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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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.
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.
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.
He's just treating everyone equally, no favourites.
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.
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.
This one is kind of cute. At least he's not freaked out at the thought of buying tampons.
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.
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.
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 😢
You should try feeding the worms too.
Load More Replies... That is one of those "it is just a pet"-people and I just want to feed this one to wild animals. Moron!
My neighbour complained someone was poisoning her cats. Keep them indoors, problem solved.
Did you ever try to keep a cat indoors who is used to be outside as long and whenever it wants? At least you should be very patient. And deaf.
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Hi Cat Lovers! I'll just toss this chat grenade and run. Domestic cats in the US are destroying the songbird population, driving MANY species to extinction. Meanwhile, Coyotes are an environmental keystone species.
I believe this is from a parody/satire type of account that is joking around, sort of like the parody news website the onion. The avatar for the account lends to it - does that seem realistic? Seems like a basic 'grab for likes using something controversial' to me.
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.
dumbáss. There BP, I corrected that weird grey splotch you have in the pic.
Sort of off topic but I wish I could get my braces off :/ (edit: spelling)
What kind of plans does the hardware store have in place for your significant other? 🤨
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/
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.
Ah yes. Salmon vanilla. The horrid cookie flavour that no one likes.
Uhm, how is this a "face palm moment" like the others? RR's analysis is pretty much spot-on.
If this was true he should have been taken to the hospital for detox before being booked.
Must live in The South, maybe Mississippi? Books and libraries are unknown down there.
Neither of these people are right. Axes were invented in about 30000 BC, and my one google search verifies that.
Let's use Occams's Razor here. Which one is more complex? A jolly man in red brings presents once a year, or a worldwide conspiracy of parents, toy manufacturers, mall santas, TV stations and even NORAD? (I am aware I grossly oversimplified Occam's Razor here, it's a joke.)
I hate the fake close buttons they do now. You press it and it opens the store, go back and press it and it closes. The other thing is too....I don't want it the first time I press close, I still don't want it the fourth time. The only different is that now I am p***ed off.
Weird it's almost always on the word fúck that there are these grey blobs. Wonder how that happens. 🤷♀️
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.
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.
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
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.
Again: customer and user reviews seemed like a good idea at first but some people are too dumb
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.
I just imagined what my mum would do to the person who gave her this for Mother's Day. It wasn't pretty.
That hard part is pushing the button to take the picture at that height.
My stove doesn't have a f*****g "smelt" option. But apparently yours goes to 11
I think that's one of the ones designed to be opened with your elbow or wrist, avoiding touching it with your hands.
Love my generation. Only ones that can use a PC and can program the time on a VCR
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
This was fun! I love these BP articles where the community has a field day in the comments
I know right! Come for the posts, stay for the replies
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Awww, they missed the dumbest one. NASA posted a photo from a satellite of the dawn line. That's the line, moving obviously, where darkness is turning to light. Dozens of people commented on it, saying things like "Wow, that would be so cool to live there". They thought there was this place on earth where the sky was half light, half dark, all the time. That's just the people who bothered to look at the photo and comment.
All of these are funny until the day you walk into the kitchen and have no one dea what you went there to get.
Salmon Vanilla must now make an appearance on all BP content. Let's make it happen, people!
This was fun! I love these BP articles where the community has a field day in the comments
I know right! Come for the posts, stay for the replies
Load More Replies... Awww, they missed the dumbest one. NASA posted a photo from a satellite of the dawn line. That's the line, moving obviously, where darkness is turning to light. Dozens of people commented on it, saying things like "Wow, that would be so cool to live there". They thought there was this place on earth where the sky was half light, half dark, all the time. That's just the people who bothered to look at the photo and comment.
All of these are funny until the day you walk into the kitchen and have no one dea what you went there to get.
Salmon Vanilla must now make an appearance on all BP content. Let's make it happen, people!
