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They say not to count your chickens before they hatch. ‘Cause by doing so, you raise the chances for an instant loss of karma, dignity, and self-confidence, like, triple.

If you've ever been near the finish line raising your arms high in the sky, only to feel a cold wave of wind passing through while you enjoy the moment of not-earned victory, you need no further explanation. And if you are one of the lucky ones who hasn’t had their fair share of premature celebration-turned nightmare, please stay that way and keep on scrolling to see what not to do to become one of many.

Thanks to the subreddit r/Prematurecelebration, we now have the full-on archive of cringey glory that is a product of people celebrating just a microscopic little bit too early. So you'd better get ready to crack up big time.

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Random Selection

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Slinkman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's kinda sad if you're singeld out because you are associated by your appareance with people who want to harm others.

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To find out more about the community behind the r/Prematurecelebration subreddit, Bored Panda reached out to one of its moderators, u/N8theGr8, who was happy to share some insights.

The mod told us that the subreddit was created by u/potato88, who’s now a suspended user, back in 2013. Some time ago, though, the subreddit had no moderators, so the admins gave it to the current mod team, u/N8theGr8 said.

But since the subreddit revolves around a “kind of niche topic,” it’s not as active as it could be. “But we have half a million subscribers and it stays relatively active,” they added. Right now, the subreddit has 525k members in total and their community is still growing.

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Death And Taxes

Death And Taxes

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David Retsler
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminder- it's illegal for us little people to use the loopholes the corporations bought for themselves.

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Good Idea To Straight Up Tell Everyone That You're Scamming A Company

Good Idea To Straight Up Tell Everyone That You're Scamming A Company

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When asked about the whole concept of premature celebration that the subreddit as all about, the moderator explained that it “just means celebrating some kind of win or victory before you really should.”

“Like a guy who runs a race and then slows down right at the end to do a victory jump and throw his arms in the air, only to be passed by the 2nd-place guy who then wins the race. Or 'Dewey Defeats Truman' newspaper held up by President Truman.”

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Too Soon

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Mohsie Supposie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically, they drove carefully upto the sign. After that, care wasn't necessary.

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Rollerblader Prematurely Celebrates Victory Then Gets Robbed

Rollerblader Prematurely Celebrates Victory Then Gets Robbed

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Stalker, 30, Who Called Police To Brag 'I'll Never Be Caught' Is Jailed

Stalker, 30, Who Called Police To Brag 'I'll Never Be Caught' Is Jailed

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Microsoft Employees Holding A Funeral For The iPhone Following The "Success" Of Their Windows Phone

Microsoft Employees Holding A Funeral For The iPhone Following The "Success" Of Their Windows Phone

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Slinkman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would gladly see the i-phone get s**t. Everytime a new model is released, the only thing mind-blowing about it is the price (and people buying it for that price).

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Good Lasagaaa

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Mohsie Supposie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They can do what Chandler and Rachel did in Friends with the cheesecake...

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My Friend's Two Most Recent Snaps On His Story

My Friend's Two Most Recent Snaps On His Story

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Congrats...

Congrats...

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New York Times Article From 1924

New York Times Article From 1924

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Influencer Brags About Her Easy Life In Bali On Twitter, Gets Deported Over It

Influencer Brags About Her Easy Life In Bali On Twitter, Gets Deported Over It

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Never Obsolete

Never Obsolete

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Slinkman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everything electrical at one point will become obsolete. They are always inventing better s**t.

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The Toronto Blue Jays React To All The Cancelled Mlb Games Recently

The Toronto Blue Jays React To All The Cancelled Mlb Games Recently

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This Showed Up In My Tech News Feed

This Showed Up In My Tech News Feed

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WilvanderHeijden
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, it stays on your expensive iPhone which Apple uses to spy on you, but it is also copied to Apples servers and sold to various parties.

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#24

A Youtuber Who Said Veganism And God Cured Her Cancer Has Died Of Cancer

A Youtuber Who Said Veganism And God Cured Her Cancer Has Died Of Cancer

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Celebrating Too Early

Celebrating Too Early

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karla Meixnerová
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, our Prime Minister said that we are "Best in covid" back in summer, and now we are "Best in covid" but from the other side :(

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Does This Count?

Does This Count?

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Hannah Edwards
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very bad man. He was hanged for murdering three tourists (believed to have killed six in total) he was also a drug trafficker and thief. Googled him so you don’t have to.

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Congrats, You Played Yo'self

Congrats, You Played Yo'self

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Mohsie Supposie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How to NEVER GET CAUGHT doing something wrong - STOP posting videos about how to NEVER GET CAUGHT on YouTube!

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Self Explanatory

Self Explanatory

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Mohsie Supposie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, at least they can now rememeber the original date they were supposed to marry.

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The redditor u/N8theGr8 continued: “When you're so close to the end that victory looks assured is when a lot of people let their guard down, and don't have the situational awareness to realize that someone else is trying to win too. It's fine to celebrate early, but make sure you're in a safe position to do so.”

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You Don't Even Have To Think About Trump Anymore

You Don't Even Have To Think About Trump Anymore

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No More Delays! Ok Maybe One More

No More Delays! Ok Maybe One More

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Scagsy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's about a video game whose release kept being delayed. It was eventually released and wasn't ready so didn't work properly on some consoles. They are still fixing it to date.

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It’s Official Joe Exotic Is Not On The Clemency List

It’s Official Joe Exotic Is Not On The Clemency List

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So, Im In Richmond Va And We Had Some Tornadoes Today

So, Im In Richmond Va And We Had Some Tornadoes Today

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BluEyedSeoulite
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does VA not normally get Tornadoes? We get them in Indiana and you NEVER jinx it!

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User Calls Someone Out For A Spelling Mistake

User Calls Someone Out For A Spelling Mistake

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Random Person
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that this might have been intentional. It is ironic tat he corrects spelling and also msspels the words int teh post.

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Racing Mom To The Finish

Racing Mom To The Finish

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Ufc Fighter Is Sure He Is Going To Win

Ufc Fighter Is Sure He Is Going To Win

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#39

Goddamn I Said Wait For It

Goddamn I Said Wait For It

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My Friend Celebrated The Patriots Winning The Afc East A Bit Early Today

My Friend Celebrated The Patriots Winning The Afc East A Bit Early Today

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#41

Rip R/Gaming

Rip R/Gaming

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K.Kobayashi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Could someone explain this one? Game development team completing a project and showing a disc with the release version on it? What happened after this?

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Returning To Earth Sooner Than Expected

Returning To Earth Sooner Than Expected

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Steve Wilson
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Early in my career I programmed & machined a couple of parts for the space station. So you might want to look up whenever you leave the house just in case.

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#43

"Everything Was Better In The 90's"

"Everything Was Better In The 90's"

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Jack Candy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In their stupid fear of communism the USA created a much more dangerous enemy. You can negotiate with political 'enemies', but you cannot negotiate with religious fascists and madmen. Very similar to Cuba - in the beginning Castro only wanted to get rid of the corrupt US-backed mafia regime. Same with Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh and his people only wanted to be free, and when the USA were hostile, the USSR and China took the chance. Afghanistan? The USA supported everyone fighting against the USSR, but during this time afghan women had the same rights as men, children were sent to school.

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Found Inside A Biography Of Hilary Clinton At A Local Book Sale

Found Inside A Biography Of Hilary Clinton At A Local Book Sale

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Germany’s Victory Monument For Stalingrad

Germany’s Victory Monument For Stalingrad

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Yes, Thank You Mccain

Yes, Thank You Mccain

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WilvanderHeijden
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

John McCain saved obamacare for the US. Trump was about to destroy health insurance for the people who needed it most.

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#50

My GF Is Studying Cosmetology, She Had A Client Request A Very Difficult Cut And Color Today

My GF Is Studying Cosmetology, She Had A Client Request A Very Difficult Cut And Color Today

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Lt Gen Niazi, Commander Of The Army In East Pakistan Gave This Statement Just Before The War. 18 Days Later He Surrendered Unconditionally

Lt Gen Niazi, Commander Of The Army In East Pakistan Gave This Statement Just Before The War. 18 Days Later He Surrendered Unconditionally

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given that until 25 years before that they and India were the same country (well, colony for the last few years) that was a weak statement at best.

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2nd Is Pretty Good Too

2nd Is Pretty Good Too

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Why Do People Do This?

Why Do People Do This?

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The_donald Celebrates The New Alabama Senator!

The_donald Celebrates The New Alabama Senator!

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Rip

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Explanation from Reddit: James Gunn was let go from directing Guardians of The Galaxy V.3 because of tweets he made a few years back. https://imgur.com/a/rvbDryr

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But according to the moderator, there’s a small difference between an early celebration and a premature celebration. And that is the upsetting feeling that comes in the end.

“There's an element of schadenfreude involved. Also, it kinda sounds like 'premature ejaculation,' which I bet was a pun the creator intentionally set up,” they explained about the title.

The redditor’s favorite post is this one, because they said: “I think it really embodies celebrating before you should (even though I voted for her).”