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Eureka! The idea just pops into your mind, and it seriously feels like the best thing that happened today. For a brief moment, you ask yourself what could go wrong, but nobody was born with a degree in risk management.

One doesn’t need a study to state that 99% percent of those ideas are dumb. And that means you are left to deal with the consequences. Luckily, there’s a place to learn what not to do, known as the subreddit r/Whatcouldgowrong.

It teaches you a valuable lesson, which is basically that if there’s any chance the thing can go wrong, it most likely will. Spare yourself from post-What-could-go-wrong misery just like 3.9 million wise members of the group.

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What Could Go Wrong If I Complain To Costco

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What Could Go Wrong If You Cuss At Your Boss On Facebook

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

Always check who can read your posts. Such mistakes have caused a lot of drama.

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Bored Panda reached out to redditor u/Peanutbuttered, who is the creator of the internet-famous subreddit r/whatcouldgowrong, to find out more about their community. The redditor told us that after their friends introduced them to Reddit many years ago, they loved the concept of different subreddit communities allowing you to customize the content you wanted to see.

“I sat there thinking about ideas for a subreddit—at this time, it had seemed like every category had been thought of already. I thought it would be funny to make a content community where the only things submitted were just gifs of bad ideas with unfavorable outcomes.” u/Peanutbuttered clicked the button to make it go public, and the rest is history.

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What Could Go Wrong If I Park In That Space "For The Umpteenth Time"

What Could Go Wrong If I Park In That Space "For The Umpteenth Time"

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

A skilled scaffolding crew takes minutes to built this while an unskilled man could take hours to dismantle it.

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What Could Go Wrong If I Threaten To Shoot Up A Supermarket

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

We'd expect something like this from Karen, but it's scary to think that even a legal services professional (supposedly a well-educated person) can willfully be so ignorant and reckless.

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

Why is it that anytime something slightly inconveniences anyone in the US they have to talk about their guns?

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

No one has been taught to handle conflicts other than with lethal force. Since guns are so prevalent, any kind of encounter can be assumed to turn deadly. This is why people are shot walking on the wrong driveway, being asked to turn down music, at routine traffic stops, etc. It's all equally threatening.

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

Whereas President Trump invites a lawyer that *actually drew a gun* and threatened to shoot passing BLM protesters to SPEAK AT HIS CONVENTION!!!!

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

Still not on the level with D**k Cheney who shot a dude in the face and then got the man he shot to apologize for being in the way

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

"I have more power than they do"...F**K this guy. Anyone who's worked in any kind of customer service job knows exactly what it's like to deal with entitled, arrogant pricks like this guy. The worst.

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

People b***h about their right being attacked by stores requiring masks. But those rights only apply to government actions. Stores are private property and owners have every right to require patrons to wear masks.

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CatWoman312
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So to protect yourself and others from a virus that you will NOT have symptoms for for a few days is worth killing someone over? I swear the US has turned into an embarrassment since Trump became president. He encourages this behavior to make it worse

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Sharon Hyatt
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Kenny Kulbiski
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can tell it's a legal office. Anyone else would have just said " the guys an a*****e so we fired him".

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

Well if they don't want to wear a mask then they will have a lot of fun when they catch corona virus.

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

What an asshat. For the 15 mins youd be in the store....wear the god damn thing and get over it. Nobody likes them but it beats the hell out of workers having to wear them the entire day. Jackass!

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

OH I JUST LOVE IT when someone is shown that yes, their sh*t DOES INDEED stink!!

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

I salute the Firm for their prompt and clear reaction! This douchebag is supposed to have a brain and a moral compass. Now this is a good example of instant karma.

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

Have people forgotten about the safety of others ( & their own families ) ???

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Suebee70
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Karma. Sometimes, if you're lucky, you're around to see it come back and bite someone right on the a*s.

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

😂😂 good! Maybe if more people lost their jobs for posts like this, they’d learn to keep their thoughts to themselves

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

Guess those stores have lost his business forever anyhow—-people on unemployment can’t afford to shop at Whole Foods.

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

I still can't understand why some people think that take out a gun is the best response to "could you please wear a mask?"

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

Went to er in July nurses with masks under chins. Dr. In august receptionist with mask under chin. I'm exhausted

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Gladys Hayes Southerland
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As January 6th showed us, there are a lot of dumbasses with degrees & no common sense out there!

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

As a Texan ... I’m ashamed to say ... He’s A Texas A-Hole💩

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

when you read this you Don't think Canadian, British, German, Australia… no you think 'Murica. So many great people living there pass as redneck because of these moron.

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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

Well done. I'm still surprised that so many people have such a lack of common sense when it comes to a very dangerous disease. Just put on the mask, simple.

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

Idiot and dangerous ..A 'reason' to support why so many in USA have guns again I suppose?

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

I hate masks, too, but there's no reason to ever go this far.

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

You will be surprised how many people will mouth off like this, big noting themselves.

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

This is just one example of the countless people who become lawyers and doctors for the "prestige and money" rather than because they have any brains or talent for the job. That's why seeking a "Second Opinion" is such a catch-phrase. lol

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

For a legal services professional, he is stupid and I wonder he he got employed!

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

Would not like to know such a person was a co-worker. Cudoos to the firm for firing him.

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

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude I'm a paralegal and I know this firm. It's a huge one.

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

He might as well of asked everyone if they wanted to see his 2" manhood, same difference

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

wow that is what a grown-up acts like???? Order curbside a$$hole

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

Kyle.... Kyle is the male Karen. He's definitely a Kyle.

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

This is truly sad...Instead of protecting yourself - FIRST, and others - SECOND you do this...Shame!!

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Kanga9ine
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guess he'll be staring down the barrel of his Glock as he inserts it into that big perpetual noisemaker wind tunnel of a mouth and pulls the trigger to blow his brains all over the place, not realizing his brain was so tiny and atrophied from lack of stimulation, exercise or thought for years, it could barely be seen in the thin trickle of fluid, slowly drawing out of his left ear. Boy, he showed us.

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

Under his profile pic is the letter K, let's hope he's not the Knight in ThompsonKnight!!

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

This post was something like verbal masturbation in public, and it wouldn't go well with many employers.

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What Could Go Wrong If You Park Your Car In A Non-Parking Zone At The Supermarket

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The community now has 4.0m members and gets submissions every day, but the creator of r/whatcouldgowrong said that it’s not up to them to approve the posts. “Reddit works by community voting, but we along with our content robots remove anything that doesn’t meet the rules,” they explained.

As r/whatcouldgowrong began to evolve, Reddit included it in a collection of popular subreddits where they “revamped the idea behind 'default communities,'” explained the creator. They said that since then, r/whatcouldgowrong “started to show up on the home page more often, which brought in more people.”

“The content is all pretty much the same, but the people participating in the discussion section of each post is no longer WCGW subscribers, but a combination of subscribers and general people from the rest of Reddit,” explained u/Peanutbuttered.

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What Could Go Wrong If I Decide To Let My White Dog Out After I Mow My Lawn

What Could Go Wrong If I Decide To Let My White Dog Out After I Mow My Lawn

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What Could Go Wrong If You Burn 3.3 Tons Of Weed In A Residential Area

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

That officer looks like he got a bit too close and enjoyed it too.

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The creator of the community also said that their favorite submission is the one where “a guy is rolling down a hill in a shopping cart, and what happens is about what you’d expect. This is my favorite post because it inspired me to create the page.”

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Even though u/Peanutbuttered is aware that their subreddit is for quick entertainment, it still provides a lesson to learn. “My hope is that people who are thinking of attempting a stupid stunt will rethink their decision or maybe recall a post they saw on /r/whatcouldgowrong. Then they’ll think, 'maybe I should not do this,'” the redditor said.

In fact, u/Peanutbuttered concluded that in a perfect world, r/whatcouldgowrong wouldn’t exist “because people would know what is smart to attempt and what isn’t.” But since that’s not the case, at least, they hope the subreddit can help to prevent an injury or save a life.

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What Could Go Wrong If You Use A Walmart Bag When Bleaching Your Hair

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What Could Go Wrong If You Keep Your Feet On The Dashboard And Get Into A Car Crash

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What Could Go Wrong If I Wear A Click Pen In My Hair

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What Could Go Wrong If I Put A Heavy Casket In My Trunk Without Securing It

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What Could Go Wrong If You Hoard

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

in the other picture, they broke my bones, in this picture they broke my heart😢

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What Could Go Wrong If I Post My Pic With A Full Map Of The Prison Behind Me (2 Days Later, A Terrorist Group Attacked And Freed Everyone There—happened In Nangarhar, Afghanistan)

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

True story https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13184920#:~:text=More%20than%20470%20inmates%20at,Sarposa%20jail%20were%20Taliban%20insurgents.

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What Could Go Wrong If I Open My Restaurant Against State Orders

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What Could Go Wrong If I Don't Strap Down The Boat

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

I feel like this should be the equivalent of running the red light and his boat licence should be revoked

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What Could Go Wrong If I Leave The Car Window Down In Bear Country

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What Could Go Wrong If I Hide Things In The Oven

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What Could Go Wrong If You Have A Giant Blood Sticker On The Car

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What Could Go Wrong If My Dumb Neighbor Put Hot Charcoal From His Grill Into A Trashcan

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What Could Go Wrong If I Try To Eat An Octopus Alive

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

I am far from being vegan, but you can't be mad at that octopus for trying to defend itself.

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What Could Go Wrong If I Carry An Unsecured Cargo

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

Excuse me, sir, would you like me to tell you about our Lord and Savior, Buddha?

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What Could Go Wrong If You Throw Away Mix With Yeast In It

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of when I worked for Pizza Hut in high school and threw out 55 gallons of over proofed dough every night.

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What Could Go Wrong If You Attempt A No-Hand Wakeboard In Your Robes While Drinking Tea

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What Could Go Wrong If I Fly A Drone Inside The House

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What Could Go Wrong If You Park A Car For Days Illegally Under A Tree Full Of Egrets And Herons

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What Could Go Wrong If I Don’t Check The Height Clearance

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What Could Go Wrong If I Take A Photo To Remember

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What Could Go Wrong If I Have My Bird As An Advisor

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What Could Go Wrong If You Think Playgrounds For Kids Are For Adults As Well

What Could Go Wrong If You Think Playgrounds For Kids Are For Adults As Well

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What Could Go Wrong If I Take A Picture With This Gopher Snake I Found In The Road

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

And thus was born a new superhero VENOM-SNOT! Able to paralyse bad guys by holding a nostril and blowing a poison snot dart out of the other!

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What Could Go Wrong If You Get Into A Dog's Personal Space

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

Dogs rarely bite without a warning...the first picture and the way his ears and body language are would be a clear indication he’s not happy

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What Could Go Wrong If You Try To Take A Cool Beach Photo

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What Could Go Wrong If I Wear An Eagles Shirt On Photo Day

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

The question is, who the hell designs a shirt that has EAG on the first row and then LES on the next row...

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What Could Go Wrong If My Neighbor Uses The Longest Possible Drill Out There

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

Just as well no one was standing there. Next time place a bottle of Tomato sauce on the floor&when they drill, they will find the blood like stuff might give them pause for thought

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#37

What Could Go Wrong If I Put My Pizza On A Plastic Board And Cook It In The Oven

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What Could Go Wrong If You Use Adhesive Letters On The Outside Of Your Massage Therapist Center

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What Could Go Wrong If I Forget Sunscreen

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

Your a pale skinned Ginger haired person, Never Forget Your Sunscreen Ever Again! Skin cancer, here you come

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What Could Go Wrong If You Accidentally Throw An Unsecured Bottle Of Cheese Onto Your Laptop

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