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This Facebook Group Is Dedicated To “America’s Cultural Decline Into Idiocy”, And Here Are 50 Of The Funniest Memes
The United States is famous for many things: stunning national parks, delicious comfort food, a wide variety of landscapes and a beautiful blend of cultures. But along with the hundreds of Nobel Prize winners the United States boasts, it’s also home to a handful of individuals who seem to have slept through much of their education...
Below, you’ll find a list of photos from the Facebook group “America’s Cultural Decline Into Idiocy,” which documents exactly what it sounds like. We’re well aware that in a nation of 336 million people, not everyone can be the sharpest tool in the shed, so don’t judge the whole country based off these select individuals. But we hope you get a kick out of these pics, whether you’re from the US or not, and be sure to upvote the ones that cause you to facepalm.
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Thomas Gray 2 years ago
"Every time, they try to find the edge of the earth. And every time, they end up at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, angrier and angrier."
Miles Mawyer 2 years ago
Not sure what this one has to do with America, there's flat earthers all over the Globe! ๐คฃ
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
The International Flat Earth Society was founded in 1956 by Samuel Shenton, an ENGLISH conspiracy theorist. The US does not hold the patent on stupid. Wherever you live, there are stupid people in your country.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
Embarrassing to have to admit, that you are right, at least there are also some (many) in my country, but I can't vouch for all countries of course.
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
The networks won't touch it. They'd anticipate that the ratings would be kind of flat.
SPQRBob 2 years ago
Thanks, folks! I'll be here all week. Try the salmon.
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Mary Peace 2 years ago
I live in the UK, but haven't heard of anyone here that is a flat-earther, certainly haven't met one.
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When you're so anti-government that you pay extra money to the government to show the government you don't support them.
Kookamunga 2 years ago (edited)
Could be a Russian guy with an Aunt Igov.....
Load More Replies... White Sauce Hot Sauce 2 years ago
I'll bet $5 this guy also has a Thin Blue Punisher Skull and Gadsden Flag sticker on his window.
Surenu 2 years ago
Or maybe it's a warning. Governors and Anti-Governors annihilate each other and release dangerous amounts of gamma radiation when they collide.
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Thor Haugen 2 years ago
Driving a vehicle made by a corporation that was saved by big government.
#3
WindySwede 2 years ago
I don't react to them, so I must be quite noble...
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SCP 4666 2 years ago
Sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium - BATMAAAN!
PeachPossum 2 years ago
Laughed so hard, I gasped for oxygen--three times.
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Jenna Logan 2 years ago (edited)
The "smart" person who wrote "Post it anyway, most people are smarter than you ARE think and will probably understand it"... ๐
Claire Armstrong 2 years ago
The fact that they wrote "most people are smarter than you are think" makes it even more funny ๐
Ah, the United States of America. Land of the free, home of the brave and home to a wide variety of individuals. As with any other country with such a large population, you’re bound to find some kooky people. But that’s just part of the fun, right? I’m from the US, and although I’m not always proud of it, as everyone I meet seems to have an opinion on it and knows much more about it than I often know about their respective countries, it will always hold a special place in my heart. It’s where I was born and raised, and my whole family lives there. So I might not bleed red, white, and blue, and I’m well aware that the country isn’t perfect, but I’m always happy to visit!
America’s Cultural Decline Into Idiocy might sound like a harsh name for a Facebook group, but it was created in good fun. It was launched on February 28th, 2015 by Aidan Hand, and it has amassed an impressive 232k members since then. When it comes to how the group was born, the creator shared in its about section, “Now, let me say this. I love America, and I love good old fashioned American culture, too. Baseball, Apple Pie, Family Values, Freedom, and national pride. With that said, there has been an undeniable ‘Dumbing Down’ of America in recent years.”
#4
Lauren S 2 years ago (edited)
I wonder how you convert Florida ounces into European grams ๐ค Edit: Okay peopleโฆ thank you for the formulas and corrections. I was trying to make a joke that clearly didnโt hit. Like 16 oz = 1 pound = 28.3 g. Not fluidโฆ. Floridaโฆ Europeโฆ metricโฆ get it? Haha? No? Okay sorry. It was funny in my brain.
Aria the Dog Lover 2 years ago
VRRRRRRRRRRRR. That's the sound of the joke going over everyone's head.
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Mario Strada 2 years ago
That's funny. I must say that 30 years ago, when I was still learning English, I was briefly confused by this. I didn't think it stood for Florida, and since I saw it on liquids all the time, I figured it was "Fluid" all by my lonesome. I must say that while I speak a couple of romance languages besides English, the similarities are many. For instance, while I don't know how "Fluid" is translated in Spanish (not much occasion to use it in daily parlance) , in Italian is "Fluido". No need to have a 200 IQ to figure that one out.
Nathan Pogorzala 2 years ago
I am under the hopeful belief that surprising stupidity, at least as narrated online, is a form of satirical humor. I know most "stupid american" things are just people trying to shock and it is far from everyday life. but then again......
#5
The only scientific explanation.
DC 2 years ago
I'd bet this indicates that his ancestors have been living really really long, in an area where not much nutritiously valuable fruit are present and they had to resort to eating grass, so they had to grow longer guts to harvest enough out of that. As grass will neither run away nor grow above ground, they didn't need to run fast, so shortening the legs was of advantage, as it reduced visibility to predators. Or so.
My O My 2 years ago
The larger abdomen was also needed to digest all the grass. Since grass is very hard to digest the intestine must be prox doubleas long sothat the nutritients can be sufficiently detracted
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Mr Old School Cool 2 years ago
FYI to Euro Pandas: there was a Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky who got locked up for messing around with young boys, he is now โState Penโ Sandusky
Erica Knapp 2 years ago
Thank you... I'm from and in the US, but I appreciate that you explained this for both sides of the pond :)
Load More Replies... Thomas Gray 2 years ago
Just FYI, this is a not a real book... It is a meme created in reference to the Penn State child molestation scandal.
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Hey, thanks for that info. I AM from the US and didn't even associate the name with the "Penn State Press" on the book cover.
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"Joey, have you ever been in a... in a Turkish prison?" - Airplane! (1980)
Matthew Cook 2 years ago
This is a gag book. Supposed to be scum bag coach Jerry Sandusky who sexually abused his players while he was a coach at Penn State. It even says "Penn State Press" in the upper left. Kinda tasteless actually.
mooshoflove 2 years ago
It be one of them that there black-eyed kids! ๐ถ
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“Idiocy is all around us,” the group’s about section continues. “It's everywhere we look. I hear it in people's speech, I see it on TV, in advertising, and particularly in signage all across America. It's gotten to the point of not only being accepted, but sometimes defended, as well. When you point this stuff out, you're the bad guy, an insensitive jerk, and sometimes even labeled prejudiced! Well, I'm taking a stand, America! Because I love you, I'll be the bad guy for you!”
“My mission is simple: To point out the idiocy all around us when I encounter it, and hopefully make you laugh your [butt] off while I make my subtle, yet somewhat depressing point: We are in danger of becoming a nation of idiots!” the creator writes. “So, please go ahead and post the funny, insane, innocuous, and downright laughable examples of idiocy that you encounter each day. Let's enjoy it together!” The group is not intended to hate on the United States or bash everyone in it; it’s just here to make light of some of the most ridiculous behavior seen there and provide some good laughs. So please, pandas, understand that we have no intentions of bashing America with this list.
#7
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
I'm not left-pawed, so I'd need the old one. I actually want it plain. I don't like condiments. They get all in my fur.
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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
Sounds more like a successful marketing campaign and people refereing to it at the counter
Wilhelm1313 2 years ago
Reminds of how 1/3 pound burgers were not successful because people thought they were smaller than the 1/4 pounder.
Luna Crow 2 years ago
Right? You'd hope this demographic would at the very least have some knowledge about their primary food
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Life hack: If you're a righty and they're all out of standard Whoppers you can eat a lefty Whopper. Just set it down in the center of a table, walk around to the opposite side of the table, then just pick it up the way you normally would and enjoy.
Sef 2 years ago
Thanks! That should really come in HANDY.... I'll see myself out
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RosenCranzLives 2 years ago
A burger chain came up with the 1/3rd Burger but people wouldn't buy it because they thought 1/3rd was smaller than 1/4th (quarter pounder).
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SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago (edited)
Doggos are family for life, and this guy here just became big time fam for not letting his dog sport that tattoo alone. Not really the brightest idea, but the biggest amount of heart shown.
Bobert Robertson 2 years ago
Why does a dog need a tattoo for me to notice his balls are gone?
My O My 2 years ago
They do it for males and females. Some doggos, and tomcats still have dominant looking balls despite being neutered
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Nathan Pogorzala 2 years ago
That is Sharpie. Once again, a joke disguised as astonishing stupidity,
Tee Rat 2 years ago
Then he hasn't bathed in awhile the hair grew back over the tattoo.
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Jared Robinson 2 years ago
this is hearwarming. I'd do some stupid s**t like this for my dog. probably would have asked what it meant first though lol
Marie Lane 2 years ago
If his tattoo is as accurate as the dogโs, at least he wonโt be producing any stupid offspring.
KayLo 2 years ago
In my experience, my rescue dogs all had a tattoo so any adoptive pet parents would know for certain they had been spayed/ neutered.
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When you're an influencer but you don't know how to use the Roman numerals.
BatPhace 2 years ago
Oh gods, all that white with that poor baby. I mean, yeah the clock too, but mostly the white all frikkin over. What kind of fit do you think she'll throw if that baby gets anything on any of it? ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
der sebbl 2 years ago (edited)
Looks more like a stage than a living room
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I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago (edited)
This is off topic* but I will never understand how people can have white furniture, especially with a baby. Edit- typo
Stary_cat 2 years ago
They actually made it wrong it should be upside down with xll at the top but then the vโs would be upside down
Cara 2 years ago
So she bought a faulty clock for the โdesign aestheticโ? Makes sense..
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GrowingThruConcrete 2 years ago
One good projectile spitup or diaper blowout, and her whole house is ruined
Auntriarch 2 years ago
And she'll try to return the faulty baby to the shop
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Sachin Taksande 2 years ago
I think it's not even upside down. Making it upside down makes the 6 correct by position but the roman would be inverted. Something like |^
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There may be many reasons why the United States has the quirks that it does, but one I can’t help but consider is the public education system. Now, the quality of education an American receives varies greatly based on what state, city, and neighborhood they live in, along with how many resources they have outside of the classroom. For example, a higher-income family will be able to afford tutors and SAT-prep that many other families would not have access to. So we wanted to explore what some of the biggest failures of the American education system are, which Kate Barrington at Public School Review has broken down.
First, Kate mentions a decline in government funding. “For more than 90% of K-12 schools, funding comes from state and local governments, largely generated by sales and income taxes,” she writes. “Research shows, however, that funding has not increased with need – many states are still issuing funding that is lower than it was before the Great Recession. Lower funding means fewer teachers, fewer programs, and diminished resources."
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Dave Nalesnik 2 years ago
๐ถI was sโposed to stay sober for the drug test, but I got high๐ถ
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StrangeOne 2 years ago
I sang that whole post XD "(na na na na) he got arrested and I know why. (why?) because he got high because he got high because he got high."
DC 2 years ago
... and why is he not allowed to get high? I mean ... his lungs, his brain, his decision. No one would even care if he got totally blackout drunk. Why is this different?
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Up until the point his actions affect those around him ๐ค
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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
This isn't because he's American; it's because he spends a good deal of his life voluntarily suffering head injuries.
#11
Lisa Morrison 2 years ago
Sometimes asking valid qualifying questions is an ABSOLUTE must! #noregrets
martin734 2 years ago
I would be more than willing to employ this person, I guess customer service over here is slightly different to the USA, if a customer is being a moron they often get treated like one.
Bart 2 years ago
Same here in Switzerland, we respect customers but not to the point of bending double. Act like a a-hole and you will be called one...
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 2 years ago
And clearly the customer WAS dumb since he couldn't tell the difference between a question and a statement!
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
I definitely side with the employee. I can't tell you how many times a customer made me roll my eyes and suck my teeth while mumbling "stupid a-hole" under my breath.
#12
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
Hahahaha!!! As an anatomical embalmer I highly approve of this pun.
Ty Stratton-Quirk 2 years ago
"Where's Mike?" "He's come down with a terrible case of still being alive."
That emo Girl 2 years ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOO WELL HAVE TO DISSECT SOMEONE HERE
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The next glaring failure of the American school system that everyone around the world is keenly aware of is the decline in school safety. It seems like school shootings are in the news every week, nowadays, and it is absolutely heartbreaking to imagine the trauma that countless children have gone through, not to mention the parents who have lost their little ones. Kids can’t feel safe in their classrooms either, as one poll found that over 50% of teens in the US reported that they worry about gun violence at school, and teachers have to understand that they might be in a life-threatening position at work. There is debate over whether teachers should be armed at work, but these people signed up to be educators, not security guards. Unfortunately, the United States has yet to get school safety under control.
#13
Amber.exe(She/They) 2 years ago
Ah yes being under the rest wouldn't be too bad
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Id row 2 years ago
Sorry, Jeepy, I already sent the IRS iTunes gift cards last week. I'm in the clear.
ShellsBells 2 years ago
I've already had my social security number suspended twice. They didn't want the $20 build a bear gift card and that was my final offer. Jokes on them, without a social security number, I no longer have to pay taxes.
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Vasana Phong 2 years ago
Itโs Monday, getting ready for work, please come put me under the rest too
Cat Chat 2 years ago
I laughed at a collector who became speechless after they threatened arrest and I reminded him the US doesn't have debtor prisons. You could almost clearly hear him thinking "um, wait, my script doesn't give me a reply for this!" ๐คฃ
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Duane Ringlein 2 years ago
I get so many emails and texts like this, now consider it my jokes of the day
#14
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
And she'll be even less so when she makes landfall, lol.
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Shayne Randlett 2 years ago
If you're this stupid, I'm okay with letting nature run it's course.
Bender Bending Rodrรญguez 2 years ago
I agree my only concern is poor animals have to pay with their life when it clearly humans fault for getting so close to wild animals.
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Andrewsarchus42 2 years ago
If you visit Yellowstone, stay on the f*****g paths. If you donโt, youโll probably end up boiling to death. Keep at least 20ft away from all herbivores, and even farther from all predators. Natural selection is very powerful there, especially to humans.
Tushar Roy Mukherjee 2 years ago
And going by your post, even farther off from the Hot Springs.
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Spongebob Sadpants 2 years ago
Hey everyone, look at this 5000 lb animal. I'm gonna touch it and see what happens.
Dee 2 years ago
Bison weigh between 1,000 to 2000 pounds but that's definitely enough to flatten you.
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Natalie H 2 years ago
To the people who MUST get close to these beautiful animals: There is actually a way to pet a bison!! Go to a safari park! (but stay in your car!) The bison roam free, and will approach you. You can feed them AND pet them!! These bison are used to humans. I even had a momma approach me with her baby!! I drive to a certain safari park every single year, just to do this! ๐ฆฌ โค๏ธ
#15
Riani Kivela 2 years ago
Chickens will eat some fresh grass, along with other things like seeds and bugs. The word she was looking for was "pastured" meaning they are outside in grassy fields during the day where they can forage to supplement their grain feed. It makes for healthier and happier chickens.
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
You're giving her the benefit of a lot of doubt.
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ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
That's when you stop and say .. OK ... and point to a random chicken.
Mildly Annoyed Penguin 2 years ago
At some point I would probably just give up and just make a sale. "Yep. Organic and grass-fed. Double the price though."
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
She wanted her chicken to be "grass fed" and "organic" because these are the latest buzzwords. I doubt she even knows what they mean (and given I have seen things like "organic water" advertised, neither do the companies involved)
Wendy Kubas 2 years ago
Actually, I think the companies DO. I think they are just after the $,from those such as the "grass fed, organic' chicken lady,who just tosses out the words,because they are the buzzwords.
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Mabelbabel 2 years ago
Chickens are vicious wee dinosaurs, have you seen them attacking and eating snails?
Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
Ours ate froglets, and grass, the odd shrub, worms, little grasshoppers.
Load More Replies... Id row 2 years ago
This is why you mostly see only younger people in customer facing jobs. When you're young, you have the patience for that kind of idiocy. As you get older and the weight of life has crushed your soul and you no longer have patience for the bullsh*t, it's only a matter of time before you rip into someone and get fired.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago (edited)
That is not true always. Only yesterday I couldn't get my printer online and had to call the company that sold it. The person that helped me used almost 3 hours to make it work. She was 55 years old. Lots of patience. Sometimes you aquire it when you get old.
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Best Behave 2 years ago
Anyone whoโs kept chooks in their garden will tell you that is woooeeeefully inaccurate
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Our chickens ruthlessly devoured any blade of grass they could get their beaks into.
Allen Packard 2 years ago
They do actually love grass. Come to think of it, I've never seen something they wouldn't eat. They will eat chicken bones if you feed it to them.
We all know that having wonderful teachers can have a huge impact on our education, as they can more easily motivate kids and prevent them from viewing school as boring and pointless. Unfortunately, due to the pathetic salaries the US provides for teachers, it’s nearly impossible to find great ones. “Research shows that the average salary for public elementary and secondary school teachers dropped by nearly 5% between the 2009/10 school year and now,” Kate goes on to write. “States like Oklahoma and Colorado experienced a 17% and 16% decrease – these states also saw massive teacher walkouts in 2018.”
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La Petite Morte 2 years ago (edited)
That's not stupid, that's college student level genius. Crappy move, but genius nonetheless.
Id row 2 years ago
Being an inconsiderate time burgling douchebag is not genius on any level.
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Matthew Cook 2 years ago
The home owner is the idiot. So the dude just sat around and BS'd while the laundry was spinning?
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Ikr. Same guy would be selling his car and saying "sure, you can take it for a test drive on your own" ๐๐คฃ
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Jenna Logan 2 years ago
Should have gotten the money upfront and then given him a demonstration... not the guys fault the seller was a sucker haha
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mooshoflove 2 years ago
Is this one of those examples of why women love longer than men? โ ๏ธ
Mildly Annoyed Penguin 2 years ago
There is not enough money in the world for me to climb that death trap.
Pink kitty 2 years ago
Everytime I see posts like this I always wonder how they manage to set everything thing up without injury
Shayne Randlett 2 years ago
I have my finger poised over the "record video" button - I can call 911 after...
Valaun 2 years ago
You need to skip 911. What if they save him and reproduces? What if his offspring grow up and run for office. Or even worse vote for someone dumb. Now you have let an idiot go out and cancel a vote of someone who put thought in their choice. Or what if his offspring marry into your family? You are thwarting nature and natural selection. No, much better to just enjoy natures way of weeding out the stupid.
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Pandasizing World Peace 2 years ago
It would be a shame to break what appears, from the back, to be a really fine body though.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
He should've at least cleared the ground that he'll be falling onto at any moment.
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Zedrapazia 2 years ago
You know what that means ... It's time for bacon, Mr Waddles, the butcher is waiting!
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Pandapoo 2 years ago (edited)
A woman in our county (yes, in Florida!) was trying to leave a parking lot with her 9 year old and couldnโt get in because the other cars were parked too close. She had her 9 year old squeeze in and she instructed him on backing up the car while she was leaning in the drivers side window. He ended up gunning it and dragging her and slamming in the back of a building doing quite a bit of damage. No one was hurt at least. Florida Man should hook up with this one and see what chaos ensues!
EmBree 2 years ago
My husband is disabled and couldn't get in the car because some jerk parked too close. (On a space that's not for parking.) Our 11 year old son had to get in and back the car out. Luckily all went well. Now I wonder how often this happens.
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Jan Lynne 2 years ago
We should all have empathy. Everyone has their own challenges. People with weight issues have their issues obvious to the world. Other people have issues that are not so obvious, but they are just as present.
MeowZer 2 years ago
You know who else among the fully capable needs our empathy? 6 to 7 foot guys trying to get out of low profile sports cars.
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Pandasizing World Peace 2 years ago
It must have been embarrassing for the woman who had to get me out of the doctor's office waiting room to ask me to move my car because she was too fat to get in hers with me parked next to her. Mind you, I was a reasonable distance from hers, she was just too big around.
Jonathan Haidt wrote a piece for The Atlantic titled, “Why The Past 10 Years Of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid,” and he addresses the fact that social media has essentially been fuel for the fire of political divisiveness, amplifying the more “idiotic” voices on both sides. “The dart guns of social media give more power and voice to the political extremes while reducing the power and voice of the moderate majority,” Haidt writes. “The ‘Hidden Tribes’ study, by the pro-democracy group More in Common, surveyed 8,000 Americans in 2017 and 2018 and identified seven groups that shared beliefs and behaviors. The one furthest to the right, known as the ‘devoted conservatives,’ comprised 6 percent of the U.S. population. The group furthest to the left, the ‘progressive activists,’ comprised 8 percent of the population. The progressive activists were by far the most prolific group on social media: 70 percent had shared political content over the previous year. The devoted conservatives followed, at 56 percent.”
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JoJo Anisko 2 years ago
Capable of committing the crime, then turns around and does this? No words.
Miles Mawyer 2 years ago
Ah, the infamous Flordia Man. My coworker told me about a fun game. google "Florida Man BirthMonth BirthDay" and see who YOUR Florida Man is! Mine is: "Drunken Florida man arrested after shoveling spaghetti into his mouth, yelling outside Olive Garden"
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Not just Florida. Some years ago in UK a chap stole a gun to commit a robbery, sawed off the ends, managed to steal a few hundred pounds. The stolen gun was a custom made worth about two thousand
Raine Soo 2 years ago
This reminds of the time many summers ago, when the Coca-Cola company was passing out free Coke Zeros, their sugar-free drink. Somehow, a couple of panhandlers came into possession of a 12-pack case of the stuff. They poured the contents down a drain in order to cash in on the can deposits, which was all of 60 cents Canadian. They could have just drank the stuff to prevent dehydration, and redeem the cans later. What a waste.
PurpleUnicorn 2 years ago
Thought there was something wrong with this so I looked it up. Apparently they were rare collectors coins, some worth $1000 each but coinstar only gives face value minus commission .
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Headless Roach 2 years ago
You do? My IQ drops with each scroll on the way, and I don't have it in excess, mind you ๐
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DC 2 years ago
I think it is totally cute that the inferior metric system ends up having almost every unit transferrable into each other without any weird calculations. Whenever I see a gullible American I can't imagine a european counterpart to, I think it may have to do with being too lazy to do all the math between Florida Ounces, Feet, Miles, Davis, and all those whacky unit they employ to show off the superiority of their mathery skills, ... oh wait, I do miss a lot here, don't`I?
Mildly Annoyed Penguin 2 years ago
I wouldn't mind 30 minute hours if my job still requires me to work the same hours.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Nick is, as I've learned on Bored Panda that British folks say, "taking the p**s."
Mary Peace 2 years ago
The Original Bruno, I'm British, and I don't ever say that. I might say taking the mickey, which I believe has the same origin.
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marnidarr 2 years ago
I can't believe you didn't get more upvotes! This is the most appropriate response to this category of memes yet! Congrats!
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Pieter LeGrande 2 years ago
I learned at school that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Ashen Raine 2 years ago
And those who learn it are doomed to watch others repeating it.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Probably from the last time they locked their keys in the car, only they forgot because they were so intent on trying to jimmy the lock.
Jennifer Brown 2 years ago
Maybe they realized they were all too fat to fit through that window?....and as I'm typing this I see that they could reach in and unlock the door. Unless it's like my car and the door lock is way up at the front....
So America’s “Cultural Decline” may actually have much more to do with perception than reality. “Part of America’s greatness in the 20th century came from having developed the most capable, vibrant, and productive network of knowledge-producing institutions in all of human history, linking together the world’s best universities, private companies that turned scientific advances into life-changing consumer products, and government agencies that supported scientific research and led the collaboration that put people on the moon,” Haidt explains.
But this arrangement is not self-maintaining, he goes on to note. It requires work. “So what happens when an institution is not well maintained and internal disagreement ceases, either because its people have become ideologically uniform or because they have become afraid to dissent?”
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Erin Fish 2 years ago
Hmm, if you removed the "Parents" gear it might work... As a former teacher, that sounds about right...
DC 2 years ago
... if you remove the teacher gear, it would also work. As a former student, and "one of those", I can confirm.
Load More Replies... Robert T 2 years ago
Actually, it's spot on. This is what happens when you let parents have too much say in the educational process.
RMA 2 years ago (edited)
Or, teachers have too much say in the parenting process.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago
It's probably deliberate. So many teachers want to get rid of the parents.
Andrei Marentette 2 years ago
This format won't work. Whatever gear you turn (say teachers) clockwise, students will turn counter, which would make parents turn clockwise BUT, because any one gear is attached to BOTH, it'll get lodged and won't turn
Henry Russell 2 years ago
this is definitely something i would do i took me a while to understand it and i might got it down but i am still very confused and feeling very stupid. is it because there is no gears for the other gears to rely on? looking for a friend
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zububonsai 2 years ago
Too bad this list will be shortened to 30/50 items soon. This is a gem.
Sara Wilson 2 years ago
This one is obviously a joke! Higgins CLEARLY ran away! Perhaps if they had treated him better he wouldn't have bailed as soon as he was able to escape. KEEP HIGGINS FREE!
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
Isn't that where they get "Elmer's Glue" from?
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G R 2 years ago
I'm fairly certain that's one of those MRA troll accounts that gets off on pretending to be super woke feminist, but deliberately says extremely stupid stuff, with the intention of making women/feminists look bad. A few years ago there was a minor Twitter kerfuffle because a bunch of "feminist activist" Twitter accounts announced a campaign to ban Father's Day for being non-inclusive, then later it was exposed as a hoax created by an MRA group on Reddit who'd created and maintained all these fake Twitter accounts pretending to be women. There's a ton of spoof "woke" Twitter accounts out there.
Rose Button ๐บ๐ฆ 2 years ago
Side note, it's kind of cute to out the cows on the side. Makes me think they are treated well...
Haidt goes on to explain what he believes happened to many of America’s key institutions in the mid-to-late 2010s. "They got stupider en masse because social media instilled in their members a chronic fear of getting darted,” he writes. “The shift was most pronounced in universities, scholarly associations, creative industries, and political organizations at every level (national, state, and local), and it was so pervasive that it established new behavioral norms backed by new policies seemingly overnight. The new omnipresence of enhanced-virality social media meant that a single word uttered by a professor, leader, or journalist, even if spoken with positive intent, could lead to a social-media firestorm, triggering an immediate dismissal or a drawn-out investigation by the institution. Participants in our key institutions began self-censoring to an unhealthy degree, holding back critiques of policies and ideas—even those presented in class by their students—that they believed to be ill-supported or wrong.”
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
I'm devoutly praying that they had to get that sign done custom made. I'm really hoping that's nothing you can just get off the rack.
Shayne Randlett 2 years ago
A guy who keeps pooping where he shouldn't be pooping just as likely as not LIKES to be watched. Now you'll never get rid of him!
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Headless Roach 2 years ago
When you're really dense, you need a drink that's denser than water too
Inge van Echelpoel 2 years ago
I thought trump came up with that idea ๐คฃ
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Miles Mawyer 2 years ago
I hear there's dihydrogen monoxide in those machines. Do you really want that in your body?
Omima mimi miki 2 years ago
HAHAHAHA i mean when people make these ads do they not understand what they are doing?!?!??!?
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David Martin 2 years ago
There's something very Muppet-esque about his expression; I blame the eyes mostly
Kookamunga 2 years ago
He's at church, the pastor is forcing the devil out of him. devil-come...a8c160.jpg 
Crystal Spencer 2 years ago
If he's that drunk, I think he should have been under medical surveillance.
martin734 2 years ago
if he is that drunk they should have let him sleep it off and processed him in the morning.
Auntriarch 2 years ago (edited)
Yes, this wouldn't be legal in UK. Oh sorry, I forgot about the Met
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
*sigh* Texas is nearly down there with Florida at this point. Neither is emblematic of the US.
Erica Knapp 2 years ago
No no no... Texas says: hold my beer and watch this lol
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Scott Rackley 2 years ago
Florida man has been training Texas man, It's like the Rocky movies
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Bobert Robertson 2 years ago
By that notion itโs also the worst, which is more accurate anyway
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agi 2 years ago
Well, itโs true. America is the best country in the USA. The only oneโฆ. but hey, details are for suckers.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Hey, they are also the only ones who play in some โworld cupsโ, soโฆ
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Claire Armstrong 2 years ago
Scary thing is - some people who think like this end up in the most important job in the country/nation ๐
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
I'm not sure this would be correct even if it did make any sense. But, hey, thanks for reminding the world just how dumb Mericans are.
James Kuehne 2 years ago
After a divorce, I was working in Bavaria. I had told some colleagues I wasn't interested in American women anymore. Later a Brazilian colleague took me to a party filled with Brazilian men and women. It was a wild night. Next day he came up and asked "What do you think of American women now?" It took me a second. Brazil ='s South America
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Headless Roach 2 years ago
I'd reply it was "obviously roach poo" and watch the chaos unravel.
Full of Giggles 2 years ago
โWhat are the flecks of vanilla in my vanilla ice cream?โ Say out loud, but slowly.
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Tbf, I think that's just the title of the entry. Not something the OP actually asked.
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Or, just to give it a twist, flecks of bark/grit/etc to make it look like thereโs real vanilla in it.
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Gina Babe 2 years ago
I'm just over here wondering where I can get ice cream with actual vanilla in it
April 2 years ago
There are several national brands that make it, look for "natural vanilla" or "vanilla bean." Definitely worth finding!
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As real vanilla is rare and expensive, almost the entire world is used to "Vanillin", an invention first marketed by Dr. Oetker, and I believe it was developed in their labs, too, that has the two main aromi of vanilla, but none of the hundreds that are of minor intensity. For anything where just a slice of the multi-layer-cake or similar stuff shall taste like vanilla, this sure is good enough. For something vanilla plays a main role in - no.
#30
Lisa Morrison 2 years ago
So thinking your kid will be out of diapers BEFORE they graduate highschool might not be a goal you're working towards ๐๐ญ๐ฅด
Woltax 2 years ago
Nobody here mentioned โWe donโt do doctorsโ. Thatโs also sooo stupid.๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Sorry 2 years ago
It reminded me of that poor baby Mary ..her parents said that..she starved to death at 10 months old weighing 8lb :((
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StrangeOne 2 years ago
Everything about that is wrong on so many levels. From breastfeeding a 7 year old, to having the gall to post a child's nether region on the internet for all to scrutinize, to not believing in doctors. Coming from someone that can't stand parent-shaming, this is one of those times someone needs to jump in and make this mom go to parenting classes and therapy.
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pink_panda 2 years ago
Okay but there are cheaper ways to get your kicks!
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Mildly Annoyed Penguin 2 years ago
This implies someone has tried to do this. That's disgusting.
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 2 years ago
Disgusting level depends on which they tried first.
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Benita Valdez 2 years ago
Kind of disappointed I haven't seen this warning at any gas stations by me
S Schmidt 2 years ago
Exactly, all gas stations should have this warning against that day....
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Pieter LeGrande 2 years ago
It's not the petrol, it's not that you could insert it 40cm. Nope, it's the spiral spring that means you have to screw it in and out that really concerns me.
Lauren S 2 years ago
Iโm not quite sure where that is on my car. Any mechanics out there that help me find my carโs rec tum?
N G 2 years ago
It's also known as its exhaust pipe, it's on the booty of your car
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Jared Robinson 2 years ago
That's amazing. Like I could try, you could point a gun to my head and tell me spell this word so f****d up it becomes four words, and I wouldn't ever ever be able to give you "a b***h you worried" omg that's amazing.
Teatime Thots 2 years ago (edited)
"Ah b***h, you worried?" nah that's the reading of the will. Also, I'm impressed with the decedents in her local area penning their own obituaries.
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Zoecat 2 years ago
I heard if you smear peanut butter on your clothes and sleep outside the bears will come preform for you. Hope that helps ๐
StrangeOne 2 years ago (edited)
Sounds like something my mom would complain about. I'm reminded of the last time we all went to the zoo together. It was recently renovated and the polar bear exhibit is now like an an aquarium, so you can see the bears swimming in the water over top and next to you. Well, this one particular visit the bears just weren't feeling like taking a dip. My mom was being all haughty about it, saying "The zoo used to cost only $8 and now it's $30 for the new polar bear enclosure. So, I didn't get my money's worth if we aren't seeing the bears swimming. Isn't that what we're paying for?" Holy f**k I just wanted to smack her back to Pluto. I even told her, "What do you expect them to do? Throw them in the water like a dad teaching swimming lessons?"
Joi Cain 2 years ago
Damn I came here to say that! I hate when I find out I'm not as unique as I'd like to believe!
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