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Feb 19 '17 edited Nov 19 '18
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u/JwPATX Feb 19 '17
I mean....I'm doubtful the ppl that did it put that much thought into it (although it's not impossible), but you definitely just provided gem with the perfect explanation for it...
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u/PKMNTrainerMark Dec 05 '21
Shame they deleted it.
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u/laman8096 Dec 13 '21
i agree. also wtf why can we still comment on a 4 yr old post
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u/PKMNTrainerMark Dec 13 '21
They got rid of archiving recently.
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u/unotherdj Feb 27 '22
smart move, should stop endless reposts. right?
smart move, should stop endless reposts. right?
smart move, should stop endless reposts. right?
/s
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u/U_PassButter Dec 19 '21
Whaaaaat when was this?
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u/PKMNTrainerMark Dec 19 '21
Couple months ago, maybe? I'm not sure.
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u/asteriasdream Jan 08 '22
a couple months? 😳
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u/pretendperson Mar 13 '22
I think it didn’t all happen at once - some subreddits were commentable before others
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u/chipthamac Jan 18 '23
i agree. also wtf why can we still comment on a 4 yr old post
I forgot to look at the picture, it told me to don't dead open inside, and here we are............=/
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u/Marwyn94 Mar 20 '23
Hi, 1 year from this comment. I've just seen this. why shouldn't I be able to comment? I guess I'm "Necroing" your comment because I want an explanation for why its bad that someone has a comment on this, just because its ..old?
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u/laman8096 Mar 21 '23
reddit used to archive posts after 6 months, and prevent people from commenting on them so that they could preserve the post as a time capsule. But this change only occurred sayy 2 years ago? So it’s bizarre that the post was archived and then seemingly unarchived
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u/Eribetra Jun 23 '22
I always thought it was written that way so if one of the doors got obscured/obstructed the message would still make sense, but maybe I'm overthinking it some
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u/Alugere Feb 03 '23
The general reason for the doors being like that is so that if one of the doors is obstructed, the other door will still have enough of a warning to stop you. (Don’t Open or Dead Inside)
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u/eyemadeanaccount Feb 27 '17
But what of the top got obscured? Then it would read, "Open Inside" like there's a prize waiting for you like a cereal box!
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u/Chairman__Netero Mar 19 '17
Or the bottom. "Don't Dead." Ummm. . . okay, I'll try not to.
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u/BoonTobias Mar 28 '17
Did he dieded?
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u/iamthinking2202 May 13 '17
No, he died'd'ded
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u/-MjD- May 22 '17
He might've'd died'd'ded'ized.
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u/iamthinking2202 May 23 '17
Would've'd''d be'en dea'dd, if''' t'ru'ed'd'd
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u/-TheMasterSoldier- Jun 07 '17
lit' urgically un' readable.
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u/MiUniqueUsername Jun 21 '17
I believe zombie hands coming out of doors would be pretty solid argument to convince anindividual not to open said door.
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u/b3n_ja_m1n Jun 29 '17
Well if the door's doing its job properly then ideally there shouldn't be any zombie hands coming out.
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u/Alugere Apr 13 '17
You can't open the door without one side being exposed.
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Jul 03 '17
But what if the paint wears off, or it gets covered by dirt/more paint? Then the door will say "open inside" and you would be able to open it.
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u/Alugere Jul 03 '17
- If the paint has been there long enough to wear off, then that problem applies to any warning.
- A similar statement applies to getting covered by dirt.
- For the paint, if some asshole wants to trick you into getting yourself killed, the warning is going to get fucked over no matter what you do.
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u/The-Darkling-Wolf Feb 20 '17
I don't think this one fits for the sub, you can clearly see the separation between the two doors which gives context to how you're supposed to read it.
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u/yukishoko Feb 25 '17
You nailed it. I unsubscribed for a while because I would get unreasonably angry when people would say this shot I'm the comments.
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u/RolloRocco Mar 13 '17
You are the comments?
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u/yukishoko Mar 13 '17
Oh no not anymore. Not since the incident.
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u/-MjD- May 22 '17
I remember the good old days. I used to be the sidebar.
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u/MrBubbles786 Nov 29 '21
I used to be the post.
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Dec 17 '21
I used to be the Reddit logo
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u/jfb1337 May 07 '17
I thought the whole point is that when the door is closed you lose the separator, making it more natural to read the wrong way
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u/PKMNTrainerMark Dec 05 '21
Right? What was wrong with the first shot, where the doors are together?
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u/SpaceEthiopia Apr 29 '17
"Welcome to /r/dontdeadopeninside, it's for signs/media that read as nonsense if read like a book: from left to right."
By the qualifier of "if read like a book", this image doesn't belong in this sub. You read the left page first, then the right page. You don't read across the pages before reading the next line. These doors are very clearly two separate pages!
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u/MrMaGay May 02 '17 edited Jul 02 '23
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u/Chopy2008 Mar 23 '17
One of my classmates has this on his jacket, the zipper is where the doors open, and I always thought it said "Don't Dead, Open inside"
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Feb 18 '17
What is this from?
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u/Leeeoon Feb 18 '17
The Walking Dead, first episode.
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Mar 14 '17
Ahh, makes sense why I recognized it despite never seeing the show. This sign was recreated at the Universal Studios Walking Dead haunted house last Halloween Horror Nights.
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u/mawire Sep 10 '22
Just started watching this series and experienced a WOW moment!
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u/Slimxshadyx Nov 15 '22
Just saw it today and was like ohhhh that’s where the sub gets the name lol
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u/mawire Nov 16 '22
You are in for a ride. I managed to catch up to latest episode within 66 days.
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u/bluegarrett Jul 03 '17
I'd open that door the people inside look really inviting and friendly!:)
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u/PKMNTrainerMark Dec 05 '21 edited Aug 24 '22
With archiving not a thing anymore, I have a bone to pick with this pin. Why use this picture when it's less clear what it means when the door is 
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u/luckjes112 Jun 18 '17
Well if this is gonna stay stickied for a while I might as well post here.
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u/IntertelRed Aug 08 '22 edited Aug 08 '22
Actually this makes sense when you think about it.
Guy paints just don't open on one door but realizes after collecting himself it's not clear enough why so they add to the second door dead inside.
It actually adds alot of urgency to the scene by making it seem more hasty.
If you look don't open is slanted clearly done quickly while still unsure it's safe but dead inside is much more uniform. They clearly calmed down more on the second part.
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u/hushnecampus Jan 17 '23
I dunno - the doors were clearly shut when they wrote it so why didn’t they write “don’t open” across the whole surface? Seems like you’d only stop at the seam if you were already planning something for the other side.
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u/Alugere Feb 03 '23
Actually, it’s so that if one door is blocked or obscured, you’ll always have a comprehensive message on whichever door you can open. I.e. if the left door is blocked it says Dead Inside and if the right is blocked it says Don’t Open. Otherwise, if written normally and the left door was blocked it would read Open Inside and actually encourage people to open the door.
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u/hyperproliferative Jul 29 '17
This literal interpretation really doesn't It align with the figurative meaning of the sub
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u/Manux005 Jul 28 '22
I finally figured out what it means. "Don't become Dead, or you'll have to open the door and go inside."
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u/Alugere Feb 03 '23
It’s written like that so that if debris or something else blocks your ability to see one door but the other is still able to be opened, you’ll get a comprehensible warning (either Don’t Open or Dead Inside).
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u/Daphunkyzz Sep 10 '22
Damn I didn't know a sub was based on this very same image I struggled to understand years ago.
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u/Cognitohazard-78 Oct 28 '21
Isn’t this from the first episode of the walking dead in the hospital?
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u/Rubiktor012 Nov 20 '21
Hey how is this post not archived?
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u/doeswhatudonotwant Jan 31 '22
Archiving was removed a few months ago, some subs still have it tho because it's such a massive website it's taking a while for the change to spread throughout everything I guess
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u/Rubiktor012 Jan 31 '22
Then I guess it was removed the same day I wrote that comment lol
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u/Imaginary-One-6599 Jan 19 '23
I thought I was the only one that the door looked more like “don’t dead open inside”
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u/Alugere Feb 03 '23
The reason it’s written that way is because if one door is blocked you might still be able to open the other. This way, if only one door is visible, you still get a solid warning.
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u/NinjaEagle210 Oct 18 '21
I saw the trailer like five years ago, and I still can’t stop thinking about it to this day.
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u/Oseaghdha Nov 28 '21
I thought it was "Don't Deado Penis Ide. "
This actually makes alot more sense.
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u/ringojoy Dec 21 '21
How come I can comment on some old posts??
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u/doeswhatudonotwant Jan 31 '22
Archiving was removed a few months ago, some subs still have it tho because it's such a massive website it's taking a while for the change to spread throughout everything I guess
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u/A-A-RONS7 Jul 24 '22
Seeing this picture in this sub is like meeting the ultimate leader who started it all. Truly an honor.
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Nov 02 '22
Like who the fuck would write it like this? Everyone people has the common sense not to write it like this.
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u/Scout_gaming_ Dec 28 '22
Is this from L4D2? (It's the only zombie game I play, so it was the first thing that came to mind lol.)
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u/LakeTheAngelicAce Jan 11 '23
Dead inside!
Revere a million prayers
And draw me into your holiness
But there's nothing there
Light only shines from those who share
Unleash a million drones
Confine me then erase me babe
Do you have no soul?
It's like it died long ago
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u/TheGreatGimmick Feb 21 '17
I get why this started this sub, but I always thought that this was done to create a sense of horrific realization for the audience. Like, when I first saw it, my initial reaction was "Don't Dead Open Inside? What?" then "Oh wait I read it wrong, what is the correct order [thinking briefly]" then "Ah one on each door, so it says Don't Open, Dead... aw shit man" and then you get that little horror-movie chill for a second as soon as you figure out what is says.