ago
Imagine playing Rush E with that, I mean, I think it wouldn't be impossible.
Babyoda42 3 years ago
You’d need something like 3 people tho…and it’d probably make you go deaf
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Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
I knew with a brain in each of their "arms" and three hearts it was possible, but I guess I never really thought for sure that octopus had that much musical talent.
The founder of 'Musical Instruments with Chaotic Auras' opened up to Bored Panda about the inspiration behind the Twitter page. "I started the page because I had a surplus of pics of bizarre instruments and felt like sharing them," they explained to us that they wanted everyone to see the great images that they had collected.
They were very honest with us that their main focus isn't actually playing instruments. "I actually don’t play any instruments well—I’m a singer! But I do spend a lot of time around instruments, as I’m a music teacher," they told Bored Panda.
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4848532 3 years ago
Ah yes, the Mahler hammer, in his Symphony No. 6. Such cool moments in the last movement!
Carlota 3 years ago
Wow! Didn't know about this, thank you for explaining :)
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Scout Finch 3 years ago
Curly, can you wield a hammer? Soitenly! Look at dude on the right. His expression cracks ne up!
Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
The expression on the bass drum player...."business as usual...I ...guess?"
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Bored Panda was also curious to get the teacher's opinion about why their page has gotten so popular and why the content resonates with so many internet users. They told us that luck has a lot to do with it.
"I think this account has gained so many followers because of just one or two very vital posts (with more than 200k likes, for example). People see the post, and see that it’s shared not by an individual, but an account dedicated to that content, and they follow," they said even just a couple of posts going viral can draw in a huge crowd for the other content as well.
The ‘Musical Instruments with Chaotic Auras’ Twitter page has found the secret to success on Twitter, and the results don’t lie.
Created just a few months ago, in January of 2022, the MICA page already had nearly 150k followers at the time of writing. Obviously, the content resonates with a lot of folks on the internet. Both those playing musical instruments and those who love memes.
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grotesqueer 3 years ago
I know it's supposed to be a lower back and a butt, but the screws look like eyes and nostrils to me so I see an entire creature reaching in front of itself.
Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
It was kinda why the front of the guitar was shaped that way anyhow. When serenading , the player was supposed to emulate touching the girl he was playing for.....he had to be a real player, kind of.
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The founder of the Twitter page is open to suggestions and states that everyone is welcome to send them a message with a submission pic. The very best ones end up getting featured in the account’s feed, for everyone to enjoy.
So if you happen to stumble upon a music-themed photo during your morning coffee-break social media scroll that you think would be perfect, don’t hesitate to send the page a DM. Even better: maybe you’re a photographer who loves taking pictures of musical instruments, and you’ve got something in your portfolio that would fit the bill perfectly. Either way, the fun lies in being able to share this awesome content with everyone.
Singer-songwriter Ariane told Bored Panda her take on why people love music so much. "Music and sound, in general, is such a primal and visceral thing. I think the music we love speaks to something deep inside of us, it really connects with us on a very deep level," she said.
"My passion for music started from a very young age, and when I was 12 I decided I wanted to be a pop star. I shelved my ambition as unrealistic in my early 20s, but when I turned 40 I thought, 'Why not?' Because it's my ultimate dream and I think there's something about music that creates that desire in people," she said that she's going all-out in pursuit of her musical dream.
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Jef Bateman 3 years ago
I thought I played hot jazz on my piano, but on this instrument every piece is 90 degrees! (Sorry, it's the best I could do.)
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Nicole Tomme 3 years ago (edited)
My papa made double basses for a living and this is double that.... so a quadruple bass?
"That's why so many of us want to succeed as singer-songwriters because music is such an urgent and present passion for us. You don't get so many people feeling that way about accountancy!" she quipped (though we're pretty darn sure there are people who are nuts for numbers, too).
Bored Panda was curious to find out more about the music and song-creating process. Here's what Ariane told us: "For me, it's a quick and innate process. It's as though the music and words just spill out of me, as all my songs are true and very cathartic," she told us that it's as natural as breathing for her.
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MacKenzie Moore 3 years ago
"Steve what was your idea again?".. "bagpipes, but for your mouth"...lets get this man a raise
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"When I wrote London Girl, and all the other tracks on my forthcoming debut album Bitter, they were inspired by the breakup of a very passionate and torturous relationship and it helped soothe my pain to be able to express it in the form of songs," Ariane explained that music has the power to help people heal and move on with their lives. It can be a very deep and personal form of artistic expression.
Ariane also shared with us her thoughts on how long it takes someone to get good at music-related skills. "Well, it took me nearly 20 years, but clearly Mozart wrote Minuet and Trio in G Major at age 5, so there's no rule! But you definitely get better the more you practice. My songs are so much better now, aged 41, than they were when I was 16. I can't wait to release my first album."
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James016 3 years ago
Legend! His version of Hokey Cokey as Kraftwek is fantastic
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Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
Somebody went to an awful lot of work for this gag. Unless he can play left handed, the bottom two necks and boards are unplayable.
Eleanor Watcin-Thomas 3 years ago
The goddess, blue and sticks her tongue out, that Kali
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
When you walk into the wrong classroom and everyone sees your mistake
maureen stemmle 3 years ago
Verily. the vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me humbly add it's my very good pleasure to meet you and you may call me V.
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foxking 3 years ago
each time you play the wrong note or have the wrong phrasing.... you wont be playing that for a long time...
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When it comes to learning to play musical instruments, it’s exactly like learning any other skill. You need perseverance, discipline, and focused effort to see results. What this means is that you won’t see results overnight and you shouldn’t blame yourself for not being ‘perfect’ right away.
What you need is sustained effort over a long period of time, coupled with an intense passion for both music and the particular instrument you’re playing. Having specific goals in mind like becoming a pop star or being the very best violin player in the world also helps. As does a natural inclination toward instrument-playing, too.
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Wim Cossement 3 years ago
Bow down to the djent god: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fyzAXkIJ-A
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
Looks as if the cat is trying to summon a demon by playing a mysterious tune
Cyndielouwhoo 3 years ago
Our lil senior fuzz had some lungs on her that easily woulda been excellent at playing this! (18 yrs old, just recently crossed the Rainbow Bridge)
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Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
There is a film entitled "It might get loud featuring Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White, and it opens with Jack White making an electric guitar (one or two strings) with a nail (or two, or four) a two by four, a coke bottle, an current through a wired alligator clip....."who needs an electric guitar man."
Writer Panda (she/her) 3 years ago
These are sick, I want an electric bass one for my death metal band
Everyone has the ability to master an instrument, but it would be disingenuous to pretend that talent has nothing to do with learning skills. It does. But hard (and smart!) work is incredibly important, too.
‘Leading Musicians’ defines music mastery as someone possessing expert skills on their musical instrument. “Musicians who play at a professional or semi-professional quality level will qualify as master-level musicians,” they explain.
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fandomprincess (any pronouns) 3 years ago
How non-french horn players feel when looking at a french horn
Toothless Feline 3 years ago
As a French horn player, I find this excruciatingly torturous to look at, and yet I WANT IT!!!!
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Monday 3 years ago
Probably in most of them if the proper paperwork is done beforehand.
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What did they use the skull for? Holding picks? What would they be made of? Just the cracked up spares?
Atreïdes 3 years ago
I imagine it would be the headstock with the tuning pegs stuck into the sides
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Yugan Talovich 3 years ago
A mad Chinese emperor, about 500CE, chopped up his favorite concubine, made a fiddle out of her thigh bone, sang a happy song, and burst into tearful mourning. He didn't live long.
Mike Morton 3 years ago
Do you have more information on which emperor it is? I'd love to read about it but googling it doesn't really give me results :(
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Honestly, in a weird way, that is kinda sweet. Especially if the uncle also enjoyed metal.
“Although there is no precise agreed-upon time frame, music teachers often state that mastering an instrument requires 1–3 hours per day of study, practice, and rehearsal over 10–15 years. Musical mastery varies based on the specific instrument played and the commitment made to mastering it,” ‘Leading Musicians’ explains the type of dedication needed to play at a very high level.
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Kelly Hall 3 years ago
Actually heard / saw this live - certainly stretched my definition of music
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The Scout 3 years ago
Kind of rare, although not chaotic. It is a "Theorbe", a kind of renaissance lute used for renaissance and early baroque basso continuo music. The drone strings on the long neck are not fingered, but are for resonance and empty string bass tones, while those on the shorter portion of the fretboard are played similar to a lute.
Nicole Tomme 3 years ago
When he asked about how he is supposed to reach to tune it they simply said "don't fret."
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Suddenly, Yakkity Sax (aka the Benny Hill Show theme song) began playing in my head.
ALEXANDER DALE 3 years ago (edited)
This is called a piccolo slide trumpet, I believe, also called piccolo trombone.
However, you shouldn’t feel disheartened when hearing how long it takes to master a musical instrument. It doesn’t much take longer than learning any other non-musical skill. Besides, nobody says that you have to be a professional of world-renown, with ambitions to shoot for the stars (and beyond).
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Saint Thomas 3 years ago
In french, a "tome (or tomme in some regions)" is a wheel of cheese. And a 'tom' is - well, as in english - a part of the drum. Both sound the same. This picture could be some kind of visual pun.
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
This just reminded me that I didn’t have my daily dose of cheese yet
Markus Weiler 3 years ago
The Cheesies are awesome https://jacktalcum.com/audio.php#ch
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
And your leg is highly likely to get stuck when trying to remove.
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Roe Rainrunner 3 years ago
Especially when you need to diet before learning to play the guitar XD
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Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
Usually a machine gun would come out of a violin case in the 1920's. I feel a bit cheated.
Meaghan Stewart 3 years ago
The great thing is if you put your chin properly on the chin-rest you could easily see through the scope.
Scotira 3 years ago
🤔 Why do I see Antonio Banderas using this? 🤣 goes nicely with the "violin" he usually uses 😇
Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
The accompaniment to the guitar for Los Mariachis. Just need a rocket launching trumpet, a flame throwing accordion and a singer who can break glass.
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The simple fact is that you can learn to play for your own pleasure without worrying about being ‘perfect’ or what others will say. (Though if you’re truly, objectively awful, you might want to consider sound-proofing your home to protect your neighbors from your hobby.)
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The Scout 3 years ago
I remember this one: The cat organ "is a hypothetical musical instrument which consists of a line of cats fixed in place with their tails stretched out underneath a keyboard so that they cry out when a key is pressed. The cats would be arranged according to the natural tone of their voices." There is no record of one of those ever being built, but the concept obviously held some fascination (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_organ).
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
I always hated it when people tried to come onstage when my band was playing. Don't do this. There's barely room enough for the band, and it's too easy for you to damage expensive instruments and sound equipment. Stay in the audience where you belong (unless you're a fellow musician and we've asked you to join us).
Atreïdes 3 years ago
Probably chaotic neutral, since zero fukcs are given
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Kelsey Cirmotich 3 years ago
Oh good. I thought I was losing it! But, hey, you see the butt again (sorta) of you look at the pic through your peripheral vision.. like. Side-eye it.
Josh Kaufman said in his TED talk that it takes a mere 20 hours to get pretty alright at any skill. So if you’ve always been curious about music but haven’t wanted to invest years and years of your time, why not give his suggestion a try: spend 20 hours learning the instrument of your choice. You might be surprised by how far you come in such a short amount of time.
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Ozymandias73 3 years ago
One must stroke this instrument juuuuuuuuuust right to get that perfect pitch
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He Said She Said 3 years ago
You're not a real jazz fan if you can't name this legendary sax player
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
Tooting your horn from both ends huh? When the back one barfed would it be a liquid s**t? If he yelled and barfed would it be a shart
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
Reminds me of the toilet restaurant in Taiwan. I almost peed in the sink.
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
I’ll be wearing the earlier one in public, anyone wanna wear this to meet up? If there’s more than one of yall, we can run round town and yell IT’S THE ATTACK OF THE BRASS
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
Imagine someone played it and all the pee sprayed out. If someone pooped or sat on it, would they fall on their crotch to the button
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ALEXANDER DALE 3 years ago
Pretty sure this is either a sub-contra bass flute or clarinet. Very rare.
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Bisexual_idiot 3 years ago
i thought his arms were really sticky but then i saw the straps lol
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
Anyways what would you like? Anything…… louder to mask the sound or some motivation? I’ll do both. *eye of the tiger plays*
Scout Finch 3 years ago
Thank you...for my next tune, I'll be playing "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head".
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Aura the rain/seawing hybrid 3 years ago
no mascot duty interferes with band!
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Lauren 3 years ago
I actually submitted this one after seeing a couple of weird looking violins and violas. I’m not a violinist/violist by any means, but from what I understand the shape helps it play certain notes that would otherwise be very difficult to play if this was a viola scaled up to a very large size. Also, it would make it more comfortable to play and less likely to cause injury.
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Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
These are because of Covid. My daughter plays horn and they got custom masks and bell covers in order to be able to perform.
webster 3 years ago
You have to put your arm in there when you play, it helps direct the sound. The purpose of the covering is so bands can play during Covid-19.
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
What would it sound like if someone from the bottom blew in it
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
Imagine if it was used. Wait is this what happens to the toilet seats used in Troom troom and 5 minute crafts?
Izzy Curer 3 years ago
There's a youtuber that came up with the theory that Troom Troom is actually just a bunch of people living in a dystopian future nightmare who are being forced to figure out our current society based on our artifacts by their evil yet 'seemingly benevolent' overlords. I feel like a toilet seat guitar jives with that theory.
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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
This was a guitar Rob Scallon made from scratch, not really a serious instrument. He’s worth watching, his skills with musical instruments are immense. https://youtu.be/6AeSY81MtG0
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
“Yay a new drum” these were the last words of Timmy, before he continued with his habit of bashing his head against drums. This was sent to him by an unknown source, and police are now investigating this . Timmy was a rather idiotic boy, from his parents, proved that he didn’t see the knives on the drum. To you, Chinmayee.
Stardust she/her 3 years ago
Yes, he was so idiotic by this point that he forgot the alphabets. He in fact forgot his own name after bashing his head against the drums for 4 hours continously. He kept repeating the phrase “the alien invasion is going to be the end of us all” but we have no idea what it means. Back to you ALEXOTL
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
It looks like a toilet seat. Imagine if someone pooped in it and another person blowed it without knowing before
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Jan Rosier 3 years ago
No actually the mouthpiece of a clarinet or a saw, uncleaned in about fifteen years... Yuck
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Gregory Tin 3 years ago
Looks like a artillery weapon of some kind *blows* *conductor explodes*
ALEXANDER DALE 3 years ago (edited)
I believe this is a bass clarinet. Looks different than any I have seen, though.
4848532 3 years ago
They are 3D-printed low-A extensions for Mahler, my bassoon-playing friend tells me.
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
Did you know that the first instruments played in space were the bells and the harmonica? It was done as a prank back in 1965
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ALEXANDER DALE 3 years ago
This is not the only instrument to look like this. This is a sub-contra bass clarinet. Might be a little bit modified, though.
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
And now I have a new matching pfp idea. Any of y’all wanna join me? Preferably 3 of y’all
ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
I’ll be the one playing it, y’all can choose the others
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RoseTheMad 3 years ago
I'm not sure why they did it but i can explain that clarinets split into about a few pieces (mouthpiece, barrel, upper joint, lower joint and the Bell) but my question is how f****n big are their earholes to hold the pieces in place o.O
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over it already 3 years ago
Bzzzt - that gross tooth vibration if you actually try and play it this way.
Load More Replies... ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
*winks* That’s what’s happening tonight. (This is satire don’t downvote me to the depths of hell)
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RoseTheMad 3 years ago
As a person who plays clarinet (well, used to, I haven't in a while) I CAN FEEL THE SPLINTERS ARFEJSADOSFJ
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
I don’t know why but for some reason everytime I sroll through this photo it looks like someone in fetal position
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
Hardcore mode *epic saxophone music plays* *human chocolate and lemonade sprays out*
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Emma A 3 years ago
I swear there were more pics when I was looking through this 15 mins ago wth. Weird.
Cody 3 years ago
They shorten it after a time to the top ones based on votes. You have to find the tiny note at the bottoms telling how many images were originally listed, and click on the number.
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
I can’t really open the link. Did you make the post? I’ll try and access it through your profile if you made it
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I swear there were more pics when I was looking through this 15 mins ago wth. Weird.
Cody 3 years ago
They shorten it after a time to the top ones based on votes. You have to find the tiny note at the bottoms telling how many images were originally listed, and click on the number.
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