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I don't know about you, but whenever I encounter an ad on Wish that offers me an ingrown toenail remover, I get this contradictory feeling. On one hand, I want to share this atrocity with the rest of the world so I'm not the only person scarred by it but on the other, posting it on my personal social media accounts isn't exactly ideal either—I want them to give the impression that I'm at least somewhat normal. So you can imagine how excited I was to find out there was a place where we all can spread our disgust for cursed blurbs.

It's a Facebook group, called 'Ads with threatening auras.' You may have already seen it on Bored Panda since my colleague Innes covered it a few months ago, but after our publication, the group's popularity has exploded and it has surpassed the 100,000-member mark, which has brought even more content, so we just have to make an update on it. Below you will find its top posts since our previous article. Enjoy!

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    When Bored Panda spoke with Áron Somos, the founder of the group, he told us that 'Ads with threatening auras' is actually the second popular group that he's created.

    “I created this page based on previous experience and on the back of an idea,” he said. “Roughly ten years ago, when Facebook introduced the group feature, I created one for a particular car model, solely to experiment with this function. A year-and-a-half in, that group started to explode and is currently at 112K members.”

    This means that it's still ahead of 'Ads with threatening auras.' But for how long?

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    Romeo Vásquez Report

    Mad Dragon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pokémon Go is low-key trying to kill you.

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    Daniel Sheppard Report

    Al Cook
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If more signs were this blunt, idiots might pay more attention to them!

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    “Although I'm yet to see a penny from the group, it never failed to give me a good giggle,” Áron explained. “It can sometimes be time-consuming to moderate, but getting that daily laugh I'd say is a well-worth payoff.”

    When trying to define what makes the group so interesting, Áron noted highlighted that there are plenty of adverts with creepy photos or poor word choice that highlight the importance of an editor or an approval process. 

    “We are surrounded by so many advertisements that just don't feel right. They're either odd, cringe, or weirdly funny,” he said.

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    “Either way, a somewhat professional team or a big dog at a firm signed it off. That fact highlights that we're only human, and being higher up in the food chain doesn't mean that we're evidently better at PR. I believe the group filled a gap in our lives and created a platform for everyone to go to when they encounter such an ad.” 

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    deapoirierbooks Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shoulders shovel, trudges off to nearest cemetary

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    Bryn River Sanders Report

    Steve Fischer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep and serial killers are just misunderstood romantics.

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    So long as there are weird adverts, there will always be plenty to share in the group. With over 106K members (up by 33K from our last publication), the community, according to its founder is very diverse.

    “It's not revolved around a certain age or ethnicity. Most people are there to have a good time and never fail to engage in a conversation with others on a particularly funny or controversial post. I truly enjoy building a like-minded, yet diverse community that can sometimes disagree but express it in an appropriate way.”

    So if you enjoy these pictures, feel free to join the group! There are plenty more to scroll through. So much so that it can be hard to pick a favorite.

    “I like the terrible ones like the funeral ad in the subway saying ‘come a little closer’. Or the one passive-aggressively commanding you to download the app because they paid for the ad,” Áron commented on his.

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    Bepis Man Report

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    Hera Stxysh Report

    Al Cook
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And... this is a simplified version why some "artists" manage to sell s**t (sometimes literally) to idiots with too much money.

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    Liz Kirchhoff Report

    BorPand8
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I checked. Those are real and that is what they cost.

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    Melissa Lumsden Report

    Henry Russell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this aisle will be useful mua ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

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    Jack Van Hales Report

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    Goldie Siglos Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Spots fell off when he ran after a fire engine"

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    Caleb Kyle Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A refreshing example of honesty in advertising

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    Billiam Rox Report

    El muerto
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I assume, sexy undertaker devil is not an option

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    Bee Vo Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The stolen items include a pit bull terrier and two crates of Mountain Dew"

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    Lee Edwards Report

    Shazz Winchester
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this not for when you have something on the seat, that is heavy and triggers the car's beeping sequence, so you use this to turn it off?

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    Bobbie Jo Brewer Johnston Report

    Dinosaur
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im dying the fact it says 'with potential'

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    Allister Greene Report

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

    Baby yeet machine... I'm actually crying :D

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    Sim Elise Report

    Virgil Blue
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Violent temporal dimensional instability Beam. Danger of acute atomization.

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    Jelan Mustafa Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bartender has really mastered the correct facial expression

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    Jade Young Report

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

    well what do you know, maybe it's a grape-flavoured ketchup dispenser which cleans your hands

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    Asif Shahriar Report

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    Madyson Reed Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take one of these buzzers and at least one police officer

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    Michael Hutton Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They claim to be "friendly", so a bit of foxy boxing might be acceptable

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    Edgar Alvarado Report

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    Amandio Rua Report

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    Riss Green Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Attack of the Giant Crabs, coming to London in 2022 because why the hell not

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    Luke Snyder Report

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    Brandon Ray Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yep, had another cancellation this morning...dumpster's almost full and it's only Wednesday"

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    Jerome Juliano Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is 15/hr really worth the risk of inviting Sean into your home?

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    Rosalie Dobbs Report

    GaeFrog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One time I was learning Italian on Duolingo and the sentence was "you will be with me until I die"

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    Refah Report

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    Cody Rose Report

    imontape
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did it really record the farts? Hahaha

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    Johanna Calcines Report

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    SamChaplin Report

    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a men, and I pee sitting down. It's cleaner & more comfortable. Teach your boy that a men should pee sitting down.

    Sosena Hailu
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be a MEN?! What are you going to do, mutate them? And the "Pee like a girl" is just a WTF moment

    Orange is aging
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “dOnT lEt YoUr BoY pEe LiKe A gIrL”. Like ok, sexist 🙄

    Socks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have a sit down wee lads, treat yourself

    Christopher Duffy
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, there is an alt-right sub-culture of men who refuse to wipe their own arses for fear it will make them too feminine.

    Hollysmom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We always knew the alt-right is disgusting misogynists

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    Autumn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, my little brother used to have the green one-

    Patricia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry to say, I encountered printed material which demanded that parents not let their little boys behave in any "girlie" way, e.g. use the urinal, don't sit to pee, don't sit on women's laps, don't wear flip-flops, don't stand with hands on hips, etc. etc. "There is a manly way to do most anything." The authors/distributors of this information seemed to think that's where gay men come from, little boys allowed to be "girlie."

    Robin Roper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stupid and female shaming at the same time - impressive.

    Eiram
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strange , many civilized men I know prefer to sit so they don't get pee splashed on their clothing (impossible not to)

    Fabian Meresse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The patriarchy model is strong there...disturbs me !😐

    September
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And people wonder how fetishes start, smh

    best turtle
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i wonder if this activated the zoophile thing

    Vicky Zar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is wrong on so many levels! I am SO SO glad we do not teach our boys to think they are „less than“ if they behave in any way like a stereotypical girl. In this case it is quite the contrary. We teach them to pee sitting so as to not spray half the bathroom with pee, if they miss.

    K W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂😂. If you mention you're teaching your toddler boy to sit down to pee random men on Twitter will have an absolute melt down about how you're a horrible mom, emasculating your child. I dunno I just never got the reason why it's preferable that I get to clean up piss repeatedly. Kid sits down to pee. Ive had to wipe up after him maybe 3 times ever. Meanwhile I have mom friends who complain about pee on the floor/toilet all the time and their kids are toddlers up to teenagers.

    Vicky Zar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Respect to you! But do they (twitter) really do that?

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

    reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk2mM_HO9iQ

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

    'Don't let your boy pee like a girl' That's 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 impossible (i used a copy/paste generator to do the italics btw --> https://lingojam.com/ItalicTextGenerator)

    Marc Lauzon
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They forgot the little bulleyes all around the toilet and on the wall.

    Dogperson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate that it says " Don't let your boy pee like a girl"

    MPS
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sam Chaplin and baby steps, you bad bad people

    Eva Falzone
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sexist. "dont let ru boi pee like a grl!"

    TrashPandaSociety
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OH YEAH!? *squats and pees* LIKE A WOMAN!!

    L.a. Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All men pee like girls when they crap

    Lynne Hammar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of a classic Better Call Saul episode ... an inventor creates a child's toilet that says the kid's name ... "Oh, Tyler, you're so big! Fill me up, Tyler!"

    Zeke Henry
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what was this supposed to mean?!?!

    Angela Hall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a real life one of these in the gents in a pub on Glastonbury high street in uk

    Micah
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One men? Just one men!? Pass. I want my fictional son to be many man.

    Charlee Morris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my little brother had the green one...

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

    PISS GO FLAP FLAP FLAP

    Thay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seen this on Wish😂

    Billy Beecham
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A men? Those things woulda scared the piss right outta me before I could've unbuttoned as a kid.

    Adrian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should see the one used to train girls to sit on the toilet.

    LynzCatastrophe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even know which part I want to start with....

    Holly Allen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes the ad is sexist but the product is actually cute

    Axolotl King
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MY DAD GOT MY BROTHER ONE OF THESE

    Marco Conti
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am kind of hoping this is tongue in cheek, but these days it's hard to tell.

    Thomas Sweda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because we CAN , that’s why !

    ZonkeY_the_DonkeY
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do understand the concept but they could've made it differant... and worded it differant

    Al Cook
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    Despite the grammatical errors, these are actually a good idea. Much better than having your boys pee all over the toilet seat when you're trying to teach then to go standing up.

    Demi Zwaan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, teach them to sit down? It's better anyway.

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    Eirika Huang Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did we really need another reason to fear clowns?

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    Ronish Karmacharya Report

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

    Awesome placement of advertisement

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    Jon Thomas Turner Report

    Gaby Almodovar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Passive-aggressive ads are never a good idea....

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    Haroldas Zariankinas Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For that price I'd expect some terrifying threats

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    Contact us for professional photo editing.

    Tia Wyn Report

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    Linda L. Goetchius Report

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    Ashley Johnson Report

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

    ....burn the teenagers? A bit harsh...lol

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    Kurono Toriga Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing would induce me to call them pants. And why do so many men in these old ads look like potential serial killers?

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    Thomas J. Bonnes Report

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

    Who the heck thought this was a good idea for a kids toy?

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    Alexei Clements Report

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    Austin Bachman Report

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

    it will keep me awake all day and night know u murdered sugar cane toads for purses.

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    Barbara Heins Report

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

    ....all i can think of is squid games....

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    Zack Tharp Report

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His wife blew the life savings on transparent stomach surgery

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    Laura Montero Report

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

    This isn’t real - it’s from Prank-O. They sell gift boxes with ridiculous fake-products on the box.

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