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They say not to count your chickens before they hatch. ‘Cause by doing so, you raise the chances for an instant loss of karma, dignity, and self-confidence, like, triple.

If you've ever been near the finish line raising your arms high in the sky, only to feel a cold wave of wind passing through while you enjoy the moment of not-earned victory, you need no further explanation. And if you are one of the lucky ones who hasn’t had their fair share of premature celebration-turned nightmare, please stay that way and keep on scrolling to see what not to do to become one of many.

Thanks to the subreddit r/Prematurecelebration, we now have the full-on archive of cringey glory that is a product of people celebrating just a microscopic little bit too early. So you'd better get ready to crack up big time.

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

It's kinda sad if you're singeld out because you are associated by your appareance with people who want to harm others.

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

That wouldn't be so bad, as people from pretty much every creed have done something terrible, but it seems to only happen if you are brown and/or Muslim.

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

This is so sad. I was singled out in France on a flight to Germany while on a highschool trip (2005). I was the only brown person in the group and the person searching me was very...thorough. I was mortified. I can only imagine how humiliated this guy feels every time he gets on a plane. I felt an odd sense of vindication when the terrorists who stormed the capitol were barred from flying and they started sobbing and yelling about how unfair it was. Welcome to life on the other side.... and I’ve never been involved in an attempted coup.

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Liz the Wanderer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's very sad, I'm sorry iy happened to you. I'm sorry it's happening at all!!

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

Some of us have to actually plan for this "random selection" and go to the airport an extra couple of hours early.

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

I'm of mixed ethnicities, but got all the "pale-arsed" genes (pale-to-the-point-of-transparent skin, freckles, darky auburn hair, grey-blue eyes), and I'm the palest one of my various-hued friends. To watch them anticipate such an experience, on a consistent basis, is heartbreaking and maddening. I do love being the 'ally' though, and making the bigots oh so very uncomfortable, by refusing to leave my friend(s) in these circumstances..... watching the bigots absolute discomfort is always entertaining. Just wish it wasn't necessary. :( <3

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

My boyfriend does this with me and I love it because I hadn’t been standing up for myself at all. Every time he makes them feel stupid. It doesn’t even matter if your board first class. They pull this no matter WHAT!

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Full of Giggles
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Collecting him once he’s boarded the plane is f’d up on a whole different level. I’m estimating at minimum an hour passed between the time he left the security checkpoint and he boarded the plane. That was more than enough time for security to approach him. I get the sick feeling that an Islamophobic Karen saw him board her flight and called security, quite possibly making false accusations.

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

I don't remember a time when I wasn't "randomly" selected. My husband thinks it is funny .LOL I am 64 now.

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H. Hünsel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

:DD same here. I don't even pick up my carry on right after security check anymore since I always. get "randomly" selected for TSA bomb swab test& they ask me to stay away while they are doing it.

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

His username is "Oh s**t" in Spanish, this is priceless :)

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

Not the same, but as a child I had my bag searched EVERY time. Apparently if you’re in a family unit then adults hide things in the young daughter’s bag to avoid it being found. Every time we went though baggage scan I knew it was coming. Only stopped when I reached teenage years

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

LOL I love this guy's attitude. When I flew home from Afghanistan because my G-ma died, I got questioned every step of the way and then back overseas too. Did you get the red sticker on your ID too? It's like grade school all over again, rain cloud sticker.

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

As if all the lines and security we have to pass are not enough.

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

I was a Mom Fail after I brought my son to the airport for our flight wearing cargo pants with many zippers... He's was only 10 & they checked every single piece of our luggage and everyone got a full pat-down... took forever, but we couldn't help but giggle at my obvious Mom Fail! Even the security people were giggling after a while. XD

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Fieke Engelen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I first saw this, couldn't find a reason? for his comment and sort of felt sorry for him standing there all alone. Then I read all or most of the messages further on. I had no idea that that sort of stuff is just being accepted as par for the course? I hereby wish to show my sympathy for our/all stupidity

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

I'm not sure at all why this has been designated by the lazy article 'writers' as cringe worthy. This is just sad. Then again from a site that just pushes ads around other peoples ripped off content, what should I expect.

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

No worries, I’m an old white woman and get selected every single time as well.

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

Says a lot about human nature, but at this poor guy's expense. That must be a feeling that too many people will never get to experience...

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

I always get "randomly selected" God knows why, I'm the average elderly woman.

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

Hopefully now they will be looking for people similar to those who invaded the capital on Jan 6th.

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

Try being anywhere and being selected because of your color for anything 😒

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

Being real alot of screeners will deliberately chose the " white guy" to avoid having a complaint of racism put against them. So it goes both ways

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

It must be a nightmare to do US travel if you are in any way associated with the Middle East in the minds of airport security. Ironic, since most acts of terrorism in the USA in the last 20 years have been perpetrated by white men.

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

Dude doesn't look like he poses any threat to me. Looks like a normal person...

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

Brown, bearded or have an “odd” name. Yeah you’re getting the call 📞

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

Hi, my name is Anne. I am a middle aged white female. I am way ahead of Ahmed because I ALWAYS get randomly selected.

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

I think it's awful that it's your first time not randomly selected.

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

They had to pick you to balance all the old white grannies they seem to pick on so frequently. Get over yourself.

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

I’m a great granny in my 70s and do a lot of world travelling. Leaving Melbourne airport after visiting for Commonwealth games in 2006....and was given the once over good and proper. Turns out, there had been two grannies caught that day for drug running. Now, 90% of my travels, mean I get a full pat down, waistbands, bras, soles of feet, between toes. I could be annoyed, but if it means that security are doing their job and everyone is safe, that’s all that matters. I now score my ‘screening’ out of ten.

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

I always get randomly selected in Australian airports. I'm an old white woman. My theory is that they pick me because they need to meet a quota of numbers checked and think I won't make a fuss.

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

My sister’s very white step-grandmother always gets singled out whenever she flies, even before 9/11. Apparently little old white ladies are a huge threat to aviation.

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NinjaWolfy94
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happens to my grandma xD She was taking me to the airport one time and had to go through security to get to the seating area/food area etc. She wasn't going on the plane. Didn't have luggage (just her handbag) and is one of the friendliest looking (and friendliest in general) person I know. But yet she's always 'randomly' selected. She's welsh if that makes any difference, but she just looks like any other person here. She says they always make her take off her shoes O_o which is a pain for her of course because she needs to find a place to sit down and take em off, then try and put them back on again. IDK what it is about her shoes tho... they're just normal flats (open top ones? idk what they're called) or sneakers.

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fenderfan85
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because white people are always blowing themselves up in the name of jesus right? Lol. No

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

No they just kill inocents in mass shootings. But as they are white they arent branded as terrorists.

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Patricia Holt
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I agree it must be totally humiliating and traumatic to be hauled off a plane and there is nothing random about it.There is another side to the story that you should consider.These people are doing their job,which is to keep undesirables out of our country. Blame your fellow countrymen who are guilty of serious crime who have got into the country and performed vicious terrorist attacks or simply entered illegally.If you look like them in skin colour or even dress you will probably be removed.Who can blame a government for protecting its people.When innocent people get killed through terrorist attacks as many have the public blame the government for allowing them in the country.If a white man was in a muslim country he would be treated differently too,probably end up as a hostage.Be Honest about this.

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So what. Let them do their job. Don't got nothing won't be nothing

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Liz the Wanderer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny, that's what Germans said about the Nazis. Learn your history and be a better human.

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Sue Simmons
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I'm a white middle aged lady. I was selected at an airport too a few years ago.

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They didn't randomly select you. Tsa f****d up and grabbed the wrong bag at the X-ray. Resulting in a scramble to find the bag.

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3 years ago

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His Twitter name "AhMIERDA" is like "AhSHIT" (MIERDA is S**T, in Spanish). But, why? Trolling? Not real?

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There’s nothing wrong with being singled out because of your name/homeland. This is what Israel does and it works. I have a close friend from Turkey who looks very middle eastern. He gets stopped in the United States and Turkey. Why be bitter over being safe.

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Liz the Wanderer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because it's the same as shooting only black men in the back. That's what Security Prejudice creates.

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To find out more about the community behind the r/Prematurecelebration subreddit, Bored Panda reached out to one of its moderators, u/N8theGr8, who was happy to share some insights.

The mod told us that the subreddit was created by u/potato88, who’s now a suspended user, back in 2013. Some time ago, though, the subreddit had no moderators, so the admins gave it to the current mod team, u/N8theGr8 said.

But since the subreddit revolves around a “kind of niche topic,” it’s not as active as it could be. “But we have half a million subscribers and it stays relatively active,” they added. Right now, the subreddit has 525k members in total and their community is still growing.

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

Reminder- it's illegal for us little people to use the loopholes the corporations bought for themselves.

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Good Idea To Straight Up Tell Everyone That You're Scamming A Company

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When asked about the whole concept of premature celebration that the subreddit as all about, the moderator explained that it “just means celebrating some kind of win or victory before you really should.”

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“Like a guy who runs a race and then slows down right at the end to do a victory jump and throw his arms in the air, only to be passed by the 2nd-place guy who then wins the race. Or 'Dewey Defeats Truman' newspaper held up by President Truman.”

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

Technically, they drove carefully upto the sign. After that, care wasn't necessary.

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Rollerblader Prematurely Celebrates Victory Then Gets Robbed

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Stalker, 30, Who Called Police To Brag 'I'll Never Be Caught' Is Jailed

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Microsoft Employees Holding A Funeral For The iPhone Following The "Success" Of Their Windows Phone

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

I would gladly see the i-phone get s**t. Everytime a new model is released, the only thing mind-blowing about it is the price (and people buying it for that price).

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Good Lasagaaa

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

They can do what Chandler and Rachel did in Friends with the cheesecake...

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My Friend's Two Most Recent Snaps On His Story

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Congrats...

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New York Times Article From 1924

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Influencer Brags About Her Easy Life In Bali On Twitter, Gets Deported Over It

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Never Obsolete

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

Everything electrical at one point will become obsolete. They are always inventing better s**t.

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The Toronto Blue Jays React To All The Cancelled Mlb Games Recently

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This Showed Up In My Tech News Feed

This Showed Up In My Tech News Feed

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

Well, it stays on your expensive iPhone which Apple uses to spy on you, but it is also copied to Apples servers and sold to various parties.

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A Youtuber Who Said Veganism And God Cured Her Cancer Has Died Of Cancer

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Celebrating Too Early

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

Yeah, our Prime Minister said that we are "Best in covid" back in summer, and now we are "Best in covid" but from the other side :(

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Does This Count?

Does This Count?

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

Very bad man. He was hanged for murdering three tourists (believed to have killed six in total) he was also a drug trafficker and thief. Googled him so you don’t have to.

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Congrats, You Played Yo'self

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

How to NEVER GET CAUGHT doing something wrong - STOP posting videos about how to NEVER GET CAUGHT on YouTube!

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Self Explanatory

Self Explanatory

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

Well, at least they can now rememeber the original date they were supposed to marry.

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The redditor u/N8theGr8 continued: “When you're so close to the end that victory looks assured is when a lot of people let their guard down, and don't have the situational awareness to realize that someone else is trying to win too. It's fine to celebrate early, but make sure you're in a safe position to do so.”