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65 People Who Tried Way Too Hard To Look Tough Online And Only Made It Awkward
Being liked is a desire many people have. Wouldn't you want others to think that you're smarter, tougher, and cooler than you really are? Isn't that what we do when we're in a new place, among people who don't know us — pretend that we're a better, cooler version of ourselves?
The key to being cool is not to overdo it, but for many people online, that's a foreign concept. Folks tend to brag, lie, and embarrass themselves in myriads of ways, all in an effort to seem more interesting than they are. For your next dose of cringe, Bored Panda has collected the funniest and most embarrassing instances of people online acting tough and failing miserably, so proceed with caution if you don't feel ready for copious amounts of second-hand embarrassment.
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#1
And M**dered By Words Of Another Vet
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The Sun
#3
Less Is More
#4
Someone I Knew From High School
#5
Boomer Responds To Being Ok'ed By A Journalist He Yelled At About Climate Change
#6
Some Kid Sent This As A Threat To Our School
#7
Most Bada*s Gamer Alive
Panda-sized Potato 2 hours ago
You can tell how serious they are by the lack of punctuations and capitalizations.
#8
Fourteen Year Old Kid Cries After Getting Shot At, What A Wimp
#9
Female Police = Bad Police?
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 hours ago
Yay! Threats of physical violence really proves your point! Yay! Idiot.
#10
Hahahaha She Just Got Eaten By A Shark
#11
An Instagram Girl's Wet Dream
#13
Going To The Gym Makes You Invincible
#14
Greatest Warrior Of All Time Or Alcoholism Gone Wrong? You Decide!
#15
When You Are In An Aviation Unit And Post A Bada*s Pic To Your Ig, Your Unit Makes It A Poster And Hangs On The Wall
#16
Packing Heat In A Goodwill
Panda-sized Potato 2 hours ago
He needed the compensation for the much smaller piece he has in his pants.
#18
People Who Are Part Of The "Hustle Culture" Really Are Built Different
#19
"Didn't Even Shed A Tear" Yeah Sure
hannahbahngswife 1 hour ago
What confuses me about Instagram is how the worse comments gets likes. How did 872 people like this?
#20
It’s Hard Being So Strong
#21
A Warm Welcome Back From My “Bada*s” Roommate
#22
Who Would Dare After That
nottheactualphoto 2 hours ago
Drywall. What a tough guy. Now punch through a wall made of inch-thick plaster.
#25
I Don't Have To Do What You Tell Me
#26
He Had To Check Himself As A Deadly Weapon At Security
#28
Kiss My Girl. Go Home
#30
First Day Of Concealed Carry Class
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 hour ago (edited)
Knee pads. Homeboy is used to spending time on his knees.
#33
Walmart Patriot
#36
Not Cringe At All
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 hour ago
Ah yes, the edgy atheist, making the rest of us look so great.
#37
Trust, The Foundation Of A Healthy Relationship~
#38
From Civilian To Assassin
#39
Damn Buddy Save Some Second Amendment For The Rest Of Us
Schrödinger's Douchebag 2 hours ago
Gotta keep them trans out of the women's bathrooms somehow
#40
Sh**ting A Schools Computer Because Your Daughter Is Talking To Boys
#41
He Will Break Your Legs
Tobias Reaper 1 hour ago
watching a guy grope his girlfriend is way creepier than groping your girlfriend
#44
The Devil Inside (?)
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 hour ago
The devil inside you? You are the bottom in a relationship with Satan?
#45
Other Men Who See Me Cower In Fear
#46
“Out Ran Four Police Departments In One Afternoon, It Was Actually Easy”
#49
A Challenge From A Badass
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 hour ago
So your masculinity is so fragile you have to physically beat up girls?
#50
Oh Man... Stay Away From This Guy!
#51
Dude On Video About Muay Thai
#53
I Love Giving Witty One Liners In All My Knife Fights
#61
Ex-Cop, Current Bada*s
OneWithRatsAndKefir 25 minutes ago
The training that is supposed to teach you to identify a threat from a civilian before you throw a punch??
#62
You Never Know What Will Go Down At A Subway Sandwich Shop
#64
Alpha In The Room, Watch Out! Don’t Tell Him Alphas Don’t Exist, He Will Call You Beta And Punch You Because He Has Great Self Esteem
OneWithRatsAndKefir 23 minutes ago
‘Alpha’ is less accurate for wolves (where the supposed ‘alphas’ are really just parents and often times older siblings), and a little more accurate for hens (pecking order and all).
#65
Bad A*s Gamer Roaming The Streets
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