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Merriam Webster dictionary defines a meme as an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. And it’s no secret that they have become the unofficial fuel of the internet. From Bernie’s mittens and Pence’s fly to the year 2020 and the ship stuck in the Suez Canal, everything gets turned into a meme. And while they’re often fun and give us a much-needed cringe fix, sometimes they get a little harsh and cross the line.

But thanks to the Twitter page “Wholesome Memes” that aims at spreading positivity, we now have a feel good-only collection of some of the best memes out there. “We spread internet memes and images that promote health or well-being of body, mind and/or soul,” reads their description and their whopping 1.3M followers live by it.

And in a world savaged by the brutality of cold facts, sad news, and post-2020 blues that turned out to be no better than that cursed year itself, Wholesome Memes are more relevant than ever.

More info: WholesomeMemes.com | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

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Rose the Cook
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5 years ago

True.

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    Antonia
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    5 years ago

    good for you! Congrats

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    The internet can be a beautiful place, but it can also be a miserable, mean, fake place full of unwanted toxicity from people, directed at people, or it may come from the type of content itself. And memes, generally a fun meta way to communicate ideas online, can also sometimes turn sour.

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    Antonia
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    5 years ago

    can't look at enough baby toucans...lol

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    troufaki13
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    5 years ago

    Me too, Keanu. Me too...

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    For example, according to The Verge, a new study funded by the European Union aimed to determine how influential these memes truly were, particularly in swaying the election. In examining over 160 million images from Twitter, Reddit, 4chan’s Politically Incorrect board (/pol/), and Gab, gathered between July 2016 and July 2017, researchers found that the most popular racist memes existed on fringe political channels like /pol/ and r/The_Donald, with the latter being the most effective at spreading racist memes to both alt-right and traditional websites.

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    angie but who cares
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    5 years ago

    awwww

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    Serial pacifist
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    5 years ago

    People so often don't appreciate the everyday gifts we get. Great reminder.

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    “These online pockets of hate speech help propagate alt-right memes by co-opting popular themes and images, like Pepe, for instance, by making racist rhetoric accessible and even fun. Memes were the Trojan horse that allowed the out-group to infiltrate and influence the in-group,” stated The Verge.

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    Serial pacifist
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    5 years ago

    Bee buffet. Very nice.

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    Serial pacifist
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    5 years ago

    Spread some love for the haters. Their worst punishment.

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    Fortunately, a big amount of viral images-turned-memes can open ways to positive, prosocial behaviors as well. But it vastly depends on the type of society we live in. “Memes are a reflection of our culture. They lead us to reexamine some of their own behavior,” suggests Rosanna Guadagno, a researcher at the Peace Innovation Lab at Stanford University.

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    RiverStyxJix
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    5 years ago

    Precious.

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    Birgit M
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    5 years ago

    Aaaawwwww!

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    Since memes touch upon a relatable emotion or moment, it’s possible that on some occasions, if used in a negative setting, it becomes a wake-up call. “If you think [the meme’s message] reflects poorly on the people who engage in that behavior, you’ll choose not to engage in that behavior,” Guadagno explains.

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    Dark Pearl
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    5 years ago

    He is!

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    RiverStyxJix
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    5 years ago

    Awwwwwwwwwwww

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    If we agree that memes are indeed the modern form of culture, we have to face the fact that this form is now inevitable. And it’s really upon us how we’d be using them and what ideas we’d be communicating with their help.

    In such context, the Wholesome Memes page may seem more relevant than ever. The project serves as a great example of putting memes to a constructive use to share some much-needed feel-good emotion.

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    Kristal
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    5 years ago

    This child is precious. Protect at all costs.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    5 years ago

    Awww

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    Encouragement we all need.

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    Looks good to me. Would have been nice if the one I tried to hug when I was a toddler didn't try to kill me instead of hugging back. B*stard.

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    BananaJo
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    5 years ago

    fluffy but actually fluffy

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    Serial pacifist
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    5 years ago

    Unlike politicians, who are supposed to be public servants, but people are nice to them and consider them their 'rulers'.

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    ns
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    5 years ago

    Yessss!

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    ADHORTATOR
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    5 years ago

    Got it, Dad!

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    Rozanne Blignaut
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    5 years ago

    Nailed it! 10s across the board! For both! <3

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    N G
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    5 years ago

    "Pitbull terriers were an entirely calm, centred and placid breed until they became the exclusive property of tattooed w*nkers called Darren" (Mitch Benn - one of his live shows. I might have gotten the name wrong)

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    Caroline Nagel
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    5 years ago

    I do that more often than I like.

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    IFXO
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    5 years ago

    Peace mousie, Peace ✌️

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    Marianne
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    5 years ago

    What a sweetie!

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    Santa was young once too!

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    Linus Nilsson
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    5 years ago

    Ah, the good old "education beer"! I remember my music teacher always used to have one. He got fired when he stopped showing up for work though.

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    troufaki13
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    5 years ago

    Aww!! I hope they ended up together and had a great life!

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    That's been one one silver lining of this pandemic. Getting to see newscasters' pets.

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    Smol.

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    Nea
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    5 years ago

    Always and Forever!

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    Yup.

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    Verena Gitterle
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    5 years ago

    Lucky guy!

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    A kitteh in a teddy bear costume. Yes, please.

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    This gave me a giggle.

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    Yort
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    More like, I search for a question, find someone asking the same question from 10 years ago, all the answers say to just google it, but the only google results are people telling the asker to google it.

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    Sum Guy
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    5 years ago

    These people are godsent... It's hello at the beginning of the ride and the goodbye at the end of it all. perfect

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    PeachthePan
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    5 years ago

    ding ding ding! this one helped me a lot <3

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    Antonia
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    5 years ago

    H2O, haha

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    I have been found worthy!

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    sofacushionfort
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    5 years ago

    We admire those who "never met a stranger," and so should acknowledge that they never met a bore.

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    Chrissy Neibarger
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    5 years ago

    Ouch. Hit me in the feels on this one.

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    BananaJo
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    5 years ago

    you know...

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    Ivo H
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    5 years ago

    Nothing's better than the same few playlists over and over again!

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    Yup! They don't call me Snow White for nothing.

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That's so me. I know all my neighboring doggos' names, but have no idea their owners' names. I have full on conversations with the doggos without ever even looking at the owner, even though they're the ones answering my questions. My neighbors must think I'm nuts.

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    troufaki13
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    5 years ago

    My cat is sleeping right beside me right now! ^.^

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    Monty Is Fiennes
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    5 years ago

    Need this everyday..

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    RiverStyxJix
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    5 years ago

    YES!!!!!!!!!

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    Antonia
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    5 years ago

    I love the shoes!

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    Yort
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    5 years ago

    Lmao I tried to do a mean route in one game I’m playing and felt so bad after one “chapter” that I gave up.

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    5 years ago

    Sadly that's still not what the majority in our society thinks. "Man up!" "Are you a man or a cry baby? "

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    Monday
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    5 years ago

    and occasionally swapping between incomplete side quests because "that one seems more interesting"

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    IFXO
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    5 years ago

    why are these do good.... aaah

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    Neal fy
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    5 years ago

    I wanna watch that :D

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    Antonia
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    5 years ago

    this is cute

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    Annabeth Chase
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    5 years ago

    The number plate could be an abbreviation for winners.

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    Mere Cat
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    5 years ago (edited)

    How in the world is WilvanderHeijden downvoted? What they say is true (as what I've heard), dogs are smart and during the thousands of years of their domestication, reading human emotions was a rather important thing for them to learn. Am I missing something?

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    angie but who cares
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    5 years ago

    yees

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    BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing
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    5 years ago (edited)

    Ahhh such an adorable kitty!

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    Is there a time limit until it, itself becomes an exhibit?

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    BananaJo
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    5 years ago

    I love it

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    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    5 years ago

    Good man.

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    IFXO
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    5 years ago

    yes this made my day... ✨

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    ADHORTATOR
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    5 years ago

    Riley has imagination :-)

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    BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing
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    5 years ago

    Thank you! I'm shorter than average and no one really teases me, but I get a lot of comments that I'm sick of. I'm short, so what?

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    TheHolyFatherOfToast
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    5 years ago

    Hahah I love this one. It's honestly so accurate. I know some people in that age group know better than most kids how to work electronics, but it's funny how just changing the TV source causes them to think that you're some kind of genius.

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    Luther von Wolfen
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    5 years ago

    I'm 51. I have an imaginary friend.

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    Ian Koch
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    5 years ago

    covering a comment, have a great day everyone!

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    A. G. Molen
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    5 years ago

    I just want everyone to know that even if they don't feel like it they are deserving of love no matter what.

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    Emma_Aitana yay
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    5 years ago

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

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    Henny Hana
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    5 years ago

    Yes i like to watch his videos😁

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    What about, having a pet as a child?

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    Birgit M
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    5 years ago

    How I wish my brain would work like this! It's more like "Hey, remember the mistake you made in 2004? Don't you want to feel bad about it now?"

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    Jelly the Bean
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    5 years ago

    Very true!

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    Monty Is Fiennes
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    5 years ago

    Hahahahaaha........

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    Jennifer .S
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    5 years ago

    Ralsei is too pure

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    Fus
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    5 years ago

    Went through a month long one a few years back. Eagles winning the Superbowl snapped me out of it.

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    Linus Nilsson
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    5 years ago

    This one went over my head

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    Iso
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    5 years ago

    my introverted ass would not

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    Chrissy Neibarger
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    5 years ago

    "I'm not even angry. I'm being so sincere right now...."

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    Baby Panda
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    5 years ago

    this is so true though, in art class i can't stop myself from staring at all my friend's arts

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    Monty Is Fiennes
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    5 years ago

    Need this at Uni...

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    Iso
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    5 years ago

    hired on the spot

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    BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing
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    5 years ago

    Yesss Chloe and Ice Bear!

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    Leilani Ortiz
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    5 years ago

    photosynthesis

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    Jimmy A
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    5 years ago

    Don’t forget my nb friends, you don’t owe androgyny to anyone! Wear what you like ❤️

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    Paul Davis
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    5 years ago

    All these posts are doing is making me jealous of the people with friends

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    Deziree Mccullough
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    5 years ago

    mmmm

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    IFXO
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    5 years ago

    I LOVE YOU ❤️

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    Lisa loves cats
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    5 years ago

    aww this is cute!

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    Lisa loves cats
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    i do too! i think its interesting and cool

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