“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is one of the most incorrect sayings of all time. Idiotic opinions, fallacies, and outright untruths are all, unfortunately, broadcasted over the internet for everyone to see, meaning that all of us have to see, hear, and read the very worst words and ideas humans can put together.
The “Facepalm” internet group gathers all those moments when people really did or said something so unbelievable that it caused a visceral reaction to all onlookers. And through the magic of the internet, it can reach you too. So be sure to upvote your “favorites” and comment your thoughts below.
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In Fact, It’s Happened 7 Times
I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO SPORTS, BUT THIS DUDE IS AMAZING FOR STICKING UP FOR THEM
The Rich vs. The Poor
Burnnnnnnnnnnnn
The oldest use of the word “facepalm” (but not the actual, physical action) dates back to the early days of the internet. In 1996, where the first netizens mentioned it in a variety of posts about everyday life. This points to the fact that this phrase was in the popular lexicon earlier, as the posters do not clarify what the word means and use it nonchalantly.
However, the actual post, of holding one’s face in your palm, is relatively old, and found in statues and sculptures going back hundreds, if not thousands of years. Normally, it was associated with more serious loss, like Henri Vidal’s Caïn, depicting the biblical figure mourning the death of his own brother, who he killed.
American Dream
“Muh Guns!!!”
Both my kids went through primary school, high school and university without ever knowing what 'Active shooter drills' are all about. I never had to wonder if they would come home alive everyday.
Now Your Own Decisions Belong To A Man You Havent Met
Due to the internet and the general ubiquity of this emotion, the facepalm remains popular, to such a degree that there is even a facepalm emoji (Unicode U+1F926) and a vast library of stock images depicting this action. While commonly reaction images of humans facepalming were used, one can now even find animals doing the gesture, most likely by accident, but it’s always fun to imagine a cat actually facepalming.
What A S**t Show
It absolutely did. We are such an embarrassment. Add in that I'm Texan and I want to hide my head in the sand these days. I'm no longer proud of my country or state and that's tough to say.
This Anti Vaxxer Trying To Stop Her Son From Getting Vaccinations Himself
"I can't wait until I turn 18, I'm going out and doing shots!" "But you have to be 21 to drink in the US" "I didn't say drinks; I said shots"
Just Your Average Pro Life Hypocrite
For those that see something not worth a full facepalm, as it is a bit dramatic at times, you can use the good old disappointed head shake, that one’s grandparents will tactically deploy when they see anything that confuses them. Over text, one can quickly and easily communicate their disappointment with the good old acronym smh (shaking my head) which is actually older than good old facepalm.
In Church For Blessing Ar-15's. But Blaming Others Than Christians
Spot On
High Iq Destruction
On the other hand, should one need to deploy stronger language, there is always the trusty face desk aka the head desk. While we do not recommend you actually do this, be sure to upvote the posts that go beyond a facepalm. This is a stronger emotion, one so visceral that the victim wants to physically bash the thing they just read or heard right out of their head.
Who Wants To Pay Our Bills
Not Bad
I once saw a guy in his car crossing himself before starting to drive at a green light. This was in Athens and traffic was hell (2003).
Show Me
The reality is that there have always been people who might cause us to facepalm. Bad decisions and horrible opinions are deeply human and probably existed before language. So it’s overall a net positive that we have methods to immediately “get it out of our system” when someone does something so deeply idiotic that it makes us feel bad by proxy. As long as we don’t facepalm too hard.
Who Needs Vaccines When You Have Miracles
It Was Media Control All Along
Why would your code name for something be a god damn anagram that's literally so stupid
Brain Damage: Cool, Vaccine: Nope, Thanks
Similarly, while the internet allows us to see more facepalm-inducing moments, on the flip side, it lets us publicly shame people with ideas this bad and it communicates to others who might have similar ideas that in reality, they are wrong and should keep it to themselves. Someone is not a bad person for being wrong but sticking by an objectively terrible opinion even when presented with contrary evidence is pretty childish. If you want to keep facepalming, Bored Panda has got you covered, check out our other article on this topic here.
Texas Be Looking Like Gilead
And too many people don't seem to realise how utterly stupid that sounds.
Lemme Ask You This
Having A Functioning Circulatory System
Don’t have a functioning circulatory system because it gives guys the ick. Got it
She Tried
Antivax Logic
Burn Victim
I can absolutely say I dont understand "human drivers of fire"what is that? Sounds scray! I need to read MCarthy et al 😄
Damn Son!
Awkward
Ummm all that stuff about the weed I’m just repeating what I have heard other people say.
Just Because Of Freedom And Law
You'll Survive
My ex manager was a chain smoker, like every hour outside for a cigarette break, when we were discussing favorite soda flavors, he said’ yuck, do you have any idea what soda does to your body’
Yep That Sound Right
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
Immigrant Prisoners Are Lease To Be Slaves
Perfectly legal under the 13th Amendment. Former slaves were often arrested in the South to be used as (slave) prison labor. 13A is ironically part of the root of today's mass over-incarceration in the US.
What If We Made An App That Would Endanger Lots Of Women?
Tat
When You Try To Sue A Restaurant For No Reason And Lose
Yeah, Sounds About Right
Which One Of The Many Mass Shootings Are We Talking About?
You Had One Job
But My Country Is Not Happy Any More
Their secret is oil. Lots and lots of oil, which profits the government first, instead of individual companies or CEOs. They have so much money that they build very expensive bridges to teeny tiny islands, just because they can.
We Did Everything But
☠️☠️☠️ How Is This Possible
My Brain
She's a Trump. Her brain doesn't function like the rest of us
Just Another Normal Day
Virtue Signalling
I've written longer responses about this topic, but for now I settle for saying that calling everybody out for cultural appropriation has gotten out of hand.
Queen Elizabeth Is Asking For Money On Internet
Woman On American Airlines Plane Duct-Taped To Her Seat After She Tried To Open The Door Mid-Flight
These Darn Spoiled Kids Today, With Their "Need To Eat At Regular Intervals" Or Whatever, Smh My Head
Rich kids get free meals from their parents. These people must think that rich kids eat at their leisure because their little fellows somehow earned it. I know sometimes I feel entitled to my privileges, but this is a whole other level.
Instead Of Calling The Cops, The Museum Turned Off The Heating And Lights. Protestors Were Asking For Food And A Bowl To Go To The Toilet - No One Cared
Keep It Simple Stupid
Affect is a verb and effect is a noun, but sometimes effect is a verb as in “ to effect change,” (thank you to those who commented below, I genuinely didn’t know!), English is lovely, isn’t it?
Yahoo Answers Might Be Gone, But We Still Have Quora
Time To Hate White People For (Checks Notes) Walking In The Rain?
Yeah, Imagine That
I Desperately Want The Backstory Behind This
No Way To Treat A Hero
Bravo to this mom!! They wouldn't have stopped me. They could have tried. If they'd have done their f*****g jobs, she wouldn't have had to.
Say What Now?
A different opinion: In the King James version, 'He' is italicized, meaning it was supplied by the King James translators and is not in the original ... The "original" Greek "ego eimi" means "I am". So not, "I am He". https://renner.org/article/roman-soldiers-knocked-flat-by-the-power-of-god/
He Isn't Very Good At Hints
Dweeb. This would've been me in early 70's - 80's - 90's - 00's - 10's - now. Clueless Dweeb.
Fired 200 Rounds !
Exhibit A
The Investment That Didn't Pay Off
NFT scams exploit people with too much money. IRS scams, Nigerian Prince scams, etc exploit vulnerable people. Two very different things.
“It’s Starting”
What Was He Expecting?
The USPS Is A Service
There are definitely billions lost ever year in our defense budget. I don't think the pentagon has ever passed an audit. There have been studies showing how to cut billions in wasteful administration costs or billions spent on weapons plans without any actual product, expensive planes that don't work in areas we actually need them, and waste and fraud from government contractors. But I get what he's saying. Also didn't certain legislative choices create the issue with USPS not being able to earn its costs back? There have certainly been officials who've wanted to see it change to private ownership.
I Know Right
This Is Getting Really Sad Now
Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes
That's The Whole Book
Highest Military Spending In The World
Bruh She Got Exposed
"Out Of Context"
Isn’t that what all Christian’s do, is take a phrase from the Bible out of the Bible and therefore out of context.
America In One Picture
US Pandas, come at me and downvote if you will, but this is the stuff that makes me glad i’m not American.
Apparently They Can't Understand The Difference
Be Nice
You Are Good Man Sir, But This Is America
Ed Solomon Is The Person Who Wrote Men In Black
Still Doing Better Than You
Poison All Right
Another Reason To Dislike Dr. Phil
Treat Your Kids Well, Then They’ll Start To Love You
I can't wait until I'm 18. My mother is so... two sided. I love her and I hate her. My friends are like "that's not usual, she's abusive" I just want to be out of this house...
A Win/Win Situation For Everyone?
Ah Yes, "Time-Zones"
“I Love The Poorly Educated”
Growing a third arm from getting the vaccine would have made my job soooo much easier... Have had to get by from not dying of covid instead..
Let's Go Spend 10k On Jewelry
Give a dozen donuts to someone who just finished a 6 course dinner and the donuts will still be there tomorrow. Give a dozen donuts to someone who hasn't eaten if 3 days, and they'll finish them all in one sitting.
He Might Have A Point
Putin Meets With His Defense Minister - Zelensky Meets With His Defense Minister
as a Russian man i will proudly say that it is Putin’s war, not mine. I desperately wish Zelenskyy was my president. Слава Украини 🇺🇦
A "24h" Fitness Closed Without Checking And Locked A Man Inside
Yikes
And I bet the two jacka$$es didn't back down. Such people can't bear to be shown up.
It's Almost As If People Don't Have Enough Money To Survive, Let Alone Have A Child
And to solve this "problem" of declining birth rates, let's just force women to have children against their will.
So, How Is It Going?
On The Civil War
Sounds Like A Plan
What A Terrible Day To Be Literate
I was today years old when I learned TWO new sex terms! And to paraphrase the movie Con Air, "I don't know what scares me more; The concepts of soaking and jump humping, or the fact that it happens so often, we have a name for it"
Nothing More To Say
I believe Jonas Salk gave away the formula for making insulin for free so others could life longer
1800s Made No Sense
Actions, Meet Consequences
Apparently Billionaires Are More Important Than Lessening Homelessness
I'd rather be a millionaire in a country where I can live a normal life than a billionaire in a s**t country.
Putin Wtf Are You Even Doing?
GOD my country is just F*****G HORRIBLE, i promise we’re not all like him. it’s Putin’s war, not mine ffs
The American Dream
Anti-Vax Logic
And tens of millions worldwide of course, but facts get in the way of their conspiracy theories
Twittee User Doesn't Seem Happy To Learn That James Cameron Is, As A Matter Of Fact, A Noted Submarine Expert
He's a naval officer with some qualifications and experience that won't be declassified in his lifetime. What do you know about naval engineering, groundhugger?
Some People... Smh
Hey tbf for a while some of them did not have matching colors and you had to mess around until you got it right.
Only Yellow Labs Can Be Seeing Eye Dogs
Condoms Are Eco-Friendly, While Papers Are Not
Just Pay Your Student Loan
I think you won't be able to fix these problems just through debt relief. As soon as there is more money on the paying end, the colleges will find ways to increase costs. It needs to be addressed on both ends.
Do You Consider This A Human Being?
The American Dream
You Have To Remove The Protective Coating.... Please Can Someone Shut Down The Internet
It’s Getting Out Of Hand
Watched an Amazon deliverer ignore my instructions to put the package inside my gate, and drop it over the gate. Thankfully no damage.
Apparently Europe Has No Food And No "Tech"
Sorry, I'm from Europe and we don't have internet. What's going on?
Just Wow
Wow Calling A Homelessman An Animal
Cruel, just cruel. And arrogant, and immoral, but overall just cruel!
(Laughs In Frozone)
Probably Didn’t Eat It The First Time
Even if this were true, it's certainly not a flex on her part. Also, who gives a f**k what she eats but bravo to the guy calling her out...except I'm a little concerned he knows what she ate 10 years ago.
It's Al-Gebra, Not Al-Qaeda
Honestly some of higher math equations looks like a weird language but I would not call security.
And Countless Republicans Actually Listen To What She Has To Say…
What Is Wrong With People
Hopefully, Costa Rica will attempt to recover some of the cost of this. Just short of bankrupting the family, no more. The French government would have no hesitation if the boot were on the other foot.
Darn Millennials Wanting To Be Able To Have A Living Wage
Cant care for ourselves but are expected to care for others as well
Parasites And Their Excuses
Yup, standing guard with their back to you and your date
*checks Notes*
Poor Guy…
Playing "Hard To Get"
Twitter Is Faking Signups For Its New Blue Checkmark
I think Wells Fargo and Verizon should tell Elon Musk about their experience with trying to sneak extra services and subscriptions on customers, and how they had to pay restitution after being caught and losing the class action lawsuits.
If This Happened In France, There Would Be Riots
“The Vaccine Is Made From Aborted Babies”
aaaaand this is where i finally get fed up with the thread. bye y’all
Help My Infant Is Gay Bc He Likes Colours
Good Morning
..anyone Remember This?
How Is This Even Possible
Like, the totally wrong college? Or the wrong campus of the right college? I've been out of school for years now. Thanks for a new scenario to add to my nightmares, though.
Nft
May Be They Are Lazy
this really gets in my nerves, when my generation (z) or millennials are getting blamed for “killing the (blank) industry” when we’re literally just struggling to PAY OUR RENT. Do you ever think about how most, if not all of us will never be able to afford a house? Yeah. Your fault.
Me Too, Thanks
How else will you show strangers that you're a big strong man who definitely doesn't have a small w***y?
Financial Thinking 100
The Way She Cluelessly Takes The Picture Lol
That’s What We Call A Miscalculation
Freedom Of Speech For $8/Month
God Forbid We Let Our Children Learn About Things That Actually Exist
So Ironic It Hurts
Worst Customer Ever
Why would you treat someone carrying your food like that? I'd be afraid to eat it.
We Haven't Learned Anything
This Girl Thinks Only She Can Have Preferences
Thinking You're The Victim When You Film Yourself And Your Friends Breaking Into People's Homes
You went into someone's home unknown and uninvited. This is illegal no matter what color you are, you idiot.
I Prefer To Get My Diet Coke At Home
What Fruit Is Named After A Color?
Just Put This Guy In Jail Already
I can’t even imagine the confidence this person has. I get nervous placing an order at a restaurant, much less breaking into a train
As Opposed To What?
Well Now
Honestly, I think she's in the right. Priests are not allowed to discuss anything shared in confession with anyone else. It's confidential between the you, the priest, and god.
I Am At A Loss For Words
This Is Getting Ridiculous To The Point Of Madness,
Wow, way to make your kid fight the battles your too embarrassed to fight yourself because you know how stupid you sound.
Crazy How The Country You Betrayed Doesn't Want You Anymore
The same thing happened to a British teen-ager. She ran off to join Isis, got married and had a child. When the child got sick she wanted to come back to get medical attention for him and they took away her citizenship.
Month Is Over Stop Being Gay
The issue of signs and crosswalks being replaced with themed versions is about more then bigots dissaporoving. People with limited cognitive capacity can be very confused and lost when the signs and crosswalks change randomly. That can cause dangerous situations when they dont know if it is ok to cross or not. I would prefer pride flag or similar next to the crosswalk, not replacing it.
Elon Musk's Poll Doesn't Go As Planned So He Redoes It And It Goes Even Worse. When Will They Learn Vote Recounts Don't Go In Their Favor?
Wtf 🤦🏾
Using a paddle sends a powerful message to children. It tells them they you are not a good enough teacher to be able to use words to solve an issue. That you must resort to using physical strength to scare the student. And even then, you must use a tool because you lack the fortitude to do it yourself.
This Girl’s Presentation At My Local University
Fuck This Shit
Everytime there is an advert that you can't skip, I add it to my list of companies that I refuse to buy from.
Bruh
Nah nah nah, it’s only racism if it’s from white people obviously
It's Over Guys, Musk vs. Zuck Cage Fight Is Cancelled By Musk's Mommy
I'm Adorable
Why Adopt Him In The First Place
Does It Get More Childish?
The Soviet Union did this with the UN by getting a couple of supposedly independent "republics" in.
Getting Fact Checked By Your Own Website
"Bike Karen" Was Right After All. She Has Shown Proof She Paid For That Bike
Supposedly her lawyer has submitted 2 receipts w 2 diff confirmation numbers. A weird situation all around. The young men seem sincere in their assertion. Her whiny mannerisms project a disingenuous attempt.
Can these be titled properly? Clicking on something with a general title of 'idiots' isn't the same as "hey all you xenophobic BP'ers out there, you can really get your bigot on with this thread!". Expecting to have a laugh only to see hypocritical after hypocritical post and comment is mind boggling.
My God I gave up got the stupidity was bugging me. Think I'll go pour another vodka and kill a Brain cell or two
A lot of BP just seems to be about illustrating how much Americans hate each other.
These threads make me so angry about America. You guys are living in a dystopia. You ok over there? Love and concern, Australia
I’m making a necklace from my craft book =D it says it’s a necklace that they make in Central Africa. I’m making it out of a paper plate lol. Our lives aren’t all death and despair.
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I'll probably get downvoted for this, but I remember when my left wing peeps were critical thinkers and skeptical of government motives and pharmaceutical companies. I don't understand why there's unquestioning support of every government decision and even the most innocuous questions about some vaccines are met with "MURDERER! SATAN! BURN THE WITCH!". You know, it's possible we were wrong about some things. It's possible that the same greed and corruption we criticize in pharma in other cases happened here too. The tribalism and othering will be the death of us.
She is why racism exists! Im so sick of dumb people bringing up race. Who cares what color someone is. Reverse racism
No it's just prejudice. Racism specifically arises from systems of oppression.
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When you decide to do or say something stupid you don't have to post it on social media. Just make it your little secret. I don't think anyone will mind.
Well this was... enlightening. Man there are some terrible people on here.
Well this whole article could have just been called "Let's S**t on America". I came expecting lighthearted funny idiot stories, not the darkest parts of our social politics.
I figured out how to block all the stupid posts on major social media outlets
Can these be titled properly? Clicking on something with a general title of 'idiots' isn't the same as "hey all you xenophobic BP'ers out there, you can really get your bigot on with this thread!". Expecting to have a laugh only to see hypocritical after hypocritical post and comment is mind boggling.
My God I gave up got the stupidity was bugging me. Think I'll go pour another vodka and kill a Brain cell or two
A lot of BP just seems to be about illustrating how much Americans hate each other.
These threads make me so angry about America. You guys are living in a dystopia. You ok over there? Love and concern, Australia
I’m making a necklace from my craft book =D it says it’s a necklace that they make in Central Africa. I’m making it out of a paper plate lol. Our lives aren’t all death and despair.
Load More Replies... I'll probably get downvoted for this, but I remember when my left wing peeps were critical thinkers and skeptical of government motives and pharmaceutical companies. I don't understand why there's unquestioning support of every government decision and even the most innocuous questions about some vaccines are met with "MURDERER! SATAN! BURN THE WITCH!". You know, it's possible we were wrong about some things. It's possible that the same greed and corruption we criticize in pharma in other cases happened here too. The tribalism and othering will be the death of us.
She is why racism exists! Im so sick of dumb people bringing up race. Who cares what color someone is. Reverse racism
No it's just prejudice. Racism specifically arises from systems of oppression.
Load More Replies... When you decide to do or say something stupid you don't have to post it on social media. Just make it your little secret. I don't think anyone will mind.
Well this was... enlightening. Man there are some terrible people on here.
Well this whole article could have just been called "Let's S**t on America". I came expecting lighthearted funny idiot stories, not the darkest parts of our social politics.
I figured out how to block all the stupid posts on major social media outlets
