50 Hilarious Images Which Prove That "The Weird Side Of Tumblr" Never Disappoints Its Audience

Different posts from the past are being dug up and brought to the attention of social media users.

Tumblr has a special kind of internet nostalgia, and it still knows how to surprise people. The platform may have faded from its peak years, but its weirdest posts never really disappeared.

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Launched in 2007 as a social blogging platform, Tumblr built its identity around photos, gifs, clips, and highly personal home pages. That mix made it a magnet for creative chaos, and plenty of old posts are finding new life as users rediscover the site.

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With Gen Z helping fuel a fresh wave of activity, the oddball side of Tumblr is back in the spotlight. These hilarious images show exactly why the platform still has such a loyal following.

1. Lol... It's a baby what?

1. Lol... It's a baby what?fyeah-science-side
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2. This is my favorite too

2. This is my favorite toohellenhighwater
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3. Who designed this elevator?

3. Who designed this elevator?heart

4. What's the difference here?

4. What's the difference here?theweirdsideoftumblr

5. Wanna join a girl gang?

5. Wanna join a girl gang?theweirdsideoftumblr

6. My answer to privacy now

6. My answer to privacy nowtheweirdsideoftumblr

Tumblr really did build a home for the weirdest corners of the internet.

7. So cute

Tumblr user posts a humorous privacy-themed “girl gang” recruitment messageamagicalbridgeofhopeandwonder

8. This could be the true story

8. This could be the true storykeepcalmnreblog-blog

9. This is golden

9. This is goldentheweirdsideoftumblr

10. He grew a tree into a chair

10. He grew a tree into a chaircartoondick

11. The last comment is so eye-opening

11. The last comment is so eye-openingtheweirdsideoftumblr

12. It's for rock music

12. It's for rock musictheweirdsideoftumblr

Some of these posts are pure chaos in the best way.

13. I really don't like not knowing

13. I really don't like not knowingaryastcrk

14. Well, that went well

14. Well, that went welltheweirdsideoftumblr

15. This sounds like an awesome date

15. This sounds like an awesome datetheweirdsideoftumblr

16. No way... Lol

16. No way... Loltheweirdsideoftumblr

17. Lol...

A person reacts to an “awesome date” that looks magical and fierypukicho

18. This looks absolutely magical

18. This looks absolutely magicaltraveling-madness

19. Being on fire is an emergency

19. Being on fire is an emergencytheweirdsideoftumblr

20. The best photo in existence

20. The best photo in existencesunshine-and-darling

That is exactly the kind of joke Tumblr never got tired of.

This old-school chaos is like vintage photos showing your grandparents were built different.

21. Lol... What?

21. Lol... What?sorry-icant-be-perfect

22. The kind of next level

22. The kind of next levelmotunriayo

23. The rainbow's reflection on water

23. The rainbow's reflection on watermistraeum

24. No words adequately describe our love

24. No words adequately describe our lovetheweirdsideoftumblr

25. Still standing firm on decisions

25. Still standing firm on decisionstheweirdsideoftumblr

26. Behold the happiest bear

26. Behold the happiest bearievalees

27. The bear is going to suffocate

27. The bear is going to suffocatetheweirdsideoftumblr

28. They're actually buns...

28. They're actually buns...theweirdsideoftumblr

29. When you're passionate about your job

29. When you're passionate about your jobwellntruly

30. A snowfa

30. A snowfatheweirdsideoftumblr

31. Blue really doesn't have a clue

31. Blue really doesn't have a cluehispaniards

32. She tried a face swap

32. She tried a face swapprattsandrecc

33. Have you ever seen snails kissing?

33. Have you ever seen snails kissing?who-else-but-you-blog

34. A stubborn tree

34. A stubborn treetheweirdsideoftumblr

35. Other mannequins are tired of his act

35. Other mannequins are tired of his actjinjojess

36. Her face and the tortoise's face say it all

36. Her face and the tortoise's face say it allicestorm512

Even the science side of Tumblr can be delightfully unhinged.

37. Don't you just love the science side of Tumblr...

37. Don't you just love the science side of Tumblr...arg0nath

38. I feel twice as loved now

38. I feel twice as loved nowtheweirdsideoftumblr

39. A creature who has found her true purpose

39. A creature who has found her true purposei-smell-apples

40. What is your decision?

40. What is your decision?theweirdsideoftumblr

41. A lightning bug

41. A lightning bugtheweirdsideoftumblr

42. This is a nice gesture

42. This is a nice gesturetheweirdsideoftumblr

43. A perfect snap

43. A perfect snapmcfadds

44. Can you see Rapunzel's reflection?

44. Can you see Rapunzel's reflection?theweirdsideoftumblr

45. That is not a squirrel

45. That is not a squirreltheweirdsideoftumblr

46. The grandma Olympics

46. The grandma Olympicsin-viiisible

47. A perfect description

47. A perfect descriptionheart

48. The science of Tumblr

48. The science of Tumblrtheweirdsideoftumblr

49. A mouse that looks like a mouse

49. A mouse that looks like a mouserockboci

50. Lol...

Customized Tumblr home page featuring a mouse-themed graphic and moodboard stylingrozalynpaige

Tumblr still works because it never stopped being Tumblr.

Its custom home pages, gifs, clips, and endless personality quirks made it feel like a giant mood board before that was even a trend. Share it with someone who still misses the old internet.

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