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Think of the internet as the Wild West. It’s a place to share whatever you think of virtually anything, post things that you want, and engage in stuff that interests you, all in the comfort of your home. And while it’s our go-to place for connection, news and information, communication and work, people are different and so is the content.

So this time, we’re taking a look at some examples of clueless people sharing questionable arguments, fake news, illogical conspiracies, and anything in between. Thanks to “The Stupid Police”, every little bit of dumbness spotted online gets busted, screenshotted, and shared on their Twitter page.

With 144.1K followers, “The Stupid Police” is dedicated to “posting the most stupid internet moments,” and it’s basically a wall of shame for any post which lacks good judgment and common sense.

Bored Panda reached out to the creator behind The Stupid Police Twitter page, which currently has 145.1K followers. “I was thinking about creating a gimmick account for a while so I went through and tried to think of ideas that haven't been done before,” they told us. “This included cross-referencing viral tweets to find a similarity, looking through subreddits and searching through memes to find common similarities.”

The idea to create The Stupid Police came after its creator found “stupid Yahoo answers questions and stupid old tweets and I realized this was an unclaimed idea.” The instant success of the page can be attributed to the preparation which went before the page was even launched. “I didn't start the account with that, nor have I been posting that type of content because I knew they wouldn't go viral,” the creator said.

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What they did instead was compiling “a list of viral-worthy tweets which all went viral, resulting in the blow up of this account.”

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When asked if there’s a lot of dumb content surfing around on the internet, the creator of The Stupid Police confirmed that’s exactly the case. “I would say the main reason would be ignorance, but there are also people who want to feel special and do attention-seeking things,” they commented.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It also didn't totally disappear since a case to two still crops up once in a while.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Curious - why doesn't anyone use thirds when telling time? "Third past eight" = 8:20 :P

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being under a rest is bad, but imagine being under two or even three rests! :O

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This must be the sequel to "drill your own headphones jack into your iPhone".

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

New name for proofreaders and editors: book righters.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plot twist: if he's using the English correctly, he's editing a book.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I often feel like righting books. Particularly ones with poor vocabulary, poor punctuation and grammatical errors.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The book was crooked, just needed putting straight, or 'right' perhaps.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

did he mean to straighten it on the shelf or perhaps shelve it properly?

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Sarah Nunns
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have to as well if one book on the shelf was upside down.

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Lindy Mac
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glad to see the Tweet was deleted.... hope Zake found a job at McDonald's.

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Fred Burrows
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My niece's boy said he wanted to be a writer so I bought him some classic books . He turned them down cause he dislikes reading.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vorknkx, that would be editing. He meant writing, but he needs more education first.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously he's talking about tidying up a book shelf

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

here me out her, ik it sounds crazy but they turned the ice into LIQUID and poured it down the hole. crazy right?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It depends if it's wet with shower water or rain water, of course. And cold water or hot water. B

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