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If you’ve been a reader of this site long enough, you’ve seen a wide variety of our articles that pretty much represent the current state of the internet. We’ve done wholesome content, some that isn’t as pleasant, and from time to time, we delve into the odd and confusing.
Take these photos, for example. We’ve collected them from the I Want To Leave OK Instagram account, a page with zero context that may evoke different emotions.
You may laugh or get weirded out, but ultimately, you may be overrun with a palpable sense of confusion and ask yourself, “What am I looking at?”
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Crystalwitch60 5 months ago
I’ve no idea lmao it’s hilarious, totally but awkward erm no fink so lol
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Novlette Williams 5 months ago
I'm feeling like someone at BP doesn't know what the word awkward means?
Whether these photos befuddled you, induced laughter, or made you cringe, they grabbed your attention. That then begs the question: what about these types of content do people find so appealing?
According to market research expert Vasim Samadji, these images have enough shock value to trigger an emotion, even if it isn’t necessarily a positive one. That creates a sense of community among those who see and react to them.
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ocean todd 5 months ago (edited)
Why does this look like Beastie Boys album cover?! - 🎶Cuz you can’t, you won't, and you don't stop 🎵
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Spacey Stacey 5 months ago
She must keep a stash of Tender vittles stuffed down in her bra and they've sniffed her out.
KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
Fed a cat in Turkey once - there is a similar picture of me because they ESP the rest of the gang...
KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
Go to Istanbul, feed any street cat, you too can have a picture like this...
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There’s also the aspect of visual storytelling, even with the photos on this list that lack context. The weird imagery allows the viewer to create their own narratives, making it resonate with them.
According to DataDab, viral photos — regardless of context or the lack thereof — are relatable enough for people to have them resonate with their own experiences, values, or aspirations.
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Given the seeming power of weird, cringey, and out-of-context photos, can they be used as a marketing tool? Samadji believes so, with the constant evolution of digital marketing trends. However, he offered a caveat: such types of content must be used correctly.
“By creating content that’s deliberately awkward or funny, brands can attract attention and generate buzz,” Samadji wrote.
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Michael Largey 5 months ago
"If your going to take up our time with a sin today, make sure it's original."
Damned_Cat 5 months ago
Maybe for 3 sins or less, they could just have a pre-printed card where you can check off your sins, drop it in a box, receive a receipt with your penance, and be on your way.
Kabuki Kitsune 5 months ago
Father John hasn't slept right after listening to one of his 80 year old parishioners describe her last tinder date.
Mook The Mediocre 5 months ago
Monday: only confess murders. Tuesday: repent rapes. Wednesday: regret pirating TV shows...
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glowworm2 5 months ago
My boyfriend does this in a elevator all the time!
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KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
This is impressive - well behaved doggos. Mine would have demolished everything in sight while you are still lining up the camera.
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However, using weird and cringeworthy content as a marketing tool can also hurt one’s brand reputation. To prevent this from happening, experts from the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management advise engaging in social listening before, during, and after the campaign.
“This is especially true when marketing materials reference pop culture or target younger consumers, where trends change fast, and it’s easy to miss the mark,” communications specialist Lacie Blankenship wrote.
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R1MV4Superleggera 5 months ago
*Jezza voice* Some say...his Highness is teaching that peasant hooman a lesson for forgetting his salmon
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Multa Nocte 5 months ago
After he's made that lovely intricate bed for you, how can you say no?
Now, we’d like to hear from you, readers. What was your first reaction upon seeing these photos? Were you bothered or entertained by the lack of context? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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amy lee 5 months ago
Sorry, wrong colour... Can't be used. Only the yellow reverse for the yellow card etc
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HistoryNerd 5 months ago
Anyone else hearing the music from Shawshank Redemption in their head right now?
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Apatheist Account2 5 months ago
If someone asked, I'd be very tempted to respond with "No, I can't see anything."
Jill 5 months ago
See what? The girl with black boots? The guy in the black jacket? I wonder why someone photographed some empty seats. 🤔
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And not a single fuq was given that day. London has it's fair share of randoms on the tube.
Kabuki Kitsune 5 months ago
Portal travel is so expensive these days, demons gotta get around somehow.
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Jill 5 months ago
Yikes! I'll just leave this here in case anybody needs some. unsee-juic...5822d2.jpg 
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KatSaidWhat 5 months ago (edited)
Same, there is a website called Colossal that do them. (Yup, I really did go looking)
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Marissa Voleta 5 months ago
I watch too much crime stuff to promote any "unauthorized" useage of these beauties...
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ocean todd 5 months ago
If you lol’d at this one, and you’re an adult, act your age! Just kidding, if you lol’d you have a genuine sense of humor!
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Kabuki Kitsune 5 months ago
Mittens thought working at Starbucks would get him free milk... he didn't expect to be made to wash dishes and actually work.
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Saltypepper 4 months ago
Yeah,that's not what he's reading,he's got a play boy in there or something like it ..
Niels AirMax 5 months ago
Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt! 😆 That's the (imao) very beautiful german title. Translates as "The small caterpillar Neverfed"
BSellen 5 months ago
In the US it is called The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I guess that can mean never fed.
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Multa Nocte 5 months ago
Sorry, but if you live in the US there isn't enough money in that cash dispenser to pay your hospital costs.
Kabuki Kitsune 5 months ago
Russia, going by looking at the lettering in the photo. Probably a bribe to get the ambulance crew to not tell his wife just WHERE her bottle of shampoo was found.
Ryan Mercer 5 months ago
What lettering? Except for the "0-24" at the top, nothing in this photos is legible.
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Daniel Atkins 5 months ago
After the nip bender Fluffy often finds himself in strange situations.
Janissary35680 5 months ago
"Cat's in the kettle at the Peking Moon / I used to eat there every day at noon"
KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
Fairly sure that cat was asleep a couple of minutes before that picture...
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Barbara Wilcock 5 months ago
When an animal does that with their ears,they are frightened. Please don't do this
David Beaulieu 5 months ago
Don't do what? Photograph my rabbit or allow him to talk to potatoes?
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The Majestic Opossum 5 months ago
"Just try to stop me from my nightly stares, Carol. Just try to stop me."
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WindySwede 5 months ago
Where are the onion slicing ninjas when one need them..? 🙃
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 5 months ago
Should have come earlier when they were only shallowly out of onions.
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Kabuki Kitsune 5 months ago
I can hear the "yipe yipe yipe" through the computer.
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 5 months ago
Bingo learned the hard way, when chicks tell you they want tongue... they don't mean what he thinks they mean.
The Majestic Opossum 5 months ago
And that's how Clyde learned not to sniff the fluffy yellow dogs.
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LillieMean 5 months ago
Without a leash?! Well, that dog looks a lot like my invisible dog Cinnamon, who I blame if I trip and fall because of something seemingly nonexistent.
Michael Largey 5 months ago
You accept an invisible man but balk at an invisible leash?
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Kathy Brooke 5 months ago
Handel, I think, the Water Music. Or Music for the Royal Fireworks if it was curry for supper last night.
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QuincyForrest 5 months ago
"Beans, beans, the musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot. The more you toot the better you feel. Let's have beans for every meal."
Robin Roper 5 months ago
"I sing Because I'm Happy I sing Because I'm Free His Eye is on the Sparrow And I Know He Watches Me"
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Lyone Fein 5 months ago
Cleaning off the dirty dishes from a table at a restaurant.
Load More Replies... Sam Trudeau 5 months ago
Not really, I've heard of this post before, I believe an English teacher did this. If the kids use those words on, say a test, she has to grade them based on spelling, and the words are pure gibberish, so it would be a pain in the butt to handle. Also, the way Gen Alphas talk is something I've gotten used to, but that doesn't mean I don't agree kids should stop talking like that.
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Geoffrey Scott 5 months ago
T shirt I saw someone wear, but never could find to purchase.."Have a..day'
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Apatheist Account2 5 months ago
Optical mice don't need a mat - they work more smoothly on a flat surface.
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