To celebrate National Doughnut Day, here's the worst stock photography we could find

Truly unnecessary.
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Laura Vitto
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On National Doughnut Day, you're bound to see at least a few free doughnut articles floating around your Facebook newsfeed. And if the editors on those pieces have done their jobs well, they'll have shielded you from the worst of food stock photography.

But in honor of the sugar crash that awaits us all later this evening, we combed through pages of stock photos to find the weirded doughnut photos agencies have to offer.

These our proposed captions:

Young man effectively putting you off jelly doughnuts for the next calendar year

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Medicimage/REX/Shutterstock (4134190a) Model Released - A young male eating several jam doughnuts VARIOUS Credit: Medicimage/REX/Shutterstock
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Medicimage/REX/Shutterstock (4134192a) Model Released - A young male eating several jam doughnuts VARIOUS Credit: Medicimage/REX/Shutterstock

Woman hoarding stolen doughnuts in shopping bag she brought to bakery

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MINIMUM USAGE FEE £35. Please call Rex Features on 020 7278 7294 with any queries. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Image Source/REX/Shutterstock (1023934a) MODEL RELEASED, Young Woman With Bag Of Cakes And Donuts VARIOUS Credit: Image Source/REX/Shutterstock

Disembodied hands toasting unnaturally colored doughnuts

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Female hands through the holes on a white background are holding glazed donuts; Shutterstock ID 483536773; PO: redownload; Job: redownload; Client: redownload Credit: Shutterstock / archetype

Woman plotting murder of doughnut-eating friend

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tuomas Marttila/REX/Shutterstock (791854o) Model released - Women and diet. Women with a doughnut and an apple Various - 2008 Credit: Tuomas Marttila/REX/Shutterstock

Headless Santa gets doughnut grease on otherwise pristine white gloves

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Santa Claus enjoys fresh baked piping hot donuts left for him as a thank you gift for all the nice presents he brings to good little boys and girls around the world. Santa loves donuts and stuff; Shutterstock ID 230520358; PO: redownload; Job: redownload; Client: redownload Credit: Shutterstock / mikeledray

Man, mid-blink, sniffs doughnut on rooftop

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crazy sports man.funny expression; Shutterstock ID 409203727; PO: redownload; Job: redownload; Client: redownload Credit: Shutterstock / Kues

Dead-eyed woman with no intention to actually eat doughnut

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Food and Drink/REX/Shutterstock (3397943a) Model Released - Woman eating Cream Cakes and Cream Doughnuts Food and Drink Credit: Food and Drink/REX/Shutterstock

Woman screaming alone with syringe-topped doughnut

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Blurry of women eating donut with syringe on.; Shutterstock ID 531042616; PO: redownload; Job: redownload; Client: redownload Credit: Shutterstock / Chompuu

Mouse rendering doughnut inedible

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MINIMUM USAGE FEE £35. Please call Rex Features on 020 7278 7294 with any queries. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Image Source/REX/Shutterstock (1183656a) Mouse And Doughnut On Plate VARIOUS Credit: Image Source/REX/Shutterstock

Happy snacking.

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Laura Vitto

Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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