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This X Page Is Dedicated To The Worst Facepalm Moments, And Here Are 50 Of The Funniest Ones
We all have embarrassing moments that keep us up at night. It’s the awkward texts you’ve sent to someone, the way you acted around your crush, or basically anything you did as a teenager. Suddenly, you find yourself screaming “no, no, no” and asking for the earth to swallow you whole—anything to escape reliving those moments again.
Unfortunately, not everyone can escape them. Some have had those moments immortalized on the internet and published on sites like SorrowMemes. Luckily for everyone else though, many of them are truly hilarious. So, at least somebody is benefiting from the embarrassment, right? Scroll down to enjoy someone else’s pain.
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CascadedFalls 2 years ago
Ooo, I'll use this whenever I see someone doing precisely that from now on.
But why do these embarrassing memories stick out to us so much? Why do we even remember them so vividly? Well, technically, we don’t really know that. Scientists do have their theories, though.
For example, Lia Kvavilashvili, a psychology researcher at the University of Hertfordshire who studies this phenomenon, that she dubbed “mind pops,” has a few ideas why it happens. One is that these embarrassing memories might be triggered by something in your environment. That is, you might see an item of clothing that reminds you of the time you embarrassed yourself by spilling wine all over yourself.
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But what about the times you’re just lying in bed and your brain slaps you with a wet rag of past embarrassments? Well, that might be explained by Kvavilashvili’s other theory: the brain likes to play unresolved situations on loop.
See, oftentimes, at the moment when the embarrassment is happening, it feels like you’ve been caught and things were taken out of context. In a way, you think if people knew more about it, if you had had a chance to explain yourself, things wouldn’t look that bad. Scientists believe that interruptions like this one make you hold onto the memory for longer.
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CascadedFalls 2 years ago
My family members who are past 18 years old, have grown scales that deflect the rain drops that fall.
However, neurobiologist James McGaugh believes it is all physiological. In the moment of embarrassment, you get excited and adrenaline rushes to your brain making the amygdala light up. The amygdala, in turn, persuades the rest of your brain that this moment is worth storing in the memory archives because you felt a lot during it.
So, if this is all in the brain and there’s no way of stopping it from happening, is there a way to deal with it that would make you feel less perturbed when awful memories pop up? Well, of course, there is. And it’s not suppressing the memory or denying it ever happened. Melissa Dahl, the author of the book Cringeworthy: A Theory Of Awkwardness, suggests practicing humility.
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Annabeth Chase (she/her) 2 years ago
Depends on whose fault it was the car was late whether or not he should run laps too
Unlike what you might think, humility is not about undervaluing yourself and your work. It is recognizing yourself for who you are and knowing that you are not a big deal. The world doesn’t revolve around you, you are just a small part of it.
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Roxy222uk 2 years ago
This is something I find incredibly confusing and, I believe, shows completely that race is a social construct. If you have olive skin and black hair, speak Spanish, have a surname like Rodriquez or Hernandez, like to cook tortillas, and live in Europe you are considered white. If you have olive skin and black hair, speak Spanish, have a surname like Rodriquez or Hernandez, like to cook tortillas, and live in the Americas, you are considered a person of colour. I was astonished when Amy, in Superstore, referred to herself as 'a brown person'. Race has very little to do with DNA and is mostly how the rest of society views you.
So, when something embarrassing happens, instead of thinking “Oh, how silly am I,” you should consider the fact that everyone experiences facepalm moments. You’re not alone in your embarrassment, it’s a universal feeling.
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UndertaleLover (She/Her) 2 years ago
In fact if you followed this rule you would be a very bad pirate.
You can also see it from the perspective of growth. If you look back at something you did a few years back and think the way you acted was awkward, notice that you’ve gained perspective. The fact that you can recognize your behavior was odd shows that you’ve grown and you will avoid acting that way again.
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Jared Robinson 2 years ago
Come on, we've all been here at some point. Maybe not this exact intersection but one that looked a whole helluva lot like it.
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weatherwitch 2 years ago
That's just horrific if it's true why aren't the shelters doing the basic checks that would happen in the UK? Why the fk can't he provide safety and shelter for them? And if he only wants cats for outside, stop getting them!! I've worked with feral colony cats for cats, and this guy makes me feel so angry 😢
Either way, show grace and kindness to yourself. After all, making mistakes is human. And, there’s a high chance only you can remember it anyway. Well, unless it’s online. Then there’s a chance that a lot of people remember it. Sorry about that.
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
dumbáss. There BP, I corrected that weird grey splotch you have in the pic.
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Lex <3 (they/them) 2 years ago (edited)
Sort of off topic but I wish I could get my braces off :/ (edit: spelling)
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Happy Homemaker 2 years ago
What kind of plans does the hardware store have in place for your significant other? 🤨
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Delta Dawn 2 years ago
Not the whole story. “Correction: The original version of this article falsely stated that Tanya McDowell was sentenced to five years in prison solely after larceny conviction for falsifying her son's address to get him into a neighboring school district. The sentence, which came after a plea agreement, actually encompassed three crimes to which McDowell pleaded guilty: Larceny and two counts of sale of narcotics.” https://people.com/crime/mom-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-using-friends-address-to-enroll-son-in-school/
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The Scout 2 years ago
Spoiler: Most Italians actually can speak English and will gladly do so if you ask nicely instead of complaining and making a scene. But it is generally a bad idea to assume everyone everywhere speaks your language. Although, to be fair, most people do, as being bilingual or multilingual is completely normal in most parts of Europe and Asia.
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Steek Insektoideth 2 years ago
Ah yes. Salmon vanilla. The horrid cookie flavour that no one likes.
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
Uhm, how is this a "face palm moment" like the others? RR's analysis is pretty much spot-on.
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WoodChuckCouldChuck 2 years ago
If this was true he should have been taken to the hospital for detox before being booked.
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keyboardtek 2 years ago
Must live in The South, maybe Mississippi? Books and libraries are unknown down there.
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Jonathan MacFarlane 2 years ago
Neither of these people are right. Axes were invented in about 30000 BC, and my one google search verifies that.
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
Weird it's almost always on the word fúck that there are these grey blobs. Wonder how that happens. 🤷♀️
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Montanavanna 2 years ago
My coworker ages ago did exactly that. I was finishing up front of house. All she had left was to drain the oil. I hear all the cuss words coming from the kitchen. I rush back to see her with the most defeated look on her face standing over a lake of oil. I reassure her it will be OK and get to cleaning it up. She apologized a hundred times and said I did not have to stay. Nonsense, it would take her all night if she had to do it by herself. So we spent two hours moving equipment and moping up oil.
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David Paterson 2 years ago
mad magazine has a book of jokes that don't need a punchline. "Have you ever tried to eat a clock?" Fits right in.
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David Paterson 2 years ago
I'm just waiting for an adopted animal to start a lawsuit to claim money from their parent's deceased estate. Being a dependent and all.
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Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago (edited)
Luke Cage, Falcon, A-Train, Blade, Cyborg, Firestorm, Nick Fury, Doorman, War Machine, Blue Ranger (from Power Rangers), Heimdall, Storm... and these are just the ones I can name off the top of my head
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Kevin Snyder 2 years ago
I had neighbors like that. They asked me if I had cockroaches in my apartment as well. I told them that roaches aren't stupid; that I cleaned my kitchen, and bugs go where there is garbage. That's when the fight started.
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i.am.lost. 2 years ago
The amount of stupidity that exists in this world...that people have to put allergen labels for peanut butter, saying it 'contains peanuts'. I have lost all hope once again.
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I just imagined what my mum would do to the person who gave her this for Mother's Day. It wasn't pretty.
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Karmageddon 2 years ago
That hard part is pushing the button to take the picture at that height.
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Jared Robinson 2 years ago
My stove doesn't have a f*****g "smelt" option. But apparently yours goes to 11
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The Goo King 2 years ago
I think that's one of the ones designed to be opened with your elbow or wrist, avoiding touching it with your hands.
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Rinso the Red 2 years ago
Love my generation. Only ones that can use a PC and can program the time on a VCR
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ladie rose 2 years ago
the original post said something like 'sometimes the right path is the one no one else on' and the reply is saying that the 'right' path is actually the left one. idk why bp cut out the important part
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Sunny Day 2 years ago
All of these are funny until the day you walk into the kitchen and have no one dea what you went there to get.
Sunny Day 2 years ago
All of these are funny until the day you walk into the kitchen and have no one dea what you went there to get.
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