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People fight all the time, but not everyone does it with fists. Some draw the line earlier and use only their words. However, don't underestimate the damage they can inflict.
To show you that words can hurt just as much and, in many cases, even more than punches, we collected a list of the most brutal roasts we found online.
It's always impressive to meet a person who seems to find the perfect phrase to express themselves, and when they do it so quickly and accurately, it leaves absolutely no chance for a comeback.
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#2
Has Anyone Got Some Free Games Pleese?
According to psychologist Dr. Nigel Barber, in a verbal society like ours, physical aggression is used less often to settle status disputes, with those conflicts instead playing out through words. That's why an insult can seem so powerful—it can be interpreted as an attempt to lower the target's social status while raising that of the person delivering the insult.
"If that logic is correct, we can assume that insults are often motivated by anger surrounding issues of status insecurity," Barber says. "Many insults are reactive: They are responses to real or imagined slights from others, such as a person accidentally cutting in front of someone else in a line."
#3
Jar Of Expired Mayo
#4
He Wanted Someone To Backup His Purchase
#5
On Cooking Methods
Deta Rossiter 7 hours ago
water based cooking is literally as old as people have started cooking in pots.....
"We live in a period of extreme concern about how we are perceived by others; social psychologists are charting a steady increase in narcissism among college students. There is little consensus about why this is happening, but some scholars believe that the more children are measured on evaluative scales—aptitude tests, IQ scores, and GPA—the more sensitive they are to threats to their social rank," Barber adds.
This narcissism trend is further amplified by social media, where people are constantly exposed to evaluation from others.
"Concern with how one is perceived creates social insecurity that may be relieved by lashing out at other ... people ... Social networks are replete with individuals who deliver stinging rebukes because they enjoy doing so and because they are mostly exempt from the reprisals that one might expect for real-world put-downs," Barber explains.
#6
Me_irl
#8
On Birthdays
#9
On Plugs
So if the purpose of a put-down is to reduce someone else’s place in the (imaginary) hierarchy, it's hardly surprising that insults often target a person's position within it, whether in terms of ancestry, employment, or desirability as a partner.
That's why, according to Barber, many insults refer to body parts or bring up shameful or unsuccessful romantic behavior.
And, of course, let's not forget insults centered around other beauty standards, such as weight, height, baldness, skin conditions, and perceived flaws.
#10
Amazing Curls Tho
#11
On Self-Help Books
#12
Store-Bought Bottles Are Bred In Captivity; They Would Never Survive In The Wild
#13
Straight Outta Wildlife
So, as hilarious as the roasts in these pictures are, we shouldn't get too carried away. Barber says, "For those who enjoy distributing insults, the internet is a perfect environment, one that can offer a shield of anonymity and an absence of consequences. The larger question is whether the frequency of ill-motivated personal attacks will ride the wave of increasing narcissism or succumb to social controls?"
#14
Gonna Be A Bloodbath
#15
Power Rangers Insult 🤌
#16
Something Something Football
#17
Insurance
Ryhanon 3 hours ago
Here's my radical idea - abolish insurance. We pay twice as much per capita for healthcare in this country compared to every other developed country on earth - and all of them offer their citizens free healthcare. And the reason is because we have it in our heads that everything must be done for profit - this idea has twisted our sensibilities to the point that an entire industry of middlemen exists in the form of insurance companies that sit between us and our doctors. It needs to end.
The psychologist says effective communities maintain solidarity by keeping direct insults to a minimum. That's actually where traditions of politeness and respect come from; people behaved that way to avoid unnecessary anger, disputes, and violence while keeping things running smoothly.
Online communities, on the other hand, are becoming increasingly fueled by destructive elements: trolling, flaming, mis- and disinformation, and group attacks in which people violate basic codes of decency.
If these trends persist, Barber says social media should be regulated. However, this might lead to a counterintuitive effect, where online civility "scores" will only boost collective narcissism—and make us want to peck at our neighbors even more.
#18
Didn’t See That Coming
#19
Literally In His Name
#20
This One Got A Chuckle Out Of Me Before The Stand-Up Even Started
#21
Comcast Needs To Get It Together Tbh
UKGrandad 7 hours ago
There is a story that did the rounds a few years ago about a guy who had noticed a problem with an online programme or game of some kind (I know nothing about computers so details about what was wrong with what are sketchy). Anyway, the problem wasn't being solved so the guy applied for and got a job with the company, applied the fix himself, then immediately quit.
#23
The Worst Kind Of Beans
#24
On Warnings
Mrreoww 1 hour ago
Reminds me of this video I saw. The video said “this is how AI will take over”. And the video showed a woman lying on the ground unconscious or d**d or something with a jar of peanut butter next to her. And an AI voice was saying, from her phone, “my bad! Peanut butter actually contains peanuts!”
#25
How Much Of Your Life?
#26
If He's Single What Hope Is There For The Rest Of Us
#28
I'm Taken 💀
Beak Hookage 5 hours ago (edited)
"...taken with me because I'm so attractive? Dang, he left it on read."
#29
This Was Blunt Indeed
detective miller's hat 3 minutes ago
I dated a guy like this. It didn't last long. I could have had a better conversation with a rock.
#31
I Strive To Be This Creative
#33
Tragedeigh - A Name That Has Been Deliberately Misspelled To Appear Unique
#34
Lolololol... I Think Even Cynthia And Ariana Would Laugh At This One
#35
They Aren't Wrong
#36
AI Generated Hand
#37
On T-Bone Steaks
#39
She Did Him Bad
#41
On States Of Matter
#43
That's One Way Of Putting It
Lukas (alt) 8 hours ago
OP was pointing out that anyone attending church shouldn't need a handicap spot, as their God should heal them. The call is coming from inside the house, hmm, red?
#44
Nothing Like Getting Your Fashion Compared To That Of A Poison-Type Pokémon Trainer
#45
On Galas
#48
She Asked For It
#51
He Does Have A Point :)
#56
These Times Are Hard On Everyone
#58
Hbo Max Downgrades
#59
Baking
#60
Rough Brains Unite
UnclePanda 2 hours ago
I have entire days where I feel like I'm just waiting for the BB to drop in its little hole.
#61
Tree Planter And Dirty Hippie
#62
All Sebastians Look The Same
#65
Very Marsuperial, Good Job
Apocalyptic Excavator 7 hours ago
Dude's right tho. Escalators constantly use brakes to slow down the downward movement. They can malfunction in two ways: either get stuck immobile or break free and yeet you downwards on top of other people already falling. Downward escalator stampedes are a thing.
#66
And That's A Bad Thing?
#67
Apparently Liquor Named Mallört Is One Of The Most Awful Liquors Existing, And The Reviews Of It Have Me Lmaoo😭💀
Robert Millar 9 hours ago
It actually tastes like cheap american "IPA". Malört was used for beer before hops became the norm. Some older pubs in Britain still have it growing in the gardens. It's called mugwort.
#68
He’s Got The Personality Of A Dial Tone
#69
On British Street Food
TroubleMarkOne 9 hours ago
It's real cheese and it melts with the heat of the potato and beans - philistines.
#72
Hairline Due For A Midlife Crisis
#73
Bang & Blame
#74
Just A Catfish Getting Cooked
Crystalwitch60 9 hours ago
Now this is down right cruel. people think words don’t hurt, They very much do !they wear people down they stick ,and they destroy peoples confidence ,also they over time end people to !, so this was just plain nasty !
#76
This One’s So Rare It’s Practically Blue
#79
You Fool. You Absolute Coward. I Will Take Your Bones
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Forrest Hobbs 9 hours ago
Started out mildly amusing. Got old quite quickly. Even so, much better than 90% of what's on BP these days, so: thank you.
Forrest Hobbs 9 hours ago
Started out mildly amusing. Got old quite quickly. Even so, much better than 90% of what's on BP these days, so: thank you.
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