30 Hilariously Relatable Memes Shared By The ‘Sarcasm Only’ Instagram Account (New Pics)
It is said that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. But we beg to differ. It takes a special type of smart, sassy person to put their tongue in their cheek and execute a well-timed show of ironic humor. Those fluent in sarcasm might come across as a little passive-aggressive, but scientists say there's a whole lot of good going on in the minds of men and women who make sarky remarks.
Research shows that people with a penchant for the sarcastic things in life are creative, clever and good at interpreting those around them, among other things. If you think sarcastic is fantastic, you very well might appreciate an IG page called Sarcasm Only. It's clocked up an impressive 16.5 million followers, and has a wall of relatable and hilarious memes that will have you rolling on the floor laughing... with a straight face. Bored Panda has picked our personal favorites for your sarcastic pleasure.
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Something to consider, any time prices have gone up, it's very rare they go back down. Basically, promises made won't be kept
But how much $ did you make in 1999? Yes, price gouging is going on too.
Would the same amount of blood come out over the course of the hour? Because mine always comes at the worst time, and I'm just imagining standing somewhere I can't leave as a puddle of blood leaks from my pants.
Every woman on the planet agrees with this. I have a niece that had horrible cycles and ended up with a hysterectomy before 30 because of that and a GYN problem.
Good question and one I’ve never thought of! I’ll have to google it.
Load More Replies...Or.......just not have them monthly. Right? Like why not have them only once or twice a year?
This amount of blood in 1 hour.... especially for people who don't feel their period coming on.... The floor of the supermarket or office hallway is gonna look like they filmed Carrie in there!
Followed by an ambulance ride to the hospital for a transfusion.
Load More Replies...Right... Thanks for the reminder. I always roll my eyes out loud!
I've been made aware i knit my eyebrows when i have an opinion on something....
Load More Replies...I have a t shirt that a friend brought me that says "if my mouth doesn't say it, my face definitely will" and this is very true lol
I can never have a video phone at work because my face is too expressive.
Nah, my facial expression makes everyone assume I'm mean, so most people leave me alone. I like this.
I think that one thing that did wonders for making my outside voice-facial expressions more hidden was to study religion at the uni. It is invredible what stuff people believe in but as a scholar you need to learn to at least listen to other people's world views and not ridicule them in any way because if you do, they will shut up about what they believe the world to be and you have no case studies.
Sarcastic people are seen by some as "smart asses." But ironically, that insult itself reeks of sarcasm. While the sarky folk were getting a bad rep, scientists were delving deep into the minds of those who use their words as a witty weapon. And it turns out that whoever said "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" didn't know what they were talking about.
In fact, there's a Harvard Business School research paper titled "The Highest Form of Intelligence: Sarcasm Increases Creativity for Both Expressers and Recipients." It found that "despite its role in instigating conflict, it can also be a catalyst for creativity."
Trump/Musk will ensure that wage increases never happen again.
Load More Replies...Money doesn't buy happiness... But it does buy healthy food, clothing, a nice house, transportation... And if you're really lucky it'll buy you enough time to look for a job you love instead of one you need. I can go on and on...
Seriously! I saw today the minimum pay in each state to be considered as middle class now. Me and my son together don't make anywhere near $135K a year!!!
Whoever said money can't buy happiness just doesn't know where to shop!
'MY dog died'...'what?'....'I said my dog died'.....huh?'...'I sa8d my dog died'...(still has no clue what they said)'ohhhh, hahaha, that great!'
I got really badly dehydrated (hangover!) one time, actually dreaming about diving in to pools of iced orange juice, the first pint of water I drank when I woke up tasted like the sweetest nectar suckled direct from Gods left nipple!
his left one? what does the right one taste like?
Load More Replies...Where I’m from we have well water and it tastes delicious. I’ve had tap water from larger cities where is treated and reused and it’s gross.
Same, I live by a spring fed creek and our water is absolutely cold and sparkling clear. I moved from Philadelphia (PA) into the mountains of NEPA and when I went back to visit, I couldn't drink the water I drank for years. The chlorine was so bad you'd think you were drinking from a public pool.
Load More Replies...I used to work for a German guy who tried to clue me in to the joys of different brands of water. We even set up a blind taste test of his favorites. He was heartbroken when I picked the control group (distilled water).
I hope you actually didn't drink destilled water
Load More Replies...Best water I ever tasted came from a waterfall in the Rocky Mountains, the water coming directly from a glacier.
I wonder about the taste of water from the forbidden well that everyone has access to, yet no one dares to drink fearing the eternal curse of Sal.
I love rainwater, it tastes sweet the first time and also I have tasted water that tastes like sunscreen and another like strawberry hard lollies
SO TRUE! NYC water is the best, second is Portland, OR, and as much as I love Chicago, I do NOT look forward to their tap water when I visit!
Moved from north Jersey (awful tasting tap water) to south jersey (great tasting tap water.) Saving a ton on jugs of water I now longer need to buy.
Very true well water is bett than city water. And some brands of bottled water tastes better than others.
Some scientists say that those fluent in sarcasm are anything but stupid. Using and interpreting sarky remarks requires complex mental skills and a full brain workout.
Sarcastic quips are filled with irony. And according to psychology professor Penny Pexman, understanding ironic language requires “an ability to appreciate the mental states of other people... because you need to know what the speaker actually believes when they’ve given you this example of verbal irony, because their words aren’t necessarily going to tell you.”
Are all raccoons chubby or is that pic of a particularly rotund fella?
Only 3 years? Ugh I've been tired my whole freaking life..... I'm 41
i can pinpoint when it happened. March 2020 little before the covid hit where I live.
It was the same for 2020 we are so screwed.
Load More Replies...We aren't born with a sarcastic spoon in our mouth, or the ability to understand or make sarky remarks. This is a "skill" we only start grasping (in a very basic way) around the age of 5 or 6, says Pexman.
Around that age, children may understand that the speaker means the opposite of what he or she has said. But they don't understand why the speaker would talk that way, and therefore don't find it funny.
"At younger ages, the jokes that children find funny usually involve unexpected words ('How did the farmer fix his jeans? With a cabbage patch!') or situations (like falling on a trampoline)," Pexman writes in one research paper.
Every "rotting" day I have includes a shower and pajama change. I like to relax AND feel clean.
Yes! If I’m out of my pjs on the weekend, my kids automatically say “c**p, we have to run errands.” They’re never wrong!
Load More Replies...She wasn't random. She was definitely within 1SD. You might say she was... a standard deviant.
Just making sure that people understand that when you type “Congratulations” in Messages on an iPhone, it “throws” confetti all over the screen. (I mention this in case the same doesn’t happen on an Android.) (What am I saying? I have an Android phone, too. I’ll check.) (Аh, nuts! Phone’s not sending messages right now, so no definitive answer. I’m sorry. 😞) (This is why I prefer my iPhone 6: Despite it being ~10years old, it *works*. The Android only seems to work a little bit now and then. I don’t get it.)
Load More Replies...According to the expert, children only start to see the humor in sarcasm at around 8 or 9 years old, and that's when they might start using it or teasing others. But not everyone will be able to easily decipher a bout of verbal irony, even as they grow up.
"Understanding sarcasm is a challenge for young children, for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and for some patients with brain damage," says Pexman. "Understanding sarcasm depends on advanced language skills and reasoning about other people’s minds, and it is supported by a network of brain regions."
I pretty much do that the three days I work from home. I get up at 9:30, sign in, look at stuff for 10 minutes, and then take lunch/go back to sleep for an hour and a half. I’ve thought about asking to start at 11, but I don’t want to draw attention to myself…
Load More Replies...I can’t do 7-3. I hate getting up at a*s o’clock with the burning heat of a thousand suns
Same, I'm not a morning person, and the closer to sunrise you drive the more the Sun is in your eyes
Load More Replies...7-3 is great. At my previous job, my boss didn't really care what hours you worked as long as you worked them and got your tasks done. So, I'd usually work 6-2:30 M-T and 5-1:30 on Fridays. If I was sick of hungover I'd come in late and leave early and then make up the hours. It was amazing. The main downside was needing to work overtime and weekends during our busy weeks each month
I used to work a weird schedule because I was on the West coast of the US and most of our clients were on the East coast. I'd start at 6:00, which was 9:00 for them. It always amused me how few New Yorkers understood that there were other places and other time zones. I swear half of them thought I was lying when I told them we were 3 hours later than they were.
I am retired. If you are not rich, then retirement is terminal mentally debilitating boredom.
I dont even care about lunch.but leaving... thats the dream.
Yeah, I basically drink a Boost and eat an apple. Yay leaving!
Load More Replies...My little brother went through a phase where he wanted to get into improv/stand up comedy, but he got frustrated because people didn't think he was that funny. I was like buddy, I got bad news for you... You got to grow up with dad. Your happy childhood is very much against you.
The expert believes that sarcasm can be taught and says it's important to do so because when it isn't properly understood, sarcastic remarks or jokes can lead to awkward social situations.
"Most adults hear sarcastic speech every day and understand it without much difficulty. To understand sarcasm, they rely on the speaker’s tone of voice, facial expression, and their knowledge of what the speaker is referring to and how the speaker might feel about it," she explained.
Sometimes I sleep from Friday night to Sunday morning and it is glorious. I call it The Full Recharge, but for some reason my therapist calls it "severe depression."
It may be an adult dollar if you spend it, but much more if you owe it.
I recently noticed that my wallet has $50's instead of the $20's I used to carry. Of course I still remember carrying $10.00's and feeling flush.
But for those who struggle, they often interpret the speaker literally. "The literal meaning is the actual, dictionary meaning of the words used. If you do not understand the sarcasm in what a person says, you miss the joke and may feel left out of the conversation," Pexman says.
That's why, during Covid, Pexman created a storybook for kids called "Sydney Gets Sarcastic." It teaches children about sarcasm, why and how we use it, and how it's understood. The book has since been translated into 15 languages.
I have to have my dog with me or neither one of us sleeps well.
It's that Cinderella / Lady and the Tramp crossover we've all been waiting for
Yes, and the tooth fairy being your school teacher who loved you but gave you detention for talking
I don't even try with our cats. That is why I'm preparing to darn very worn places on one arm of our sofa.
While sarcasm can be put to good use, like boosting creativity or playful teasing, experts say it's never okay to use your words as a weapon to make someone else feel bad or "less-than". And sarcasm at its worst can really hurt.
The word sarcasm actually derives from its Greek root, "sarkazein," which translates to "tear flesh like dogs." It is "hostility disguised as humor," writes psychotherapist Sarah Swenson. "That’s why when someone says something sarcastic to you, you don’t feel good. Sarcasm is unsettling... It feels like veiled criticism."
😆😆😆 sooo true. Just like the repulsive, ugliest nastiest dudes demanding their girls be perfect 10s
There are two ways to solve the "gold-digger problem". One is to convince prospective partners not to dig gold, the other is to have gold.
When the Lottery came to my state I bought a scratch-off for $1.00, and I won $2.00. The next month I bought another $1.00 scratch-off, won zip. The next month I bought another $1.00 scratch-off and won $2.00 again. I figured I broke even and haven't bought another. I did buy one of the lottery tickets where you can pick your own numbers when it got to some crazy high number a couple of years before the pandemic. I used birthdays, anniversary dates, all of those 'special' numbers, I lost that dollar and I've not bought another. I lived in Reno, NV once, I didn't gamble but I went to a lot of great concerts and smaller shows. I don't seem to have a gambling bug.
My grandfather gave me two shillings to play slot machines. I came out ten minutes later with no shillings or even pennies. That was the last time. Didn't see the point.
Load More Replies...I have a foolproof scheme that is mathematically guaranteed to win the lottery. Only problem is that it'll take several thousand years to pay off, and my offspring aren't down with the plan. ;D
I was like this... Then I discovered the publishers clearinghouse. I get a few emails a day, click the links, and each click is a 1 in 10 billion chance at retirement... That's a better chance than my salary gets me!
I figured my chances are roughly the same, whether or not I buy a ticket
If you find yourself on the receiving end of constant sarcasm, and you're finding it hard to cope, Swenson suggests raising it with the sarky remarker. She says you should try to verbalize how their words and and actions affect you.
"Perhaps you feel minimized; perhaps criticized; perhaps even showered with contempt," she said. "Helping someone see how painful such comments feel to you, regardless of the conscious intention of the speaker, has the potential to relieve you of having to endure sarcasm from them."
The expert adds that you can let the person know it's okay to tell a joke, and you're able to take one "when it is a joke and not veiled hostility."
Unfortunately I have to pay to read what I want
Load More Replies...sleeping.. HEY! I have an idea, let's take all of the criminals out of our prisons and let them roam free and work and whatnot. And put all of the rest of us in homes for free with healthcare (good healthcare), occupational therapy, 3 'good' meals a day and time for exercise and being in the sun without wardens and punishment & locked cells and such... I think that might be overall cheaper than what we're doing now. (yes I know it wouldn't actually work, but it's a fun idea for a second)
I thought I had it covered with going for walks and taking pictures and then I fell down the cameras and lenses rabbit hole
Oh no! Yeah, it is not the cheapest of rabbit holes to fall into. Lol.
Load More Replies...Oh boy... These memes hit home WAY too much! NOT cool! But pretty cool tho...🥰
Sleeping is a waste of time that could be spent reading.
Load More Replies...It makes me happy because a lot of my stress would disappear. Bills paid on time, no worrying at the grocery store, buying kid's shoes, gas, etc. The absolute relief that everything is under control.
Whenever I have my s**t together, that just means I'm constipated.
i can relate. last time my sh!t was together, i think i had just turned 5 lol
Few are the moments I am satisfied with my appearance enough to take a photo, and the camera manages to destroy those moments without fail.
I hate those fixed shower heads, they get you wet where you don’t want to and can’t reach places you want to. I only saw them travelling around USA, which is also one of few countries where no hotel heard of a bidet ever. No idea why they even exist.
Also not being able to use a detatchable showerhead to spray down the shower and bath when you're finished.
Load More Replies...I bought a house that had those square fixed shower heads in the bathrooms. I swapped them for handhelds.
My husband does not understand those showers. He insists on splashing water on my hair.
I wanted to sleep last night but that wasn't happening either. I got 4hrs and I was full of sarcasm in work 😂
Load More Replies...I almost started dating someone over the summer, after ~7 years of being single. After the first coffee date, I was like..... I'd really prefer to continue just going home, read for 2 hours, watch tv, and make some art. By myself.
My oldest once told me that I was the most boring adult ever. I told them that's a good thing because it means I'm not out doing stupid s.hit.
I love being alone. I love my friends, but I also love solitude. Luckily, these days whenever I have friends over they ask if it's okay if they come in their jammies :') Like, duh, way ahead of you mate.
No joke. This is how I feel after just ducking into my local post office and chemist >.<
One's a specialist trade, and the other is pretty basic. Would *you* date someone who can't cook?
No, it’d be embarrassing if they bought you Depends.
Load More Replies...4/5 hours is pushing it lmao, it's more like 3, and those include cooking dinner, some chores, preparing for the next day and preparing for bed
I feel this. People tell me I'm flirting when I'm just being nice. When I'm flirting, I get mixed reviews.
I thought your period week was considered week 1. Is that not right? 🤔
Load More Replies...It doesn't happen every month, but sometimes I'll get what my best friend used to call my "dragon day." One day of pure unbridled RAGE. I'm honestly shocked I haven't killed anyone yet.
Mine moves around, so when the crazy hits, I have no idea what's going on.
Hey, most business wear has both a collar and a belt. If those are not God-given handholds to eject someone from your space, what *are* they for?
Nothing wrong with that. No one should settle just to get married by a certain age or whatever pressures they're feeling. Take your time. Date a lot, date a little, whatever you want.
Since the question is out there... has anyone done a study of ROI between therapy and "retail therapy"?
Have an upvote because that's what that face is and as a woman who makes the face I call it that
Load More Replies...haha my choir teacher gets so mad at me for this. I think I look real happy- she says I look like I want to die
Who was the a*****e who decided the workweek should be 5 days & at least 40 hours?
Carlos Castaneda said, "How wonderful it is, after having done nothing all day, to rest".
My bestie gave me a Hazbin Hotel shirt and I haven't seen it since :(
Not sure why you got downvoted because I'd definitely want to know where my Hazbin Hotel shirt went off to
Load More Replies...But I keep the spare phone in it in case something happens to my current phone.
Told my coworker yesterday I lost my favorite carboard box where I kept stuff in and that someone took out the stuff to throw away the box and how upset that made me.
There's always that one faithful, favourite cardboard box.
Load More Replies...Just look at the news these days! My conspiracy theories didn't get proven, they got *surpassed*. I need more cork-boards and red string, dammit.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you the best available therapist and a lovely house to enjoy the sessions in.
Money can definitely buy you happiness, as the necessities in life are not free (healthcare, a house, food, clothes, etc.). Even if I wanted to do the cheapest hobbies there are (reading and writing) I'd still need money.
Load More Replies...I don't get to see my oldest off to school (I work nights and get off work after they leave for the school bus), so about the time they wake up, I always text the weather and suggest what clothing is appropriate (believe me, it's necessary since it can be a windchill of 2° F at 6am and either 4° or 30° by 8am this time of year 🤦♀️). Then I tell them I love them and to have a good day. Every day.
I'm a VERY fair blonde, I actually have dark circles in my 'just born hospital photos'! I had a younger sister and she looked just like me but her skin tone was a bit darker and she had no dark circles, that was the only way my mom could tell who was who in the photos. We were positioned exactly the same too.
"If you don't like my opinion of you, you can always improve." - Ashleigh Brilliant
Faith, Hope and Belief in the future and its potential. That naivety was beautiful.
I don't gossip and don't hang with folks who do. I found out the hard way that people who will gossip TO you WILL gossip ABOUT you!
I have a rant-friend. We spend an hour getting out all our frustrations and when we're done, we like people again. That way we don't start any gossip when all you need is to get some s**t out of your system.
Load More Replies...OMG, I'm gonna make membership cards for my whole family this year for Christmas and that will be their presents. Done. Thank you!
Why do people who look as plastic and fake as the people in this picture think they have any right to judge other peoples looks? I mean, they look like they were molded from melted wax, sprayed with so much tan that it's bordering on racism and then covered in enough make-up to hide the crushing reality of their faces.
Yup. I've been meaning to pull out my veggie plants for a couple months now.
Can never understand this. They can be a six-foot-four Adonais and what would be the point if they have the personality of a cane toad?
I'm all for balancing things out. Tiny people should be with giant people to make normal sized children
Wait ... did body-shaming come back into fashion when I wasn't looking?
Why? Is this a new thing? I've seen it a lot recently on BP, but never in my life have I heard anyone comment on hight differences in relationships. Actually, there is one - my cousin is quite tiny and her husband is really really tall, so that gets commented on.
Load More Replies...BP, why are there always pictures of those Katrashians? You guys are a bit to obsessed
I was just going to write that I automatically downvote anything that includes a photo of one of them in it. And since I'm not sure how many of them there are or what they all look like, I also downvote any picture of someone who I think MIGHT look like them. Please BP - we hate them.
Load More Replies...I just don't want to see anymore K-Klan members ever again! I thought this was a safe space.
BP, why are there always pictures of those Katrashians? You guys are a bit to obsessed
I was just going to write that I automatically downvote anything that includes a photo of one of them in it. And since I'm not sure how many of them there are or what they all look like, I also downvote any picture of someone who I think MIGHT look like them. Please BP - we hate them.
Load More Replies...I just don't want to see anymore K-Klan members ever again! I thought this was a safe space.
