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30 Times The True Gold Was Hidden In The Post Replies, As Shared On “Successful Ratios” Twitter Page
When you think about it, Twitter is one of those social media platforms that truly reflects life. People over there laugh, cry, blare their outrage, and find reasons to unite. However, it’s also the place where typing 280 characters can lead to an argument with half of the world and provoke an avalanche of razor-sharp remarks.
If you’ve ever scrolled through your Twitter feed, you probably came across the word “ratio” at least once or twice. According to Merriam-Webster, “ratio” took on new life in March 2017 and started referring to tweets that receive more critical or negative replies than likes or retweets. There’s also another meaning — when a reply gets more likes than the original post.
Feeling confused? Just take a look at the Successful Ratios account full of examples of how people’s ridiculous and controversial tweets got ratioed in the best possible way. So get ready to dive into some of the best posts we’ve collected right below, upvote your favorites as you go, and share your thoughts about them in the comments!
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I didn't know there were lunar new year gatekeepers as well. Should we let anybody just decide what they can gatekeep? Surely not! WHO GATEKEEPS THE GATEKEEPERS?
Sorry but China really has no right to be proud about this when meanwhile they're literally putting people in camps
Oh right, America has never been guilty of having detainment camps. /s
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Well, it’s pretty easy for China to control covid, homelessness and prison population when their government can ignore civil liberties, label and detain everyone as a politic enemy then lie about their numbers in prison camps
As opposed to a government who imprison more of their population than any other nation on earth, deny some of their workers even the totally unliveable minimum wage, is happy to allow people to die for want of basic medical needs, etc?
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Twitter is banned in China. The likes must be coming from govt employees themselves for whom twitter is allowed. Second, China's stats are questionable. Here's what a statistician Shamika Ravi said about China's covid infections - "We know of China, what China wants us to know! Unlike other countries, they have fitted the normal distribution - "Henceforth we shall recover at this rate!" - and fixed their mortality rate at 3.34/mil - with absolutely no changes. All other countries show normal fluctuations."
Normal distribution on covid is utter BS for most countries. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries ... I think literally only my country (SA) is close to having something like a normal distribution. The rest, nope.
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And China and Russian are so in bed with one another, China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
America is not first at that either. Currently ranking at 15th place. But definitely better than China, which ranks at 150th place, which happens to be 14 spaces away from the worst.
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Seriously? Okay, Chinese dude! China, first in Slave Labor, Child Labor, citizens thrown into prison to be never seen again, prisoners body parts sold ensuring the prisoner won't survive the transplant, babies aborted because of the One Child Policy, Technology stolen from everyone else throughout the world, brutal crackdowns on their own citizens! Or First in releasing a Gain of Function BIOWEAPON across the planet destroying 70% of the world economy and millions of deaths, selling pet food and flea sprays that killed 90% of the animals provided it, creating a Social Score to keep citizens compliant and caged, spying on BILLIONS using phone technology and hacking?! I'll challenge our record to YOURS a million times over and WIN ALWAYS!!! LOL!!!
Just because China said it doesn’t mean it’s not trueeeeee
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China: First in genocide. First in no personal freedoms. First in disappeared citizens. First in censorship. And they lead in many other crimes against their own citizens
The USA was literally founded on genocide of the Natives and slavery.
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YAY! Go Chinese Communist Government! You really told her! It was totally worth 800,000 dead Americans for such a clever burn! Now go find your bunker and Hitler yourself. And every last person who up-voted this, this is how you know you've turned to the dark side.
I don't think anyone that upvoted it would think that China is better than America. Just that America isn't as great as this woman thinks it is.
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Oh, but China is number one in genocide, murdering citizens, gulags, illegal organ harvesting, theft of technology and a few other things.
True, but that doesn't make his statement false. He just shouldn't be one to judge.
Load More Replies... I think the point, however poorly explained, was that America should put America's interests before China's interests.
I have to say both USA and China kind of suck as countries. So they're both wrong
Here I am, searching to downvote a bunch of racist assholes through the comments. The end is the best place to start.
China would be first if they put their political dissidents in prison instead of murdering them, though.
Wow... that was a devastating destruction if I ever saw one. She can't have survived that.
CHINA,, WHERE UGERS GO TO DIE, BE HARVESTED FOR BODY PARTS AND THAT IS JUST THE STUFF WE KNOW.
Here to settle it for all the conservatives= Everything China said about America is 100% true but china's equally as bad
I wouldn't say equally as bad. China is substantially worse if you add up all of the different "bad" parts of each country. America just isn't "first"... maybe in the top 20, where as China is in the bottom 20
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What is China first in? Polluting the environment? Brainwashing its people? Destroying its own natural resources?
Isn't that like arguing that cancer is better than heart disease.
I would say that China, Russia and America are all pretty equal in horrible things.
america first in the sense of keeping their own interests instead of a foreign one.
I ask this in all earnestness. Where is the proof (other than Western media) that China has internment camps? I'm not saying they don't; I just haven't seen any non western media reports on it.
So funny how the Pandas are defending the most murderous oppressive country on the Earth. Do you see why some of are are scared as hell at what people are capable of once the get full control?
How is agreeing that America has faults the same as defending China?
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It’s no surprise that Twitter is winning over more and more people each day for being an efficient tool for communication. People over there can quickly share the newest events, call out false information, and spark heated discussions. Yet, not all tweets are equal. Some users send out lousy tweets for the whole world to read without thinking twice. Such opinions often provoke a significant response and receive hundreds of thousands of critical replies, which is proof right there that something went horribly wrong.
Luckily, some people decide to stand up against such nonsense and come up with creative and quick-witted retorts that get a deluge of positive reactions. And no wonder why — seeing a person one-upping someone who’s clearly wrong is a feeling like no other. However, to receive more likes than the original post, your reply has to be razor-sharp to shut down the person arrogantly flaunting their ignorance.
Aw, Clay Higgins clearly though he was being clever (big miss with that word salad) and The Dictionary put it so beautifully! Love it.
I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but I agree with red flag on this one!
Previously, we spoke to Abigail Paul, a standup comedian, improviser, and actress, about humorous comebacks and how people could improve their comedy skills. She was kind enough to share her thoughts on why people leave comments in the first place. “Today’s reader has the advantage over their predecessor that they feel part of the action,” she told Bored Panda.
“In comedy, we are always looking to create content that an audience member will relate to, so when someone leaves a fantastic comment on an article or picture, it helps us feel connected, a little less alone,” Abigail mentioned. “It shows us that someone else, maybe many people, think the same way we do. We take great comfort in not being alone on our ideas.”
The standup comedian said that the secret to a successful comment is probably equal parts true and surprising. An unexpected reply “that just has shock value isn’t as highly regarded as one that is embedded in truth.”
“In comedy terms, your picture or article you are commenting on is your setup. Your witty comment is the punchline,” she explained. “There are lots of ways to be funny, but a great punchline will usually have excellent use of wordplay, exaggeration, or make an analogy to something else so the reader can maybe see the topic in a new light.”
His shirt isn't a threat though. It means "vote to stop them from killing us". It's also not directed at white middle schoolers.
“The most important thing is usually an element of surprise. Good comedy writers use misdirection as well as a magician does. We think we see you going to one place and you go somewhere unexpected. Audiences love a twist,” Abigail said, saying that true crime podcasts are a great example.
According to her, leaving a comment and letting out a laugh or two allow us to better bond with other people. “Comedy is the most fun thing humans can share (besides pizza),” she said. “The pandemic has forced a lot of comedy experiences online. It hurt live comedy a lot, but new spaces have thrived online because people need to connect and laugh. The upside is you can find ways to be funny at home in your PJs.”
I don't even understand why Butterfinger still exists. I have never met anyone in my life who eats them.
If you want to improve at writing clever and funny comments online, you need to practice. “Comedy is a skill,” Abigail told us. “The more you write, the better you usually get.” But it’s important “not to get too precious about your work. Notice which clever comments you are writing get lots of likes or replies, and see if you can dissect why that comment is working.”
“If something isn’t working, don’t worry too much about why. A lot of good writing is throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks.” She advised you to focus on what works and try to replicate your own formula. “Also — edit. Are there any words you can take out, but the comment is still really funny? Then do. The more concise you are, the better it is for your reader.”
technically, it's true, she's not free to go round for exemple :p
Celebrating weight loss is what??? Why would a person trying to become healthier be a bad thing?!
I would have put continuous diarrhoea so that you leave a sticky brown vapour trail as you fly that drifts down to the crowds below as you pass
Note: this post originally had 36 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
These really weren't that interesting, entertaining, or funny. Sorry.
It's when the reply has more likes than the original.
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Just more proof that brands shouldn’t have official Twitter accounts.
Getting more upvotes than someone else does not mean you are right.
These really weren't that interesting, entertaining, or funny. Sorry.
It's when the reply has more likes than the original.
Load More Replies... Just more proof that brands shouldn’t have official Twitter accounts.
Getting more upvotes than someone else does not mean you are right.
