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Many people get away with dropping ill-advised comments on the internet. But from time to time, you will have one person who humbles them with the perfect clapback that isn’t easy to forget, let alone recover from. 

The following screenshots show what that perfect response looks like. It doesn’t have to be downright insulting, but just enough to deliver a burn sick enough to require some ointment. 

If delivering the perfect response is something you want to work on, perhaps you can learn a thing or two by scrolling through this list.

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    Receiving negative comments is inevitable for anyone who has gained recognition online. And while taking them personally may be a knee-jerk reaction, you can also look at them as a positive. 

    PenFed Credit Union Chief Marketing Officer Gaurav Bhatia even went as far as saying that criticisms should be perceived as a gift.

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    #4

    Offering Proof They Never Intended

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    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    51 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also who they thank when a doctor performs a life saving surgery

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    As Bhatia tells Forbes, people who take the time to respond, regardless of their tone, typically care or are, at the very least, interested in what you have to say. Therefore, listening to their feedback is the least we could do. 

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    #9

    What Is This New Fangled Email You Speak Of?

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    8 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No it really isn’t lol outlook is a piece of cake to use , I’ve used it for many years now n I’m like old !

    But since this article is all about crafting the perfect comeback, let’s shift our focus to that. One way to deliver that ultimate clapback is to not think too much about what you’re going to say. 

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    As comedy teacher and improv consultant Belina Raffy tells Mental Floss, “You’re taking yourself out of unfolding reality if you think too much.”

    #11

    Jerkules Strikes Again

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you even read the bible Kevin? If you [harm] a lady, you pay to their father or husband. They were not equal, they were property..

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    Many of us strive for “perfection” when it comes to delivering the knockout punch of a response, and we tend to criticize ourselves too much. To silence that inner critic, experts advise against thinking and just shooting from the hip. 

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    “In the heat of the battle, you just go for it,” freestyle rapper Lex Rush said in the same Mental Floss interview, noting how dropping rhymes on the mic is like a “stream of consciousness” where she has very little control over what she is saying.

    #15

    The Super Bowl Half-Wit Show

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    Feathered Dinosaur
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know who or what Bad Bunny is and I'm too lazy to run to Google

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    Quickness is also key to delivering the ultimate comeback. Sure, it’s not as imperative as it is when crafting a perfect response in real time, face-to-face. But as social media expert Scott Talan states, “speed is integral to wit.” 

    “If you’re trying to be witty and have that reputation, then speed will help you,” he said.

    #16

    Found In A Twitter Thread About Overworked Starbucks Employees

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Some of the best times I can remember"? 😶

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    #19

    Pronouns Are An Integral Part Of English

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    V
    Community Member
    54 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If people could stop complaining about things they don't understand that would be great

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    #21

    Marriage Rates Drop

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    HangryHangryHippo
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Letting that frontal lobe to fully mature sounds like a good thing too!

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    #23

    Yeah Just Wanna Know

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    57 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And how many bugs does it come with?

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    #25

    Well... Nobody Is Perfect

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Atleast she's holding aloe to her head already?

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    #26

    Never Been On Birth Control

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    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    38 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure her attitude works well enough for that

    #29

    Gx Got No Chill

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    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    35 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got my wife a new XPS laptop for Christmas. It has a dedicated Copilot button where the right control key used to be. First thing I looked up was how to disable or remind it. Remember the bixby button that Samsung force fed down everyone's throats? Yeah, the Microsoft button should do the same and disappear

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    #30

    You Absolutely Cannot Sit Here

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    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    34 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, that is not a gala, that is a ball.

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    #40

    It Is, But I'd Take The $100k

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    CK
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Send me 100K and I'll let you know which is better.

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    #46

    They Say He’s Still Running

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    NapQueen
    Community Member
    10 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my Dad was a teenager, he took a girl to see a movie in London, but he didn't really like her in the end. They were on the Tube and as the doors started to close and beep, he legged it and left her there!

    #50

    Someone Failed History Class

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    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    31 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if it wasn't for an asteroid you might be a dinosaur

    #51

    "Carrying Food Is A Feminine Trait"

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    42 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've still got my great grandfather's lunchbox. It's only got a bit of coal dust in it now, but it used to carry his "snap" down the pit

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    #56

    Now Do You Understand Why?

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    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    23 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmmmmm idk. Daycare for our 8 month old is $2400 a month. Formula is $158 every 2 weeks. Vaccines cost $1400.

    #57

    Back To The Crying Board

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    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    22 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oxford was her safety school. She's waiting on her top choice--McDonalds University