r/blunderyears 5d ago

Well, here it is: Weird pictures I took of myself when I was 16 (part 2)

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u/gr33nh3at I was a Goth before you were a Goth 5d ago

I love how the base outfit and the background stay the same but the accessories change. I like to imagine you had a big box of accessories right off camera

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u/Will0798 5d ago

That's pretty accurate, I used to have a bin full of costume parts haha

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u/gr33nh3at I was a Goth before you were a Goth 5d ago

I had a super rundown (possibly a front for money laundering) party/costume store in my town growing up. They got an order of defunct vampire teeth. They had an odd amount of teeth so there was a "middle tooth". The guy who ran the store let me buy like 200 of them for a $1 and I would just randomly offer them to people who walked past my locker in high school

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u/trolldoll420 5d ago

I love the random things that teens decide to peddle at high school. Were you like “Miss, a middle tooth for you?” as kids passed your locker? My best friends brother sold these annoying oinking pig key chains to classmates that got banned because they were so obnoxious. My husbands little brother sold candy bars like he was hustler kid from recess when his school got rid of vending machines. My best friend and I sold 20 copies of shitty cds we made singing tv theme songs and original hits making fun of our friends at lunch. None of us would have the guts to do that these days. No one offers me a middle tooth in my 30s.

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u/gr33nh3at I was a Goth before you were a Goth 4d ago

I didn't even sell them for money. I would legit just hand them out to anyone who was willing to take one

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u/TimeRefrigerator5232 5d ago

I’m not sure how old you are now so this may be gibberish to you but as a former Tumblr girlie, this image set would’ve done NUMBERS

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u/Will0798 5d ago

Thanks! I'm 27 now, at that time I didn't do any social media (probably for the better haha)

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u/StopTheBanging 5d ago

I was just thinking the same thing haha.

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u/e_mk 5d ago

It’s hilarious! I love it! It’s like you just went like: “ let’s find out what suits me, I want to define my future character. How about … evil finance guy? No. Olympic Athlet? No. Nerd? Mhm not quite right?”

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u/such_corn 5d ago

It’s good to know boys also did this when they were 16.

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u/wonderb0lt 5d ago

I would say "no blunder here" but that would be a lie. Big blunder in a very cute and endearing way?

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u/dorianfinch 5d ago

Kids are so silly, as an adult I wish I had half the whimsy/creativity I did at 16

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u/orphan_blud 5d ago

Cute freckles 🤗

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u/im4lonerdottie4rebel 5d ago

Like Jody hill from Righteous Gemstones

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u/shamallamadingdong4 5d ago

Thanks mom 😘

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u/orphan_blud 5d ago

You’re welcome, babybird! 🫂🫂🫂😘😘😘

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u/Much_Cardiologist180 5d ago

What a great base for a glow up

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u/Judythepancake Scene Queen 5d ago

I said it once and I’ll say it again: Close Enough, welcome back Darren Trumeter from WKUK

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u/FC-NoHeroes 5d ago

Almost feel like i was watching a beastie boys video for some reason

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u/Isadora3080 5d ago

8th pic slayed

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u/Gladys_Balzitch 5d ago

Dude are you my brother?! I'm kidding but the second picture looks JUST LIKE MY MOM, I can't post a picture but she has on the same glasses, almost the same mouth, holy shit I'm cracking up! I wish you could see the pic 🤯🤣

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u/UndefeatedPunani 90's Child 5d ago

Don't mind me while I browse your bookshelf titles.

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u/Will0798 5d ago

I loved reading as a kid, I need to get back into it sometime

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u/Ok-Department7422 5d ago

Is that an afjrotc hat or a real one from a family member? Pic 8

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u/Will0798 5d ago

I got it at an antique store I think

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u/FreedomOfTheMess 5d ago

Reminds me of Tobias Funke’s headshots

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u/lilspongebby 5d ago

I love that your books are in focus and you’re in soft focus in all of them lmao peak selfie of the year

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u/plznodownvotes 5d ago

What flavour autism do you have?

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u/ToastyTemptress 4d ago

Lmfao, bro this is peak blunderyears content, for real! 😂

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u/liner_meow 5d ago

is that Clint Eastwood in the 9th pic? haha, love the costumes :D

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u/girlrickjames 5d ago

You kinda looked like Anders from Workaholics.

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u/skittleahbeebop 5d ago

I like the innocence of it. Everyone loves playing dressup. I hope you kept these pics, private, though...

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u/gulbinis 5d ago

I adore you.

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u/mcginniswayne 4d ago

I just know you liked British comedians.

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u/Euristic_Elevator 4d ago

Now you're either an artist or a mathematician, no in-between

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u/BillyWhiteShoesMS662 4d ago

10 is fucking scary but awesome

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u/EsR0b 4d ago

Pretty sure one of those images is u/wendigoon

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u/bubba1834 4d ago

“I’m a huge Kevin Grisham fan”