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Before deciding on how your shop sign, book cover or even a newspaper is going to look, you should definitely reexamine the final draft. From these bad design examples, though, you can see, that they were not revised. Or were left as they are as some evil joke to the customer. If you do not desire to be left with doors that only open for a Jedi, a Minion shampoo bottle crying bloody tears, or a street sign that's utterly indecipherable - better not mess with the designer.

These funny design fails are here to show you, that good designers usually deserve more credit than they get. They put up with a lot more nonsense from clients than we think, and they can prevent you from making unfortunate design choices like the ones on this list. If you don't want to end up looking foolish, a good designer is worth the money!

So scroll through our list of design fails, and remember - what you pay for is what you get!

#1

No Safety

No Safety

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    The Too Cool To Do Drugs Pencil

    The Too Cool To Do Drugs Pencil

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    #3

    Westminster Bridge Design Fail Or Win?

    Westminster Bridge Design Fail Or Win?

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    #4

    Thanks For The Advice

    Thanks For The Advice

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    #5

    My Mom Bought A Strawberry Scented Minion Shampoo For My Little Brother

    My Mom Bought A Strawberry Scented Minion Shampoo For My Little Brother

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    #6

    Don't Think The Owner Of This Hotel Thought This Through

    Don't Think The Owner Of This Hotel Thought This Through

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    #7

    Probably Should Have Put The Author's Name Somewhere Else

    Probably Should Have Put The Author's Name Somewhere Else

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    RalfAggarwal
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    being half east indian I think I am gonna get myself a copy and figure out why I'm so weird

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    #8

    Who Thought Up This Design?

    Who Thought Up This Design?

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    #9

    This Designer Hasn’t Looked At A Compass In A While

    This Designer Hasn’t Looked At A Compass In A While

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    #10

    This Newspaper

    This Newspaper

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    LiekeMuller
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in NL there is a wine shop called Grapedistrict. There was one opposite my house and the light of the G didnt work. So for a month or so I lived opposite Rapedistrict...

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    #11

    Jedi Entrance Only

    Jedi Entrance Only

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    #12

    This Escalator

    This Escalator

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    #13

    That Nose Job

    That Nose Job

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    YuriLee
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A face only a fairy godmother could love XD

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    #14

    Take A Left And Then Bunnyhop To Your Destination

    Take A Left And Then Bunnyhop To Your Destination

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    SzandraSzabó
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hehe thisone is in Budapest, here that was still under construction, now it's 100% ready, and you don't have to bunnyhop anymore.:)

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    #15

    This Seems Like A Bad Idea

    This Seems Like A Bad Idea

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    DeeMcGowan
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So that's why my dinners tasted so bad?

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    #16

    Not Exactly The Color Pattern You Like To See In A Bathroom

    Not Exactly The Color Pattern You Like To See In A Bathroom

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    Dragon_Tamer_Of_The_Centry
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like some kids took over, or someone was severely constipated!

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    #17

    This Wedding Card Looks Like The Bride & Groom Hung Themselves

    This Wedding Card Looks Like The Bride & Groom Hung Themselves

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    Martin
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hits the nail on the head... and then ties a rope to it

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    #18

    This Pet Shop Sign

    This Pet Shop Sign

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    SarahSilverstone
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg. Even if it didn't look like it says a**l a**s, that just practically impossible to read! Total design fail!

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    #19

    Vote For Yves Lévesque, Official Facefolding Candidate

    Vote For Yves Lévesque, Official Facefolding Candidate

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    Luka Verheijen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the polticians in the world ARE aliens...

    Annie_is_okay1987
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are all a little different okay...

    NickM14x
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he has a tenhead! (get it, forehead, you use fingers to see if you have a forehead, or a five head)

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

    Yes. I will vote for Mr Origami

    LAINIE DELGADO
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I´m trying not to laugh right now.

    Simmer Girl
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    his face looks like that fricken snapchat filter

    I dunno lmao
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ima get a car sticker and do this lmao!

    Nostalgic Hyena
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw this past midnight and I don't know whether to laugh or cry or what..

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    #20

    I Received The Most Useless Item Ever At A Golf Tournament

    I Received The Most Useless Item Ever At A Golf Tournament

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    JayJorgensen
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a golf ball, the joke is it's camouflage, you won't be able to find your ball

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    #21

    How Is This Supposed To Work?

    How Is This Supposed To Work?

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    TinyDynamine
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously for a unicycle wheelchair. They were all the rage in the 50s.

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    #22

    This Bathroom Door Is Cut Out So It Could Swing Past The Toilet

    This Bathroom Door Is Cut Out So It Could Swing Past The Toilet

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    DeeMcGowan
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Swings past the toilet but not your spouse's knees!

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    #24

    Seems Like An Appropriate Jersey

    Seems Like An Appropriate Jersey

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    #25

    How Many Noses Does This Guy Really Need?

    How Many Noses Does This Guy Really Need?

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    #26

    White Rights

    White Rights

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    JeroenMaasdam
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Class you take for extra credits after black history.

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    #27

    This Cd

    This Cd

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    #28

    This Elevator Button Panel

    This Elevator Button Panel

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    #29

    They Tried

    They Tried

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    GayleWayland
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'd better do something about that acne.

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    #30

    This Elevator

    This Elevator

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    #31

    Kids Lamp Design Fail

    Kids Lamp Design Fail

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    #32

    This Insight Might Be An Oversight, But Then There's That Look On His Face....

    This Insight Might Be An Oversight, But Then There's That Look On His Face....

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    #33

    What's The Point Of The Eraser?

    What's The Point Of The Eraser?

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    #34

    This Drain Is Higher Than The Ground Surrounding It

    This Drain Is Higher Than The Ground Surrounding It

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    #35

    Maybe Don't Put It Next To A Trash Can Shaped Exactly Like It?

    Maybe Don't Put It Next To A Trash Can Shaped Exactly Like It?

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    CollinRogers
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seen these at the airport. Likely a sign beside it explaining it is for unopened liquids that are too big to get through security. Actually a neat idea.

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    #36

    Apparently The Tea Helps You Lose Weight. The Picture And Name Must Be How You Lose It

    Apparently The Tea Helps You Lose Weight. The Picture And Name Must Be How You Lose It

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    nomnomsoo
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol no, 普洱茶 which you pronounce it as 'Pu-er' in Chinese is a very healthy tea that dose indeed help with digestion (+ other health benefits). Reason why it is called 'Pu'er' is because the tea originated from Pu'er city located in Yunnan Province in China, hence Pu'er tea. Its other name is 滇青茶 which means 'Yunnan green tea'.

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    #37

    A Bolton Fan Paid £25 For This Seat In The Away End At Blackpool

    A Bolton Fan Paid £25 For This Seat In The Away End At Blackpool

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    #38

    Hope This Toilet Never Needs A Repair

    Hope This Toilet Never Needs A Repair

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    KaraErke
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is exactly what my bathroom was like when I moved in. Two months into my lease, they had to replace the toilet! Needless to say, I now have a little less counter space.

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    #39

    Bad Product Design

    Bad Product Design

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    #40

    This Painting Design Looks Literally Crappy

    This Painting Design Looks Literally Crappy

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    LiekeMuller
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like somebody had a lot of "time" on their hands....

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    #41

    All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates Defecating

    All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates Defecating

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    #42

    Wheel Chair Ramp

    Wheel Chair Ramp

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    #43

    Instituto De Estudos Orientais

    Instituto De Estudos Orientais

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    IceBear
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why must ice bear have such a dirty mind

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    #44

    This Outlet Is Unreachable

    This Outlet Is Unreachable

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    #45

    Our Freshly Remodeled Bathroom At Work

    Our Freshly Remodeled Bathroom At Work

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    #46

    My Hotel's Jetted Tub

    My Hotel's Jetted Tub

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    #47

    This Sign From Work

    This Sign From Work

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    #48

    Tonix Sounds Like A Soft Drink

    Tonix Sounds Like A Soft Drink

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    #49

    Ikea Fail

    Ikea Fail

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    #50

    No No Noise

    No No Noise

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    #51

    Don't Declare The Winner Of The 'most Forced Acronym' Award Just Yet

    Don't Declare The Winner Of The 'most Forced Acronym' Award Just Yet

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    #52

    Local High School, Why?

    Local High School, Why?

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    TinyDynamine
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can't find it, wait until it's cloudy.

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    #53

    Worst. Table. Ever. Set Down Your Drink On That Side, It Ends Up On The Floor

    Worst. Table. Ever. Set Down Your Drink On That Side, It Ends Up On The Floor

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    LeeHenderson
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like a cramped area. Maybe it was designed so that people don't leave their drinks on the edge of the table where it might be knocked off? Potentially a rather clever design.

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    #54

    Yea, Right On Top Of Each Other Should Work

    Yea, Right On Top Of Each Other Should Work

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    #55

    Turn Jesus On, And See The Light.

    Turn Jesus On, And See The Light.

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    ClowéTsé
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the little girl look soooo furious. ahahahhaha

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    #56

    Am I Swirls Or... More Swirls?

    Am I Swirls Or... More Swirls?

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    JenniferHuss
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still has stripes and solids on them, if one were to look closely.

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    #57

    Hilariously Inappropriate Children's Coat Hook.p

    Hilariously Inappropriate Children's Coat Hook.p

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    #58

    Wheelchair Escape Route

    Wheelchair Escape Route

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

    This is at the back of a care home, now demolished but not because of its poor safety provision...

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    #59

    Painfully Crappy. On A Door At My Local College

    Painfully Crappy. On A Door At My Local College

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    #60

    Optical Illusion

    Optical Illusion

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    #61

    The Rizza Caffè

    The Rizza Caffè

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    #62

    Drinking Fountain

    Drinking Fountain

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    AdamWarlock
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sound about right, after all spring water is like earth's p**s

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    #63

    Vintace? That's A New Designer, Right?

    Vintace? That's A New Designer, Right?

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    #64

    #onlyinthephilippines

    #onlyinthephilippines

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    #65

    Going Nowhere

    Going Nowhere

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    #67

    Much Taste, So Yummy Sausage!

    Much Taste, So Yummy Sausage!

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    PetraRybová
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahah, Czech people have the best sausages ever! :D

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    #68

    The Sign Says It All.

    The Sign Says It All.

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    #69

    Strangle-me Elmo?

    Strangle-me Elmo?

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    #70

    There Have Been A Lot Of Bad Tanning Reviews Recently...

    There Have Been A Lot Of Bad Tanning Reviews Recently...

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    JayJorgensen
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    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess tanning on one side and whitening on the other? Not sure though

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    #71

    I Don't Know, This Is Too Risky....

    I Don't Know, This Is Too Risky....

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    #72

    Nitra, Slovakia (shared Form Fb Page Bekim /život=párty/

    Nitra, Slovakia (shared Form Fb Page Bekim /život=párty/

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    SimonMydliar
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is from nitra in Slovakia and if you look closely you'll see the disabled sign after the doors. The text basically says "Disabled in the nitrian shopping center should park for example also inside the doors.

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    #73

    Do I Bring My Sewing Kit Or A Dreidel?

    Do I Bring My Sewing Kit Or A Dreidel?

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    #75

    When The Wash Basin Was An Afterthought Rather Than Part Of The Plan

    When The Wash Basin Was An Afterthought Rather Than Part Of The Plan

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    #76

    Did The Architect Confuse Left And Right?

    Did The Architect Confuse Left And Right?

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    Tiffany
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if he did, the builders did have to be stupid enough to not put it where it belongs.

    #77

    "decent" Towel Hanger For Your Bathroom

    "decent" Towel Hanger For Your Bathroom

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    Dragon_Tamer_Of_The_Centry
    Community Member
    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cuz that's totally appropriate! The woman has boobs and the man has a d**k"

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    #78

    Good News, Jamacan Cock Is Free Of Msgs

    Good News, Jamacan Cock Is Free Of Msgs

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    #79

    This Chocolate Shop Comes With An Upsetting Logo

    This Chocolate Shop Comes With An Upsetting Logo

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    #80

    Only In Germany

    Only In Germany

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