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When it comes to the nine-to-five grind, there are certain universal experiences we can all complain about. Think horrible bosses, backstabbing politics, completely senseless policies, mental and emotional burnout — should I go on? It’s no secret that many of us can barely get through our working hours. But thankfully, there’s a well-known antidote that fuels us for the grueling day ahead and helps us keep our sanity intact — a steaming hot cup of joe.

However, not all mugs were created equal. While taking a sip from a sentimental custom-made cup instantly cheers you up, some workplaces opt for ridiculously absurd designs that almost beg to be judged. So let us introduce you to 'S**te Mugs', an Instagram account dedicated purely to this cause. It collects some of the most awful and bizarre cups people found at work and mercilessly shames them online.

We at Bored Panda have gone through their feed and collected some of the most ridiculously funny pictures to share with you all. So turn on the pot, pull up your chair, and get ready to enjoy a laugh at these design crimes. Be sure to upvote the pictures that baffled you most and let us know what you think about them in the comments!

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WordWeaver
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4 years ago

Absolutely right!

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    "The University of North Texas really didn’t think this through"

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    foofoofloofy
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    4 years ago

    ...or maybe they did!

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    100% Australian.

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    Mary Rogers
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    4 years ago

    And Jesus would have told selfish people to do everything they could to protect their neighbors from covid. You know the whole "love thy neighbor" thing that many conservative Christians ignored because "freedumb?"

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    D Battle II
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    4 years ago

    Sad, but true.

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    glowworm2
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    4 years ago

    This is adorable. Love the pun.

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Clever!

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    #8

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    "Plop some ploppy old, milky tea in my flabby, plappy mug please"

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    Lazy Panda (she/her/hers)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This is just as uncomfortable as hearing a recording of my own voice

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    Not Mr. C
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    4 years ago

    Um but u could though if u know what I mean

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    Soup
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    4 years ago (edited)

    Stealth +100

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    Kusotare
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    4 years ago

    I don't think I could bring myself to drink from this mug!

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    D Battle II
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    True statement!

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    Who Panda 420
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    4 years ago

    Is it appropriate to send this to my therapist do you think?

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    Lightningstar
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    4 years ago

    I think I should be able to manage that.

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    Jaden Alexander
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    4 years ago

    Anyone able to scan that barcode?

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    Kate
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    4 years ago

    So that's what they mean when they say it's muggy outside...

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    DaveR38
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    4 years ago

    Loving this! Worst mistake my country has made in my lifetime (cue the down votes...)

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    Not Mr. C
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Amen

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    jburgh
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    i have this mug

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Today and every day

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    Ximena Arbelaez
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    4 years ago

    jajajajajajajajajaj loved it TODAY IS NOT THE DAY

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It packs a punch

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    Not Mr. C
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    4 years ago (edited)

    And thats how the coffee leaks out - Random Bored Panda User

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    Mary Rogers
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    4 years ago

    More importantly, Britney survived her family.

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Definitely made to use at work.

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    Emily
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    4 years ago

    Please tell me this is one of those color changing mugs so you can see how much tea/coffee is inside

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    Not Mr. C
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Technically when u smell a fart ur putting it back in your body!!!

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Witty though indistinct.

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    Trish Ferguson
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    4 years ago

    I didn't get out of bed.

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    Hecate109
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    4 years ago

    I ❤️ it, for f***s sake!

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    A coffee cup for introverts?

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    Not Mr. C
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ah I see... cups that match people's personalities

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    And for Americans Fück Fox news

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    Alicia Topping
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    We just called it a demitasse

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    Who Panda 420
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    4 years ago

    Aww ET was my first Halloween costume!

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    have you tried turning it off and on again

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    Laura Jackson
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    4 years ago

    Nobody knows how badly I need this mug!!!☕🔪🖤

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    So she's lonely.

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    Hecate109
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    awwww .... who doesn't love Nessie??

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    foofoofloofy
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    4 years ago (edited)

    I am finding Nemo in my nightmares now!

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Definitely another work mug. To be prominently displayed within view of boss.

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    Who Panda 420
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    4 years ago

    Hence the coffee.

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    BetterBitterButter
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    4 years ago

    Someone made a cup for this unholy union?

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    Lazy Panda (she/her/hers)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The perfect mug to let everyone know you’re having a flare-up

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    Who Panda 420
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    4 years ago (edited)

    Procrastination

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    Anthony Nizza
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    4 years ago

    And Horlicks

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    Glynna Bowood
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    4 years ago

    This is an interesting mug- I wish we could read all the stuff written on it.

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    4 years ago

    Must be trumps apparently he cheats at golf just like everything else

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    James DUNBAR
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    4 years ago

    Those cats look like they're having fun.

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    Elizabeth Elliot
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Every kid in the UK got given one of these by school - every middle aged family has one in a cupboard!

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    stardust
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    4 years ago

    Aww so cute 🥰

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    "It’s a burger. It’s a bong. It’s a BURGER BONG!!"

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    foofoofloofy
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Bonger or burbong? Need a little help here.

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    Mary Rogers
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    4 years ago (edited)

    And I am sure she loves it when you leave the toilet seat up.

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    4 years ago (edited)

    It was a dark and Stormy night when he cheated on Vlad Putin.

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    Not Mr. C
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    POV: every guy on Reddit

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    Not Mr. C
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Put it near that unicorn one. I want to see what happens

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    glowworm2
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    4 years ago

    I was wondering what was wrong with this one. Now I know. It’s Ted Bundy.

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    Lazy Panda (she/her/hers)
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    4 years ago (edited)

    The multiple colors, fonts, text SiZeS, and asterisks make me twitch

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    Not Mr. C
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This would be a pain to hold

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    D Battle II
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    4 years ago

    Great Band!

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    Ember
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    4 years ago

    …I assume this is personalised with the name Jesus. Cute Lego mug though.

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    Arthur Waite
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    My Aunt had a whole string of these, on the fireplace mantle. King Henry VIII at one end, and Elizabeth II at the other. I thought they were Shakespear's characters until one rainy afternoon she gave me the name and history of each one. Bored me to tears, it did.

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    "Watching the children whilst also keeping an eye on the game"

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    SobyKay
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    4 years ago

    yikes

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Just about the ugliest mug I have ever seen. And that's counting the Kim Jong Un and Trump one!

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    Klepkip
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    4 years ago

    I need this!

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    Matthew Goodall
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    4 years ago

    At least there’s a handy receptacle to throw up in

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Such a funny guy. An oldy but a goody.

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    Tempest
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    4 years ago

    Dwight’s mug?

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    Trish Ferguson
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    4 years ago

    Tea is for terrorism

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    4 years ago

    Poor Ringo!

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    A noble and honourable institution.

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    Robert Chandler
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    4 years ago

    Oh HELL NO!

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    Terry Tobias
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    4 years ago

    You couldn't pay me to go shopping at the mall! Thank God for buying online and having it delivered!

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    Hecate109
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    4 years ago

    .... heh .... droopy drawers....

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    Who Panda 420
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    4 years ago

    Looks like someone added that in with black sharpie.

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    stardust
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    4 years ago

    Idk what a minge is... and i don't know if i want to know...

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    Emiloy
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    4 years ago (edited)

    Surprised that with his old rap (ie. “my money don’t jiggle jiggle, it folds…”) being everywhere these days this one isn’t higher on the list

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    Persephone
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    4 years ago

    Rock out with your guac out!

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    That's going back! The Iron Lady. Boris would wet his pants.

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    stardust
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    4 years ago

    Kinda cool idk

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    Aidan Pite
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    4 years ago

    He's confused because he's never met either of them before.

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    Jul Chv
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    4 years ago

    Banana for scale, please.

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Leave the foxes alone!

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    Stormy
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    4 years ago

    Ohhh I’m so proud 🙄

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    Rebekah Krause
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    4 years ago

    I don’t think this is a joke, I think this is just a promotional mug from camo. At least here in America cigarette brands used to give away promotional material like this all the time.. or you could buy it with points off of packs . I I think someone was too younger to unfamiliar with the brand to understand that.

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    JJ
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    4 years ago

    Oh, geez. I just remembered, my mother had many of these mugs in the late 90s/early 00s.

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    Jon
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    4 years ago

    Roy and Hayley Cropper. Two long-standing characters who were in the British soap opera, Coronation Street ("Corrie"). Hayley, who became a very popular character in Corrie, was the first permanent character in a soap opera who was transgender (though not played by a transgender actress).

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    ItsJess
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    4 years ago

    RIP MKW

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    Kate
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    4 years ago

    The other side says, "San Francisco was so expensive I could only afford half a mug!"

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Breakfast in a cup. I'd rather have cake.

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    Jaden Alexander
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    4 years ago

    Hello, I'm Mr. Ed.

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    phil bishop
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    4 years ago

    Twat!!

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    Not Mr. C
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    4 years ago

    This could be taken multiple ways

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    SobyKay
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    4 years ago

    Im so confused

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    Aidan Pite
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    4 years ago

    I require context.

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    Stina Lamar
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    4 years ago

    Real Ultimate Power

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    WordWeaver
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    4 years ago

    Not even "rinse and repeat".

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    WordWeaver
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Hmm, that went well.

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