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40 Times People Got Dragged Back To Earth With The Help Of Hilariously Savage Comebacks
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a heated argument, feeling like a deer caught in the headlights, desperately searching for a snappy reply? But here's the thing: that clever comeback doesn't always arrive when we need it most. Instead, it often sneaks up on us when we least expect it. We've all been there, haven't we? But today, let’s pay a tribute to the champions of banter.
Introducing the subreddit r/MurderedByWords, a treasure trove for “well-constructed put-downs, comebacks, and counter-arguments”. We’ve collected some of the most brilliant ways people have ended disagreements. So buckle up and get ready to dive into the art of winning an argument with style.
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#1
Transphobic Aunt Called Out By An Actual Good Twitter User Vaush
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#2
A Congratulations At Least
#3
They Didn't See This One Coming
The subreddit r/MurderedByWords was created back in 2016 and it didn't take much time for it to attract a significant following. Currently, they have a whopping 2.8 million members who share and admire the art of clever comebacks.
"The way we see it, a murder should (but doesn't always have to) be more than a quick response or retort. The best murders are well-constructed, thought-out responses that leave the opening argument completely without any ability to reply. In other words, their point has been totally demolished. Now, obviously, there's more than one way to murder with words, and sometimes a quick rapier thrust or stab to the heart (a short, swift reply) can be just as deadly as a drawn-out murder, and you'll frequently see both types in this sub," the moderators of the subreddit have previously told Bored Panda.
#4
Look Who Just Discovered Consent
#5
M**dered By Tasty Words
#6
Aussies Would Like To Have A Word
While ruthless put-downs might be entertaining online, things work differently when you argue with someone face-to-face. As tension rises and responses become quite personal, you might find yourself seeking common ground rather than tearing each other down.
Arguments can happen unexpectedly in various places: between partners, friends, family members, at work, or even with strangers you've just met. When emotions run high, it's not always easy to keep yourself from losing control. Nevertheless, the wise choice would be to exercise restraint and self-control in such situations.
#7
Musk Fan Getting M**dered
#8
Capitalism Is Love, Capitalism Is Life
#9
One Hour Dry Burgers
Clever put-downs or comebacks might end an argument for good. However, have you ever found yourself re-running the same fight with your partner or family member? It sounds too familiar, right? According to Linda Blair, a chartered clinical psychologist, you don’t have to go on like this. There are many ways to stop the endless quarrel.
Blair, in her insightful piece for The Guardian, suggests six techniques to consider to bring closure to a seemingly endless argument:
- The DIY approach - Let go of the things that bother you by realizing that the problem lies not in your partner's actions, but in how you react and get annoyed by them.
- The digging-under approach - If you want to figure out what your argument is really about, your job is to discover the underlying difference that is causing it.
- The ring-fencing game - You can have an argument at set times and for a set duration.
- The balancing act - Each partner chooses a behavior they find annoying in the other and suggests a positive alternative. Then, whenever the argument comes up, both partners agree to act in the positive manner instead of arguing.
- Fifty shades of grey - To approach your argument more calmly, agree to take a break whenever it starts. Wait for at least 20 minutes to let emotions settle down and clear your mind. Then, come together and each suggest five ways the other person could behave or react that wouldn't be upsetting. Keep talking until you find a compromise that works for both of you.
- The debating game - Both individuals should try to see things from their partner's perspective. Take turns arguing from the other person's side, spending about 10 minutes or until you feel you've explored all perspectives. Then share with your partner what you have learned from this exercise.
You can read more about it here.
#10
Grandma's Taking No Prisoners
#11
On A Post Discussing Those Creepy Children's Beauty Pageants In The Us And Diddling Kids
#12
Cyanide Is Biologically Natural
Monday 2 years ago
Homosexuality is a fantastic way for nature to slow down population growth. Given how overpopulated some parts of the world has become I'd say we'd be better off as a species if more people were homosexual. Now if we can just get rid of b******t laws that make it hard for gays to adopt we could reduce the number of kids in the foster system too.
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#13
The Response To A Hateful Lady, Starts Out Pretty Strong, Loses Me A Bit In The Middle, And Then Ends With A Boom
#14
You're A Figment Of Imagination
#15
Without Support From Mom And Dad
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
Another one who confuses Socialism with Communism. Oh dear. 🙄 "In brief, Communism backs full control of the Government across all standards of production and other resources. Socialism exercises adaptable forms of controlling the State."
#16
It's Not The Piece Of Plastic
#17
When Trying To Be An As**ole Misfires
#18
Self-Made Success Story
#19
Your Personal Life Is Your Own, You Don't Owe Anyone An Answer
Frances M 2 years ago
If I saw a gap I a resume I’d ask about it because you never know when they took that time to do something amazing that would help with the role you are looking to fill. A missing year? Did they travel? Learn a new skill? Become stronger in themselves? I once interviewed someone who didn’t put down education he did because it was not in my country, everything counts and makes you the person you are. The gaps count in all sorts of ways, some bad, some amazingly good.
#20
Remember When People Hid Their Bigotry?
#21
Breed Some Friends
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
Sadness and confusion? Have you met my cats? They are a delight! And my niblings and godchildren are lovely too!
#22
Brutal Takedown With An Incredibly Accurate Burn
#23
Must Be Icing Themselves After That Roasting
#24
It’s Okay Jesse
#25
Parental Disparages
#26
Red State vs. Blue State Problems
#27
People In Glass Houses Shouldn‘T Throw Stones
#28
Courage Is All You Need? Huh?
#29
Seriously? Ireland?!
#30
Idk If Repost But
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago (edited)
If these are the Vietnamese ones, my friend (who is from there) says they are rice patty rats and totally different to what westerners perceive as a rat, and they taste good. I want to try them still so bad
Burnt Bagel 2 years ago
I ate a barbecued field rat on a stick in Thailand, out in the middle of nowhere. It was actually quite tasty. Think dark chicken leg meat. Would eat again!
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Robert Beveridge 2 years ago
Meat's meat brah. It's all protein. [goes back to munching on cricket snacks]
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 2 years ago
What do crickets taste like? I'm genuinely curious.
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Emie N. 2 years ago
She had a point but people who experience racism are not "playing victim".
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Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
Sweet Jebus. The butchery of the English language by both parties is beyond words.
tuzdayschild 2 years ago
Please don't say y'all. I'm black and we are not all him by a long shot.
Sally Jenkins 2 years ago
I don't like meat. I have severe trouble digesting protein and it is just not worth the pain and I'll effects for days. Having said that though, I am from Appalachia. We eat things like raccoon, muskrat, opossum, boar, squirrel, quail, etc. I've had squirrel, and venison and both landed me on the bathroom floor praying for death. I wouldn't try these but I would knock someone else for it. Might taste amazing, especially with a little drizzle of spicy barbecue sauce! Get your meat on! ♥️
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Every culture is different. We breed cows to eat and waste them while in India they are holy.
Emmydearest 2 years ago
Well, in Veneto, a region of Italy, people historically used to eat cats. Not during famines, mind you, just...on regular bases. Cultures are different and varied. What's disgusting for me can be a delicacy for you. Heck, in Italy horse meat is considered a delicacy. When an American exchange student discovered that she was horrified. Meat is meat. Why is a cow "good" to eat and a rat isn't?
D. Pitbull 2 years ago
Honestly... this is bringing me back to when I was a kid and watching the movie "Never Cry Wolf"... and there was that scene where the dude figured out multiple ways to cook/eat mice because they were overrunning/infesting his camp... and all I could think was "That... looks kinda tasty..." - I do get the feel of the response though. I hear, see and read a LOT of slapdowns/lecturing/let-me-school-you and you-can't-say-this when it comes to black culture - yet it's like eeeevery other non-white ethnicity or culture, people still seem to think "totally okay to profile and insult!" It's ridiculous.
Dorian Reeves 2 years ago
Idk I mean personally I probably wouldn’t want to eat one as I am very picky with meat and the texture of fat, gristle, skin, bone etc. but people should be allowed to eat what they like and if I was served one I would try it and be polite because someone cooked for me and that’s lovely
Oliver Nelson 2 years ago
If you think about it a lot of "acceptable" meat to westerners is kinda gross. I ain't gonna judge other cultures, it ain't my place.
Dean Marconi 2 years ago
Have you ever had BAD Asian food? Yeah, me neither. I bet these are freaking delicious and I'd try one in a heartbeat!
Louie Peter Way 2 years ago
remember escargo? that is a prime example of dont knock it till you try it
Jared Robinson 2 years ago
How about we all just talk s**t about each other and people re learn how to laugh and take a joke.
Mama Penguin 2 years ago
Rodents are eaten in some parts of the world. For example, quy is a delicacy in Peru.
Ari 2 years ago
I'm from Peru and it's not a delicacy. Some people eat it but many like myself would never touch it. It's mostly a custom from the Andes region and not considered a delicacy there either, people of low socioeconomic means can eat it. Please don't say we collectively as a country eat it because that's not accurate.
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Apparently Stars Are The Work Of The Devil
Mørkesverd 2 years ago
I mean, he was never going to fail there. Rolled a natural 20 on his charisma check.
#32
Largest Landowner Gets Owned
#33
Twitter Is Amazing... Random Person Explaining An Astronaut How Space Works
#34
In Response To Putting Down American Olympic Champions
Anne Jones 2 years ago
I’m a Brit so I have no idea who these people are (except Biden. I know he’s the president of America).
#35
Tate Exposed As A Submissive Beta
#36
Yes, She Deserves Better
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
I hate the caste system so much! In the past it wasn’t rigid so you could do intercaste marriage but then all this corruption made it rigid
#37
Science V Politics V Religion
#38
He Seems To Be Struggling
#39
Is It Possible To M**der Future Children With Words?
#40
What's Your Excuse?
Brendan (banned for downvotes) 2 years ago
Not everyone can just become a talented sculptor. I tried it at art school, and sucked at it. My wife, on the other hand, exhibited (and sold) her sculptures in art galleries.
#41
Education Is Important
#42
This Is What You're Getting Upset About?
Consequential_mishaps 2 years ago
I have an Italian friend and he told me a rather interesting story once. The most famous depiction of Christ is based on the salvator mundi by da vinci 15th-16th century painting of his and that is the origin of how why he was always painted white moving forward but the fun little spice to this is that da vinci used to get his lover to pose for him. So basically everyone's been kneeling in front of a the picture of a gay renaissance Italian model asking for forgiveness. Fox News will have a f***ing fit.
#43
Boss Makes A Dollar, I Make A Dime
#44
Checkmate, Atheists!
#45
It's In Her Title
Karen Lyon 2 years ago
What do you want to bet this man thinks women can control their periods and/or that they don't have them in the summer months?
#46
Muh Freedums!!1
#47
He Has Superhuman Reading Speed
#48
"My Name Is Andrew, And I'm A Misogynist"
#49
Gonna Need To Check To Nearest Hospital For That Burn
jiajun xiao 2 years ago
Well I would say if you're over 25 and is still dating Leonardo DiCaprio that could be a problem. /s
#50
And Likely Get Arrested For Indecent Exposure
#51
Elon, None Of Us Are Surprised
MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago
This should be higher, this one I feel is a lot better than some of the ones on this list.
#52
That’s A Fire [sauce] Burn
![That’s A Fire [sauce] Burn](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/647dded225eae_c5e0om5i0ena1__700.jpg "That’s A Fire [sauce] Burn")
#53
The Entitlement Is Over 9,000!
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago
Entitlement level: Over 9,000. Moron level: Off the damn charts!!!
#54
M**der With Receipts
#55
Two Flies With One Stone
Monday 2 years ago
Imagine if he was offering cash. You take the money, stow it away where he can't get it back. Have him sign a piece of paper stating the money is now legally yours. Then you take off your mask and proceeds to hack and cough for the entire flight until he asks you to put it back on again!
#56
Nature Is Beautiful
lenka 2 years ago
My aunt regretted waiting until her wedding night. Apparently after 2 years of dating and 1 year engaged with him saying the whole time he wanted to wait until they married to make it special... he was impotent, and not just had a little trouble getting it up, but abject failure and as useless as rubber lips on a woodpecker. He "forgot" to mention it to her. Always try before you buy ;-)
#57
It's In Zambia, According To... (Checks Notes)... Elon Musk!
Susie Elle 2 years ago
Elon ... you had so much potential, you could've done some real good to this planet, but instead you chose douchebaggery. Shame.
#58
Maybe Stop Tweeting
#59
No, That Can't Be It
SillyPandaBunny 2 years ago
What?? The first few of these made sense but Im not getting some of these
#60
Absolute Savagery On The "Woke" Battlefront
CanadianDimes 2 years ago
Ah yes, 100% of Europeans agreeing on one thing. Definitely something that happens.
#61
And You Will Know My Name Is The Lord
#62
Anything But That!
#63
We're Like A Family Here
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago (edited)
Reminds me of a tweet I saw… Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama landlord: the cost of rent has gone up businesses: that's a natural part of doing business suppliers: the cost of materials has gone up businesses: that's a natural part of doing business worker: the cost of my labor has gone up businesses: listen here you little s**t
#64
Those In Glass Houses
#65
President And Coo Of Mma, A Marketing Trade Association, Explains To Elon Why Advertisers Are Leaving And It’s Not Activist Pressure
CanadianDimes 2 years ago
It seems to me that free speech would also include advertisers deciding NOT to advertise...
#66
An Inspiration To Us All
Anne Jones 2 years ago
It’s a good idea. Once property prices rise (and they always do eventually) the co owners can sell for a profit and invest in something for themselves. It worked for someone I knew about 40 years ago. Defo worth a try.
#67
Comments On Local News Article About Millennials Staying Close To Home
#68
Fanboys Will Fan
Monday 2 years ago
I don't understand the apple superiority people. All that's different is the OS and subsequently which apps are available and where you download them from. If you prefer using apple then that's fine, but not acknowledging that there are dozens of other brands on the market that offer the same features is just dumb.
#69
So Smart He's S***ting In Buckets
#70
It's Almost As If
RedMarbles 2 years ago
Unions Did Great Things for the American Working Class - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-06-13/unions-did-great-things-for-the-american-working-class#xj4y7vzkg
#71
Fifa Totally Supports Footballer Coming Out
MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago
The problem I have with this is: LET THEM CHANGE IF THEY'RE TRYING TO! They don't have to stay bad forever!
#72
Love Seeing These People Get Dogged On
#73
All Women Are Italian Women
CanadianDimes 2 years ago
I, for one, am very excited that I apparently qualify for Italian citizenship!
#74
A Muslim Walks Into A Post Office
PurpleDoople 2 years ago
Really telling that even mentioning a Muslim holiday makes you woke to these weirdos
#75
To Be Fair, They Aren't Really Good Food
#76
I Only Share With My Friends, Not Random Stranger Kids
#78
“To Quote The Once Great Kanye West…”
LastButNotLeast 2 years ago
Why in my mind, Shaq's post had another loooooow voice??? How could this ever be???
#80
The M**der-To-Word Ratio In This One Is Off The Churts
#81
Not That Kind, The Other Kind
Remi (He/Him) 2 years ago
Would really like to know what kind of seizure description started this
#82
Yum!
Michael Vickery 2 years ago
Are we sure this guy's not a parody account? I mean every single tweet he puts out is incredibly dumb.
#83
Does This Count As A M**der?
#84
Linkedin Has Become A Cesspit
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
Why don't manufacturers recycle the parts instead of dumping them to rust and possibly pollute? It seems to be a thing: 78c2c54a-9...39bf06.jpg 
#85
Brilliant Context
Remi (He/Him) 2 years ago
Extra context: The King doesn't get to rule anything more complex than what they serve for dinner in the palace. And even that's a maybe
#86
Why Not Just Sit Back And Enjoy The Movie For 2 Hours?
Jrog 2 years ago (edited)
Fun fact. The writers of the script for Top Gun 2 worked with a US Navy commander and a US Navy captain; they asked the consultants to come up with the hardest, most risky mission a US Navy air squadron could be required to do in case of an armed conflict with a Russian-backed enemy country, namely Iran. The mission in the movie is exactly that: the US Navy worst case scenario mission, except that they ditched the "while flying at night" part for cinematic reasons.
#87
Expose All The Algorithms! All Of Them!
#88
He's One Of The Good Ones
#89
Gyad Dayum
#90
She Went On A Rampage
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Lana Lana Banana 2 years ago (edited)
Hopefully there are people like me who read comments before looking at posts. Let me warn you that most of them are funny but there are some sad, sad things on here. A couple mentions of suicide and gun violence - Things that do NOT belong on a list with this title. I was cracking up then all of a sudden I felt like I got hit by a semi.
Em 2 years ago
That is unfortunately very common on Bored Panda, at least on lists like this one. They censor some words, but don't give any warning about the content. Some kind of heads up in the form of a disclaimer in the title would probably be a good idea.
Load More Replies... Diego 2 years ago
How come most of these are just shots at conservatives? I’m not one to choose sides but it felt more one sided. We need all around laughs.
Lana Lana Banana 2 years ago (edited)
Hopefully there are people like me who read comments before looking at posts. Let me warn you that most of them are funny but there are some sad, sad things on here. A couple mentions of suicide and gun violence - Things that do NOT belong on a list with this title. I was cracking up then all of a sudden I felt like I got hit by a semi.
Em 2 years ago
That is unfortunately very common on Bored Panda, at least on lists like this one. They censor some words, but don't give any warning about the content. Some kind of heads up in the form of a disclaimer in the title would probably be a good idea.
Load More Replies... Diego 2 years ago
How come most of these are just shots at conservatives? I’m not one to choose sides but it felt more one sided. We need all around laughs.
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