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“Aged Like Wine”: 50 Times People Didn’t Realize Just How Right They Really Were (New Pics)
Interview
It’s impossible to predict the future. But we do know that history repeats itself, so we can still make educated guesses. And over time, we sometimes find out that those projections proved to be 100% true.
We took a trip to the Aged Like Wine subreddit, which features posts and statements that have only become more and more accurate as time has passed. Below, you'll find some of the community's best posts, so enjoy scrolling through these statements that turned out to be unsettlingly spot on. Keep reading to also find a conversation with the community's founder, and be sure to upvote the posts that you believe aged like fine wine!
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#1
Eisenhower Predicted The Future
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago (edited)
In other words; he knew people down the road would cry, “Fake news!” when they were held accountable. Eisenhower wasn’t perfect but he was a decent man and, hands-down, the last good Republican president.
To learn more about the Aged Like Wine subreddit, we reached out to the community's founder, who was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda.
"It started on a whim! I was a typical Redditor browsing r/agedlikemilk when that first started, and some people were pointing out posts that aged like wine instead," the creator shared. "Making a new sub is only a few clicks, and I was surprised at how quickly the sub started. Maintaining and removing constant reposts and deleting vile mean comments was way more work back then. There's more tools and automation, so it isn't as big of a hassle nowadays."
"The weirdest part is that now I feel a bit of obligation to keep it running and free of spam," the founder continued. "It feels like a surprise kid I gotta babysit now, and it nags in the corner of my mind whenever I think about quitting Reddit. I recently set timers to restrict my Reddit usage (30 or 60 minutes depending on the day), and it can get rough doing some mod stuff while staying under the timer."
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#2
(2020) If Anything He's Stupider Now
We also asked the founder what the community in Aged Like Wine is like. "Thankfully, our subreddit is pretty chill," they noted. "Things apparently age like milk way more often than aging like wine! Their number of submissions and moderation team size dwarves ours by a ton."
"The sub went crazy when COVID hit, apparently lots of people predicted stuff about vaccines and quarantine," the creator added. "Then it was chill during Biden's term, but with DJT president again, the sub is seeing more activity again."
#3
He Knew Then What We're Realizing Now
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago (edited)
This has clearly been altered to fit Trump although the actual quote is similar: “As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” BTW, Mencken has many such quotes regarding democracy; he seems to have not thought highly of the people or have had much faith in democracy itself.
We were also curious about the kinds of content that often pops up on Aged Like Wine. "When we first started, there were a ton of appreciation posts. Like such and such celebrity aging fine (ex. Steve Carrell) and occasional positive news," the founder says. "I miss those! We've lost some of that as the sub grew; some people even report wholesome posts as off-topic, which is kinda sad."
"My favorite post of all time was the insane predictions about the Area 51 meme from a while back (predicting Naruto running)," the creator continued. "Nowadays, I enjoy posts whenever any major new technology is developed, as there's always someone who predicted it beforehand."
Finally, the founder left us with some wise words: "Remember, the internet never forgets!"
#4
Well Said Stephen King
Tweet dated Jan 10, 2017, following Obama’s farewell address.
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
He made the right furious for daring to be president while black. They prefer their presidents to be orange and rapey.
#5
Took A Little Longer Than Expected, But Here We Are
Colin Matthews 4 months ago
Lucky really-most of the Musk Class only discover this when the cell door is closing or the blindfold being offered
#6
Aged Like An Over 30-Year-Old Expensive Wine
When it comes to predicting the future, there’s not much that most of us can do. We might make hopeful bets on our favorite sports team winning the game tonight or pray that it doesn’t rain when we plan to go for a picnic over the weekend. But according to the BBC, there is a simple rule that can help us make better predictions.
Apparently, author Nassim Nicholas Taleb came up with a rule of thumb for how to predict how long something will last. “The first question you should ask is how long it has already existed. The older it is, the more likely it is to go on surviving,” Tom Chatfield explains.
#8
Probably Not For The Reason They Thought
#9
Rush Paved The Way For Trump!
Grape Walls of Ire 4 months ago
Let's hope the orange dìpshit fades from history as soon as we clean up his mess.
Chatfield goes on to explain that time is the best indicator of what’s going to happen in the future. So instead of looking forward, we actually need to look back. “Our only genuinely reliable technique for looking ahead is to ask what has already proved enduring: what has shown fitness and resilience in the face of time itself, surviving its shocks and as**ults across decades, centuries or millennia,” he notes.
#10
This Mad Magazine Skit About Trump From 1992
Cuppa tea? 4 months ago
Bankrupting casino - the place which can basically rob and steal from people entering it and all it's legal - is achievement worthy of Nobel price. Not Alfred though.
#11
Planned Parenthood Appeal, 1982
#12
Some People Don’t Change, This Is From 1930
According to McCrindle, there are a few important factors to keep in mind when trying to predict the future. First, they note that we mustn’t ignore asymmetrical trends. Nowadays, even a trend that emerges through social media can be extremely important and impactful. Just look at the #MeToo movement. At the same time, generational transitions can help us anticipate future trends. If we keep an eye on the younger generations, we might be able to see what’s coming.
#13
Bernie Sanders Interview From 2013
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
This has been the goal of the right for decades. Anyone over 20 who doesn’t know this isn’t paying attention in the slightest.
#14
Just The Profits Gets Foretold
Forrest Hobbs 4 months ago
Funny thing is, that's a Soviet cartoon lampooning America (and the capitalist West generally). Consider: how much do you think Putin cares about arts, education, science, healthcare - compared to WAR!
#15
From A 1990 Vanity Fair Article On Donald Trump
Beak Hookage 4 months ago
Yeah, guess who else used that tactic and ended millions of lives while the population generally looked the other way?
McCrindle notes that catalytic changes can assist us when making predictions as well. They explain that this is when a catalyst and a trend work together to cause societal changes. An example of this is how popular working from home has become in recent years. The catalyst for this change was the pandemic, as many people were forced out of the office. But society has since transitioned instead of going back to exactly where we were before.
#16
This T-Shirt I Bought About 12 Years Ago
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
Here’s a relevant Mencken quote: “Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.”
#17
Time Magazine Cover, May 2017
#18
I Wish It Was Always This Easy
Another important factor we can’t ignore when looking towards the future is human centricity. McCrindle points out that the human psyche will always play a crucial role in shaping what’s to come. And finally, counter trends are something we should all be keeping an eye on if we want to predict what’s going to happen next. There will always be a subset of people who want to go against the grain and revive past trends that are no longer mainstream.
#19
Oh God
veirdbuttrue 4 months ago
Fascists and capitalists have always benefited from fracturing societies, civil unrest and war.
#20
What A Telephone Company Executive Said In 1953 About Phones
#21
Going Through My Old Meme Folder When…
While it can be entertaining when we realize that we happened to predict the future, we all know that life is unpredictable. So it’s probably best to just accept that we won’t always know what’s going to happen. Yes, we should learn lessons from history and work hard to ensure that we don’t repeat mistakes of the past. But we don’t need to fixate on trying to anticipate what tomorrow will bring. Life is full of surprises, good and bad. So we might as well just be along for the ride!
#22
Satire In 2018. Just Another Day In 2025
#23
Yep
#24
Noam Chomsky: The Republican Party Is The Most Dangerous Organisation "- I Hesitate To Call It A Party -" In Human History
Are you impressed by how accurate some of the predictions on this list have been, pandas? Keep upvoting the ones that have aged better than you would have ever imagined, and let us know in the comments below what you hope ages like fine wine as time passes. Then, if you’re looking for even more posts from this subreddit, we’ve got another Bored Panda list featuring the same group right here!
#25
Hillary Called It
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
Trump’s tweets are so ridiculous, have y’all seen them? Full of insults and name calling and RANDOM ALL CAPS words for NO good REASON and also Thank you for your attention to this matter! 😂 he’s so immature
#26
Clearing Out My Phone And This One Hit Pretty Hard
#27
This Was Supposed To Aged Like Milk, Sadly It Didn't
#28
Well, For All His Flaws, Obama And Others Before Him Were Right The Whole Time
#29
This Quote Was Made More Than A Decade Ago
General Anaesthesia 4 months ago
Laundering Russian mob money is risky business, as Trump's bankrupt casinos prove.
#30
70 Years Later…
john doe 4 months ago
Khrushchev was referring to the dialectic winning out eventually no matter what happenes. His we will bury you speach at the UN where he ponded his shoe was in reference to that true communism will be more economically effective on the long run then capitalism. You know what? He was right all along.
#31
48 Years Ago, This Was Considered An Outrageous Statement. Now, It Is Just An Accurate Description Of Presidential Power
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
Nixon wasn't - as far as anyone knows - a rapist or pedofile. As much as I hated Nixon, he had the decency to fade out of the public eye after leaving office. Unlike Orangina after any defeat.
#32
The Onion Strikes Again!
WindySwede 4 months ago (edited)
Stopped years ago, herd it gotten much worse and also you gotta pay for not being tracked? 🙅♂️
#33
A Prediction Of 2023 From 1923
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
$125/day; that would require a $15.62 minimum wage so we know it was a dream.
#34
This New Yorker Cartoon From 1974
Multa Nocte 4 months ago
Ouch - I remember living in that time and had always hoped it would never be repeated, much less magnified a thousand fold.
#35
Clinton Was Right About Republicans Being Evil Ever Since The 90s!
#36
Oh Trump…
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
Trump chump: “Don’t take him literally, take him seriously! Wait. The other way around. Meh, whatever. All I know is, he tells me only the things I want to hear and that my retrograde views are cool so, he can say anything and I’ll go along with it!”
#37
This Old Quote From Henry George In 1885 Is As Relevant Now Than Ever
#38
Dude Called It
#39
How Did Conan Know?!?!?
#40
Frank Zappa Warns About America Moving Towards A F*****t Theocracy In 1986
Forrest Hobbs 4 months ago
Frank Zappa had been issuing such warnings from the 1970s (and maybe before). What astonishes me about that photo is that he's wearing a conventional shirt and tie... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa
#41
Robert Barron Says An American Pope Won't Be Elected Until It's In Political Decline
#42
His Son Should've Listened
This is a quote from George H W Bush after the 1990 Gulf War, his son later did exactly what he warned against and what he said would happen happened.
Shelli Aderman 4 months ago
Dubya was an idiot! But in comparison to the tangerine dïctator, however? Downright genius! 😔
#43
Elizabeth Holmes
#44
Found On A Youtube Video From 2006
#45
"Nothing Can Keep It Out. The Tariff Issue Enters Every American Home." May 22, 1912, US
#46
Wow This Was Impressive
#47
1975: Anti-American Poster, "They're Having Problems With Their Economy Again" Ron Cobb, United States
Forrest Hobbs 4 months ago (edited)
Mmm - that's not anti-American. That's an American pointing out that bombing foreign farmers half way round the world doesn't solve problems in America. And - yeah, bombing foreign farmers doesn't do any good anyway. That's not anti-American - it's just pro-human.
#48
Tech Bros Have A Really Short Memory Span
#49
Tesla Stock Went Down, Relevance Went Up
#50
This Low Effort Meme I Made In The Fall Of 2020
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
Impressive considering Harris wasn’t the candidate until Biden dropped out in 2024 😅
#51
Ratm Cover 29 Years Ago
#52
Elon's Behavior Could Certainly Be Explained By His Weird D**k. #elongate
#53
This Joke From The Simpsons Is More Appropriate Than Ever
#54
Remember This Super Funny Joke He Made On The Campaign Trail?
#55
Foreshadowing
#56
Chinese Professor Accurately Predicted Trump Election, Netanyahu's Attack And Us Involvement In Iran In One Video Posted A Year Ago
#57
Almost A Decade
#59
Gamergate Did A Whole Lot Of Damage To The Youth!
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
I was raised by a Gen X mum who was very much a rebel and one of the people who was always standing up for the “underdogs” and raging against “the machine.” She taught me to read lots of books, always be wary of politicians, and try to do the right thing, especially that which will help the most people. It really shaped me as a person today - I even remember being shocked the first time I heard blatant racism towards Black folks because I was taught that was wrong and not to be tolerated. Kind of weird getting into my teens and realizing not everyone was raised like that. My coworker was baffled when I was talking about voting for a politician with really good public school policies - “but you don’t even have kids, why do you care?” 😂🥲 because I want to live in a good society, geez
#60
Well Well Well
Beak Hookage 4 months ago
Oh yeah, is that whole "we will take over Canada" thing still a thing, or has it joined the list of other outrageous claims that have proven such a useful distraction?
#61
Old Meme
General Anaesthesia 4 months ago
Boomers, too, plus the ones they lived through before millennials were born.
#62
Still Playing Golf
#63
3 Years Ago
Beak Hookage 4 months ago
I really enjoyed that movie. And yeah, it was very obvious. Including the part where half the time his "genius" inventions are so poorly designed they explode, or crash immediately after being launched.
#64
They Called It
Grace Sssssss 4 months ago
I think it's also his trans child? Screwing with his need for everything to be in the order he wants it in?
#65
Can We Appreciate The Fact That This Screenshot From Superman vs. The Elite Is Still Relevant Even Now?
#66
People Should’ve Listened To The Educated Black Woman!
#67
There’s Something Musky About This
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
No for real 😂 we the people need to use the tools we have hahaha
#69
Do I Even Have To Say Anything?
#70
This Tumblr User Called It
#71
Not Only Is It All True, He Staged A Coup In The Gop
The Darkest Timeline 4 months ago
People like Musk are fundamentally broken; they want us to feel their pain, and acutely so. They know nobody will ever really like them or love them so they seek to debase us as a means of control. They become treacherous in order to feel powerful. All to fill some void deep within their being.
#73
Well Well Well
#75
Anonymous Called It 3 Days Ago. The Trump Regime Pumped And Dumped The Market Twice In Two Days!
#76
After Hearing Trump Wanting More Prisons For "Home-Grown" Criminals
General Anaesthesia 4 months ago
The US already has the highest incarceration rate on earth and surrounding galaxy.
#79
Well..well..well…
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
No seriously. All these flat earth chemtrail bleach-injecting conspiracy theorists who support Trump don’t think something a lil fishy is going on? Never let JD forget this tweet. Never stop pointing out their hypocrisy. We can’t let what happened to 1930s Germany happen to the US. I say this as a non-American, too.
#80
This Unpopular Opinion At The Time
#82
This Random Take About Tucker Carson 6 Years Ago
Multa Nocte 4 months ago
Truly one of the most repulsive people I ever had the misfortune to hear on rare occasions.
#83
From October 10, 2025: If You're Surprised You Weren't Paying Attention
#84
Does This Count? Since It Was His Final Easter?
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
I had an Easter egg hunt for my work in April with those cheap lil foil-wrapped chocolate eggs. I keep finding the leftovers around the office. Just found another this morning 😂 think it’s still good to eat? (Jk)
#85
Gumbyverse
The Potato 4 months ago
Please, you can't milk LotR any further. Let Tolkien have peace for fcks sake.
#86
Bruce Indeed Defeated The Leader Of The Conservative Party Of Canada, Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre Had Held That Seat For Two Decades
Nova Rook 4 months ago
Canada saw Trump in action and reacted with horror. Our Conservative Party was on a path to a massive election win prior to Trump. PP is their party leader and he even lost his seat. Canada voted in a government that would decouple from America and lead us away from our f*****t neighbour.
#90
This Is How The Media Always Viewed A Peaceful Protest!
Forrest Hobbs 4 months ago
Well, violence did follow MLK around. It's just the he and his people weren't the perpetrators - they were on the receiving end.
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Multa Nocte 4 months ago
Thank you, BP. I enjoyed this. Looks like the truth hurts some people.
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
Good to know who the MAGA pandas are eh hahaha, you had some great comments here
Load More Replies... Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
This was cathartic 🥰 to my American pandas - stay strong. The world stands with you, not Trump or MAGA, and we’ll do everything we can to fight fascism alongside you. Stay strong 💪 and don’t give up!
Marnie 4 months ago
This is good to know. I'm surprised the world doesn't hate each and every one of us by now. I myself have given up.
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Mikolaj 4 months ago
Just saying that The terms "1st World" and "3rd World" originated during the Cold War to categorize nations based on their political alignment, not necessarily their economic status. The "1st World" countries were those aligned with the Western Bloc, primarily the United States and its allies, while the "3rd World" encompassed nations that were not aligned with either the US or the Soviet Union. Today, the term "3rd World" is often used interchangeably with "developing nations" and is associated with lower levels of economic development and social well-being.
Multa Nocte 4 months ago
Thank you, BP. I enjoyed this. Looks like the truth hurts some people.
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
Good to know who the MAGA pandas are eh hahaha, you had some great comments here
Load More Replies... Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
This was cathartic 🥰 to my American pandas - stay strong. The world stands with you, not Trump or MAGA, and we’ll do everything we can to fight fascism alongside you. Stay strong 💪 and don’t give up!
Marnie 4 months ago
This is good to know. I'm surprised the world doesn't hate each and every one of us by now. I myself have given up.
Load More Replies... Mikolaj 4 months ago
Just saying that The terms "1st World" and "3rd World" originated during the Cold War to categorize nations based on their political alignment, not necessarily their economic status. The "1st World" countries were those aligned with the Western Bloc, primarily the United States and its allies, while the "3rd World" encompassed nations that were not aligned with either the US or the Soviet Union. Today, the term "3rd World" is often used interchangeably with "developing nations" and is associated with lower levels of economic development and social well-being.
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