Sometimes, a picture tells the whole story. Most of the time, though, the picture just shows part of what’s going on. For those snapshots with a backstory, or those that seem like they should have a backstory, we curated this list.
A cordial invitation.
In the 21st century, a solar eclipse means it’s time to buy faulty eclipse-viewing glasses off of Amazon. Things were a little more classy in 1925.
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Better bread than dead.
This old piece of Wonder Bread is just the perfect floating island for a little turtle to get away from the stress of life in the pond.
Heart attack time.
This is one of those things that indicates the previous homeowner was either a delightful prankster or a psychopathic murderer.
Cool Abe.
This old wheat penny from 1918 is a little weird looking. Like, why is Honest Abe wearing a pair of shades?
Not how that’s supposed to work.
There’s probably a good explanation for why water would come pouring out of a power outlet, but I haven’t heard it yet.
…thanks?
This sign indicates that there’s something deeper going on here. Why do they not want this pile of old tapes to be touched?
Mask up.
You’ll see some weird things if you go out in public while a mask mandate is in full effect, that’s for sure.
Slip slidin’ away.
This snow must be really good at sticking to itself, and really bad at sticking to the roof that it was on.
Wait a second.
The grocery stocker is just mocking you by putting the regular size of Frosted Flakes right next to the smaller “large size” box.
I just can’t.
I’m sure chess fans are intrigued by the possibilities here, but all I see is the potential for an unwieldy, messy game where nobody knows what’s happening.
The doorstop wins again.
This robot vacuum has all the advantages in the world, while the doorstop is just a glorified spring. Still, the doorstop has once again succeeded in shutting the vacuum off.
Bready for action.
I don’t know why this person needs so many loaves of bread, nor do I know why they’re stacked all haphazardly in their compact vehicle.
C’mon, Netflix.
This is a minor thing, but how on earth did the Netflix devs allow the volume slider to be off center?
Stitch?!?
When they swap out animatronics at Disneyworld, the end result can be horrifying. Just look at how they massacred Stitch.
So that was a lie.
I always appreciate it when packaging is relatively easy to open. Sometimes, though, the universe just has to toy with you.
Fresh reinforcements.
This is a full deck of cards after it’s been used a bunch of time to play a game…a game that omits the 8’s and 9’s.
They’re not right.
Spongebob and his buddies are instantly recognizable, but something seems way off about these cursed inflatables by the side of the road.
Zero to sixty in two minutes.
That’s a 1927 Chevrolet, driving along in modern day traffic. I’ll bet my lawnmower has more horsepower than this.
A tale of two trunks.
I don’t know what’s been going on with this tree, but its trunk seems to be at odds with itself.
Flamin’ hot.
If you’re going to put chips in a metallic bowl in direct sunlight, don’t be surprised if they literally catch fire.
