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30 Pics With Red Circles Highlighting Things That Are Too Obvious To Miss, Shared In This Dedicated Online Group
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You'd be surprised to learn just how many useless things there are in the observable universe. While there is the potential of anything and everything being actually useless, we have to be thankful that not anything and everything really is. But you never know how close humanity is teeter-tottering near that territory.
Whatever the case, there is one thing that is certainly absolutely useless and that is the red circle around anything that is just too obvious to not notice. Maybe you can interpret that it's there for the folks who are of questionable intellect to an extreme degree, but I digress.
There is actually an entire community dedicated to pointing out the uselessness of the red circle in the form of a subreddit very appropriately called r/uselessredcircle that points out all the red circles that are... you get the point.
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#1
Useless Red Rectangle
XenoMurph 2 years ago
I had this. I also had that cover. I was wearing it on my belt when I was hit by a snow plough while crossing the road. I sent flowers to the family of the driver.
bears. beets. battlestar galactica. 2 years ago
i had a job in 1998-99 selling cell phones. we would set up a table somewhere in philly with a bunch of phones stacked underneath - this model included. we would run a credit check right there on the street and usually get a security deposit before just handing it out. RIP mci worldcom wireless
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William Teach 2 years ago
In reality, most of the phones back then were more durable, due to the plastic they were made with. However, they very often got liquid damage very easy. And the case was really more about having a belt clip.
I'm positivly a wolf 2 years ago
Oh my god, your right! Wonder where they went
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#2
My Mom Sent Me This Meme. I Love Her But Goddamn
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
Some of them are blind too, but they can't hear you asking about it.
David 2 years ago
made me laugh. And I laughed more when I googled this is real. Just sell a hearing aid accessory and plop it on any doll and voila! hearing loss. though maybe this model has a magnet in her head to hold it on or some such. Cuz do you know what deaf people look like? They look like hearing people who can't hear you! Source: My deaf brother and deaf friends.
ohjojo (you/your's) 2 years ago
But that's exactly what I thought. Are they listening? Are they plotting?
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Great. One more thing to be paranoid about. Dolls can hear. Except for the deaf ones.
#3
The Circle’s Purple, But
Zoey Rayne 2 years ago
To be fair, depending on genetics and health issues, some people need a lot more than a gym membership to lose weight, and some people will never be as thin as society's ideal.
Robertas Lisickis 2 years ago
He actually took her weight it seems, which is absolutely romantic if you ask me.
#4
Hmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmemmmm
Killing_Time_At_Work 2 years ago
in Australia we eat everything, I'm being serious i live in Melbourne nothing goes to waste especially if you travel and go up north. everyone needs to try kangaroo trust me
alwaysMispelled 2 years ago
Cows are vegetarian, that's why it's weird. It's not a person eating a snake. And your kangaroos are like our deer, and a lot of people eat venison (deer meat)
Load More Replies... liam mckirdy 2 years ago
everywhere else "the circle of lifeeeeeee" australia "the l̵̢̧̡̡̡̢̢̫̲̪̦̱͕̮̻͕̲̠̰͓̼̤͓̘̝̮̜̣̮̱͇̟̖̹̦̦̅́́̇̽͑͛́̅̓̈̾͐̅͑̾̑̔̆̀̓̕͜͝͝ą̸̛͈͔͖̟͓̜̜̞͙̯̞̻͆̀̍̽̒̏̉̓͌̄̓́̔͗̍́̾̍̆́̒̌͆͑̐̒̒̐͐̉̀̈̎͆̆͊͊̿̾̂̊͊̕͠͠͠͝͠c̵̨̢̧̛̮̬̘̣̥͎̪̠̥̲̩̪̱̭̝̝̜̪͍̗̥͍͍̩̯̘͈̺̳̮̼̰͕̫̹͉͉̟͕̗̿̅̂̐̀̔̈́̈́͋̓͌̆̓̋͂̉̓̇͌̽͛͋͂͒̎̾̾̓̋̅̎̐̈́͘̚͜͠͠m̷̛͇̫͓̹͍̯̜͚͍̅̄̆̔̑̾͊̾̀̆̿̇̄́̓͛͛̑͘͝͠ę̸̢̡̢̡̛̛̪͔̯̦̯͎̠͉̥͔͇͍̝͎̻͖͔̮̲̐͑̿̈́̈́͌͒̍͌̇̍̎͋̆̍̐̀͐̊̅͑́̚͘͜͠s̶̞͙͍̭̳̦̹̳͂̉̽͌́̽̾̑͐̃͛̒̏̎̽͊͛̏̑̕͝ͅg̷̡̨̛̣̮̱̜̠͕̳̩̼̪͈̰̦̱̞̼̘͙̗̻̗̯̬̜̯͎͈̤̪̱͕̲͈̺̱̼͎̖̠͔͙͓͚̊̈́̉̈̓̋̀̉̎̃͂̊͗̕͘̚͜͜͝͠ͅͅ of life"
Tushar Roy Mukherjee 2 years ago
Matter of fact- Koalas, Giant Pandas, and Three-toed Sloths are the only pure herbivores living today. Allof the others consume other animals to some degree. On that note, Polar bears, seals, Sea Lions, Walruses and Whales are the only living pure Carnivores, or hypercarnivores as they are known in scientific circles.
#5
Sample Text
The subreddit was created back in late 2017 by Redditor u/Teekeks, with whom Bored Panda got in touch for an interview, after seeing a video of a borderline car crash (more like truck, and not really a crash, more of a stunt-filled near-accident... I am getting really off track here) and a subsequent comment thread that followed it.
Don’t worry, everyone involved in the supposed accident was fine, but what was not fine was what one of the commenters called “the single most useless indication circle I have ever seen.” And if you see it, you’ll understand the magnitude of that comment.
#6
Thanks For Pointing Out
kansasmagic 2 years ago
Who doesn't have at least 10 years of experience by the age of 22? At 22, I actually had 22 years of experience. (It helps of course if your potential employer doesn't specify the type of experience!)
Glenn Cuneo 2 years ago
Once went to a local place "Dishwasher needed" while in college-- -they wanted someone with 15 years experience.... I was only 19... told em I got my first job at Denny's when I was 4....
Donald Crocker, Jr. 2 years ago
"I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine I loaded 16 tons of number nine coal And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"" -Sixteeen Tons
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April Pickett 2 years ago
Are you kidding? I don't think you can get an office assistant job without a degree.
#7
Hilarious Response
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Not sure if you (Ari and Aroace) are joking or not but just in case that you are not: I think John meant that Dads will always think their daughters are beautiful, regardless of their looks.
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#8
Thanks For Circling! Wouldn't Have Seen It Otherwise
Bobert Robertson 2 years ago
It's a compliment and a burn all in one....I've.. I've never seen this before and I love it
#9
Thanks For Pointing Out
BlueEyesWhiteDragon 2 years ago (edited)
But what kind of quiz is this? What class would even teach this assortment of things at the same time: Mona Lisa, Romeo and Juliet, first US hamburgers, something about telephones and cartoons?
#10
It Would Be Funny
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
Penguins live in the Antarctic, a world away from Alaska in the Arctic. But if there was one, this would be it 😉
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Ari_The_Wanna_Be_Hedgehog 🦔 2 years ago
No, it's like on Netflix when the minions (from despicable me) are speaking sometimes it says [ speaking minonese ] and I am like wtf is minonese!!
Emma Kilcup 2 years ago
EXACTLY! They do this on the DVDs too! I just want to know what they are saying!
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Mary Peace 2 years ago
My friend and her little girl (30 years ago in the UK) used to be in hysterics at Pingu, but I never got it.
The subreddit is rather straightforward with its presentation and the bulk of its content. The description pretty much says it all: “for images or videos where something obvious got highlighted with a red circle or outline.”
But simplicity is often a cause for people to challenge themselves and to dive deeper into the crux of things, explore the vast unknown and unexpected... which is another great subreddit, but I digress.
Because it’s not just about a useless red circle. It’s also the emphasis on how ridiculous the whole situation is. It’s about finding all red circles, both artificial and natural, those found in the wild on bottles and Xboxes. It’s meta on another level. (This is besides the content around the circles.)
This is where Redditor wit knocks it up a notch (or several) and creativity begins. Ultimately, after a few scrolls, you’ll start noticing red circles everywhere, possibly snapping a pic and uploading it to the subreddit. You see what it does to you?!
#11
Ah Yes, I Almost Missed That
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Well if you’re in a poly or open relationship then I guess it might work for everyone
Aidan Pite 2 years ago
But what if your third is male? Totally discriminatory...
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heather7d@yahoo.com 2 years ago
I don’t think “meow” is a good word to put in the name of your Chinese restaurant…
#12
Blue
GalacticAngel 2 years ago
Don't they mean that they are valedictorian and salutatorian, not that their names are that? I'm confused
Disgruntled Pelican 2 years ago
Yes, that’s what it means. Those aren’t their actual names.
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Edward Finger Hands 2 years ago
Named as in they received the honor of…not as in that’s what their parents named them.
Catlady6000 2 years ago (edited)
I can actually see this, in some cultures, children are named according to what their parents hope for them. So, you might find someone named Attorney, Doctor, Neurosurgeon or President. The names Judge and Major are quite common here in the US. At least Val and Sal are "normal." They are definitely better than Kaighdin or Braighdin.
Chihuahua Mama 2 years ago
Unrelated to the twins, the first thing I thought of with the school name was Scott's tots lol
#13
Because
Josh W 2 years ago
And there is soapy water touching her eye. That makes me shiver in a bad way.
Must Be Bored Again 2 years ago
Probably some organic, non-toxic bubble bath.
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#14
Another One For Yall
Karen Grace 2 years ago
If you had a baby with the Invisible man would it be transparent?
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AnnaRachelle 2 years ago
Lmao!!! I have 4 cats,getting a collar on them can be tricky at times,heaven knows how they got that on!
Karen Grace 2 years ago
Now of ours would sit still for it and if you somehow did get it on it wouldn't stay on for long.
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Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Of all the cats I've lived with, there wasn't one who would've tolerated this.
#15
Time For A Test
Spocks's Mom 2 years ago (edited)
Oddly enough, 1950's pinup model and actress Jayne Mansfield is the reason those bars on the back of the trucks were invented. I'm sure they would have been invented regardless, but she is credited for it. She died when the Buick she was riding in slid under a big truck. Her daughter Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order SVU) was in the back seat with two siblings. The children and one or two dogs survived, but all three adults and at least one dog perished in the accident.
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When the majority of subreddits have specific rules for what content they allow, this one keeps it self-explanatory and fairly liberal.
“Ideally, [the post] is something a user found with a useless highlight somewhere in the wild, but just crossposts from other subreddits and some self-created memes that follow the topic are also allowed (as long as they don’t get out of hand in post frequency),” explained Teekeks.
This in turn also allows for some meta humor, i.e. the aforementioned red bottle rings and Xbox rings of death. But in moderation, as explains Teekeks: “Those kinda posts can be quite fun and a change from the usual topic of the subreddit. But the problem with those is that people tend to go overboard and I end up with 20-30 exactly identical new posts that all are just of that meme kind from time to time.”
#16
High School To... What?
#17
She Even Printed Them In Colour
SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
The inference is that the guy cheated and the woman has printed screenshots of the guy's illicit conversations. You're allowed to be tired, it's okay
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Bruce Scheiman 2 years ago
Well that is actually kind of absurd to assume that those are printed out messages, stating he cheated. My opinion js
Juliette Deroulede 2 years ago
I mean, it could be their own conversations, printed out as memory keepsakes... maybe he's trying to propose... I'm just trying to look at the positive, people 😁
LovingKnuckle 2 years ago
I’ve seen this before and always wondered people automatically assume that he was the one that cheated. Maybe he just handed her those papers as evidence of her cheating.
BenMaharaj 2 years ago
I’ve seen this photo before and I think people are inferring too much. Their body language seems relaxed with each other and his expression seems to be one of concern. This doesn’t read like a confrontation between them.
#18
I Don't Need A Circle To Tell Me Where The Moon Is
#19
Dad Asks Me To Buy Lamps From IKEA
Mirabelle Skyrim 2 years ago
'Nymåne' (the name of the lamp) means 'new moon' in Swedish. Most of the bits and pieces sold by IKEA have a meaning in Swedish.
Little L 2 years ago
All of them have a meaning in Swedish! They're also diverted into different categories, like every bed has a flower name, every lamp has the name of a town etc.
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Wini Wimms 2 years ago
What currency is that? 199.90 „money“ for this tiny lamp? It is about 20 bucks where i live. I would not expect such a high amount in a country with English as the native language (at least OP is talking english with his dad)🙈
#20
The F*ck Am I Doing
Beetle 2 years ago
I think it was for Earth Day or some space event in history, I'm not sure
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Speaking of the community, it grew rapidly in the 6 years since its founding, now amounting to 177,000 members posting useless red (and other-colored) circles around very obvious things.
“The community consists mostly of people who just want to share their funny pictures they found and people discussing the topic of the post itself. I try to keep the discussion as open as possible, while also not allowing bigotry,” elaborated Teekeks.
#21
Instagram Is On A Whole Other Level
#22
Useless Thumbnail
A Wild Bean 2 years ago
That's what I was thinking... might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's him
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LIAM THE GOD ∞ KITTY 2 years ago
i still can't tell whatis in EITHER of the circles. they both are filled withn BLUUUUUUURRRRRR. but, if i am not bkind, i faintly seea little cartoon girl.
RavenTheCat 2 years ago
I don't mind it, if its an actual frekin screenshot related to the game, like Marcel Vos , he always makes the screenshots feel legit
#23
Thought We Wouldn’t Notice!
Catlady6000 2 years ago
Top is from Lilo and Stitch, the bottom is Thanos and his henchman from one of the Avengers movies
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Riley Quinn 2 years ago
After watching so many superhero, sci-fi, and action movies, the characters, sets, and plots all seem to form this gigantic amalgamation in my memory.
#24
I Already Knew It Was The Olympics After The First Four Circles. Completely Unnecessary
JuniorCJ82 2 years ago
They are those colours because the flag of every country in the world has at least one of those on theirs.
David Paterson 2 years ago
To me, red-green colourblind, the last two circles are almost the exact same colour. Yeah, so in order to be inclusive, drop the last circle.
#25
Emojis Suck
LIAM THE GOD ∞ KITTY 2 years ago
" i better ride a car carrying my car to go into my house and then go to my room that has the necklace room in it so i can get the chest with the necklace chest in it." yeah, i PURPOSELY tyed it like that because he is excessive, as we can see.
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Istvan Kozak 2 years ago
Love this pic I got to be Mac and style. Love the guy sitting next to him was he like 70 years old and wearing teenager clothes. Some people never grow up
Steven 2 years ago
It is no different from any other headset using a 3.5mm plug. Instead of a headband, it has a handle.
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karen Young 2 years ago
His momma don't want to he talking to anyone who is on one of those new fangled phones.
For context, Reddit is the ideal place for niche communities like r/uselessredcircle. If you ever wonder just how much more niche Reddit can get with communities like this, the short answer is very. Enjoy seeing people pop a lawn bubble? Check. Random tree things? Check. Placing random items on house cats? Check. Birds with arms instead of wings? Check.
The more I look, the wilder it gets, so you get the point. And r/uselessredcircle fits perfectly in this wild ecosystem of curiosity begetting the bizarre begetting new heights in content of the internet. And the best part? You can’t stop looking at it.
So keep on looking further by visiting the subreddit here. But before you do that, why not leave us a comment about everything that happened in this article in the comment section below!
#26
Children
RandomEpiBioPerson 2 years ago
Pelicans will eat whatever they can get down their throat. Even if it won't fit, they will still at least try. It gets even worse with some of the larger species too. I've seen a pelican try to eat a capybara, and even try to eat a bear cub. Giant White pelicans are actually a big issue with risking stopping out other bird population because they have no issues going to a nesting site and just walking around, snapping up newly hatched chicks whole the parents just watch because they can't do anything about it.
RandomEpiBioPerson 2 years ago
Didn't proofread. It should say "wiping out", not "stopping out". Damn autocorrect.
Load More Replies... David 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure they won't eat a WHOLE child. At least not all in one go. You'd have time to get the rest back.
#27
I Stole This From Instagram
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
*slices up guy's head and fries it with onions, galic and a little brown sugar, then serves it on a t-bone steak with baked potatoes and crisp fresh broccoli on the side* Oh god I'm so hungry.
Alice Landers 2 years ago
I feel like a mushroom sometimes ....in the dark and covered with s1it
#28
Pineapple Pizza Good Or Bad?
Benita Valdez 2 years ago
Yeah I don't see a grease stain on the five; bill looks too clean
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PunkRock*Bottom* 2 years ago
I like pepperoni with pineapple and jalapeno the sweetness of the pineapple and the spiciness of the jalapeno is amazing
PATTY HERBERT 2 years ago (edited)
Not a speck of oil on the $5 bill??????? It’ would have been touching parts of the pizza—leaving oil marks. Hmmmmmm
Genesis Angel 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, well. I think if you work in food service, you do not have the right to actively be Judgey McJudgerton about people's food choices. You can think it is gross all you want, but if that is what the customer wants and pays for, then that is what they should get. The only exception is if the place is actually all out of a topping. But to refuse to complete an order just because you personally hate it? No, that is not right.
#29
😂
#30
Wow This Red Circle Really Made My Xbox Useless
Dizavid 2 years ago
No, you do not go posting this f*****g pic without a thousand trigger warnings 😭
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
I got this one time and I read online if I wrap the xbox in a towel and let it run for 24hrs, turn it off and then back on it should work. What do I have to lose?...IT WORKED. Still works to this day after like 11 years.
Taysha Kovar 2 years ago
*triggered* Went through 3. Two of which, thankfully, happened before the warranty expired.
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago
I believe the official gamer name is the red ring of death. So... we're gatekeeping circles.
#31
Thank God It's There, I Was Struggling To See It
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
I can't wait to be able to do this, just once to unlock the achievement
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
I hate is when my parents do that, they have things called “muscles’ and “ability to move”
#32
Kind Of Obvious
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
my god they make ANYTHING "smart" these days! Can you imagine the analysis stats popping up on your notifications? "Today you only released 2ml and its consistency was too thin. You are probably jacking too often."
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
The fact that know what that would look like - with Tatts on its spine looking like she’s Riley Reid (ok).
#33
Thanks, Because I Didn't Know Where The Soda Came Out
#34
Nice
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
I also like the one next to it. "I'm gonna stand outside. If anyone asks, I'm outstanding."
#35
I Can See The Red Dot Just Fine, Target 🙄
#36
Thanks Astronomers, I Wouldn't Notice The Black Hole Otherwise
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Well you won’t recognise it unless it’s eating something at the moment or if you can see the stars warped behind it. Blackholes warp spacetime so much that you can see the all the sides of a blackhole at once if you look at it from any point. It can also warp time so the closer you go to a blackhole, the slower you appear to be moving to an observer even though time is passing normally for you. Just before you pass the Event Horizon (the point of no return), you will appear to freeze in time and appear to become redder and redder (because the light is fighting the force of gravity from the blackhole so it shifts to a longer wavelenght that is red light) before fading away after a very long period of time.
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Sorry for such a long comment, I find blackholes really fascinating and really wanted to share this fact
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Random 2 years ago
You cant see black holes the reflect all matter so all you get is a reflection of what is on the other side
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
They actually absorb light so you can’t see them reflect. They warp spacetime and it bends the path of light coming from behind it or from any other side so you see all sides of a blackhole from any one point.
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What do you think ?
Richard Ross 2 years ago
Any YouTube video with a person open mouthed hands on cheeks in thumbnail. Video length a few seconds over 10 minutes. Any red arrows/circles. Is going to be rubbish lol.
Corvus 2 years ago
And you can bet the red circle/arrow shows something that's not even related to the video's subject ;)
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Wiggity 2 years ago
And I bet not a single one of these people can tell me who wrote Alice's Restaurant.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Arlo Guthrie had a certain cultural demographic, and those people are primarily 60+ now.
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Asexual Zelephant 2 years ago
POV: you wake up almost two hours early so go on bored panda and look at memes :)
Mir Adwari 2 years ago (edited)
Can't know for sure but a little while back there was a spate of bot-added comments such as Hi. Another common one was Like. Single-word comments that plagued Bored Panda at the time and people did end up routinely downvoting them.
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JoyfulZebra 2 years ago
You have got to be kidding me!! We were downvoted into oblivion for saying "Hi"??!!
Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
No, you were downvoted into oblivion because people assumed you were a bot.
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Richard Ross 2 years ago
Any YouTube video with a person open mouthed hands on cheeks in thumbnail. Video length a few seconds over 10 minutes. Any red arrows/circles. Is going to be rubbish lol.
Corvus 2 years ago
And you can bet the red circle/arrow shows something that's not even related to the video's subject ;)
Load More Replies... Wiggity 2 years ago
And I bet not a single one of these people can tell me who wrote Alice's Restaurant.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Arlo Guthrie had a certain cultural demographic, and those people are primarily 60+ now.
Load More Replies... Asexual Zelephant 2 years ago
POV: you wake up almost two hours early so go on bored panda and look at memes :)
Mir Adwari 2 years ago (edited)
Can't know for sure but a little while back there was a spate of bot-added comments such as Hi. Another common one was Like. Single-word comments that plagued Bored Panda at the time and people did end up routinely downvoting them.
Load More Replies... JoyfulZebra 2 years ago
You have got to be kidding me!! We were downvoted into oblivion for saying "Hi"??!!
Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
No, you were downvoted into oblivion because people assumed you were a bot.
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