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Why? Because we love you! submitted by Jack Marr and Oscar Meyer
That's what the client said. submitted by Jack Walsh
Because reading is FUNdamental. submitted by Jack Walsh
Get your hands off that statue! (NSFW) submitted by hoopyfrood (NOTE: In potentially poor taste, might not be safe for work)
Mars needs rodents. submitted by hoopyfrood
Kicking sand straight into your face via the internet. submitted by Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Blessings on thee little man, preppie boy with shorts of ... pinkish. submitted by Jeff Boone
Trailers made the artisanal way. submitted by hoopyfrood
You could always go outside and play. submitted by Paul Hope
It's a bad day in the operating room when the patient catches fire. submitted by AngelFelina
Kids say the darndest, creepiest things. (NSFW) submitted by Billy Rubin (NOTE: Disturbing content, may not be safe for work.)
Keeping up to date with Wikipedia. submitted by Jeff Boone
Really love Vincent Gallo? Here's your chance. (NSFW) submitted by dcbenvolio (NOTE: Potentially distressing, may not be safe for work.)
Badges of honor in black and blue. submitted by Billy Rubin
Got a letter from your Nigerian banker? Share it here. submitted by JoelWhy
Encyclopedia Killtanica. (NSFW) submitted by Jeff Boone (NOTE: Disturbing content, might not be safe for work.)
Don't be sending me any of that sh — that stuff. (NSFW) submitted by Jeff Boone (NOTE: Disturbing content/adult language, not safe for work.)
In case of rapture, leave Something Behind. submitted by Shannon Murphy
The rose goes in the front, big boy. (NSFW) submitted by AngelFelina (NOTE: May not be safe for work, liingerie, disturbing themes.)
This old (ugly) house. submitted by twobookworms
Ermahgerd, it's a translator. submitted by Spiderman and AprilR
That's the way the ball bounces. submitted by arjie
But what does it mean? submitted by hoopyfrood, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Do it yourself demon removal. (NSFW) submitted by Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor (NOTE: Might not be safe for work.)
Get up in this and eat. submitted by Our homie Jeff Boone
Much of the internet can make this very same claim. submitted by twobookworms, the zombie specialist
After Cecil, the place with all the answers. submitted by Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
If you're into making bacon, get along over here. (NSFW) submitted by Spiderman (NOTE: Not safe for work, adult material.)
When in Chicago, avoid the zombies. Here's how. submitted by Mr. Moose
This is the month to get your verse on. submitted by Billy Rubin, who is a poet and surely knows it
For the science of Peeps, some gave all. submitted by Ranger Jeff, The Idol of American Youth
It's time to dance! submitted by arjee
Chicken. And dressing. submitted by Jillgat
Do you need your paw-lm read? submitted by Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Probably the neatest website in creation! submitted by crunch
After you stay here you can visit Sadie's Big Beaver. (NSFW) submitted by Jeff Boone (NOTE: Might not be safe for work.)
Share your happiness with others today. (Not with a gun.) submitted by Ellen Cherry, who also helped with the tag, thanks!
I, for one, welcome our new Machine Overlords. submitted by hoopyfrood, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
How long can you stand to be with a chicken on a raft? submitted by Cantrip
Acting out at the library. submitted by Jeff Boone
We're doomed! submitted by Kim Kommando
Begin your epic quest in New York State. submitted by Bosda Di'chi of Tricor, who also helped with the tag, thanks!
I want moar music! submitted by Geoff Grammer
You oughta be in pictures ... zombie style. submitted by twobookworms, the zombie specialist
I don't know much about art, but I know what's deviant. submitted by David R. Fuller
Only in New York. submitted by Jeff Boone
Heaps and stacks and clouds of words. submitted by JMudd
If this was an actual emergency. submitted by twobookworms, the zombie specialist
Keep calm. And keep calm. submitted by Shannon Murphy
Be neat in the street. submitted by staskow1
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