In general, surprises are meant to be nice, but they aren't always that way. Sometimes we don't want to be surprised, sometimes predictability is the way to go because the surprise isn't always a good one. That's what happened with these memes and photos.

The joke was set up to go one way and then did a complete 180, turning into a confusing, concerning, or otherwise uncomfortable experience. With some of these photos, you have to step back for a minute and read them a couple of times to truly understand what it is that's going on in the picture.

This kind of double-take-worthy content is what fills Reddit's very confusing subreddit /r/holup. Inspired by the "hol' up" meme that gained popularity with a Fallout meme, this subreddit is truly full of some head-turning, confusing moments. Expect the unexpected here, because there is no saying for sure what is going to come next.

Here are 23 moments of "hol' up."