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Please, for the love of God, don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Please, please, PLEASE! …oh, well, see, now you’ve done it—you counted ‘em. We hope you’re proud.

You may or may not believe in things like Fate and Karma, but you can’t deny that the Universe has a sly sense of humor. It likes irony. And it loves bringing arrogant people down a peg or two, as well as proving folks wrong just for the heck of it. Usually, in an overly-dramatic fashion.

The r/Prematurecelebration online community documents epic examples of people celebrating things prematurely, only to fail or be wrong. In a very public manner, no less. Scroll down for the most embarrassing cases and remember to upvote the posts that you enjoyed, dear Pandas. Bored Panda also got in touch with the friendly moderator team running the whole online community. They were kind enough to answer our questions.

If you enjoyed this post and would looove to see more people being wrong, check out Bored Panda’s previous feature about the ‘Premature Celebration’ subreddit right over here.

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Prematurely Celebrating A Legend’s Anniversary Of Passing

Prematurely Celebrating A Legend’s Anniversary Of Passing

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Celebrating That Natural Immunity Just A Bit Too Soon

Celebrating That Natural Immunity Just A Bit Too Soon

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BoredPandaSucks
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is ALWAYS a price for being stupid. Unfortunately, it is often someone else who gets the bill.

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Dan Bexell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry lady, if you're lookin for sympathy you can find it in the dictionary between sh*t and syphillis.

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Valaun
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sympathy is for the people around her and anyone that she has authority over. Hubris has its price

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Bored_NorWeirdian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I being a horrible person for saying that I don’t feel bad for her at all?

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GoGoPDX
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. I am a nurse and my brother is a respiratory therapist and we encountered this same scenario every day at work. We always reminded them why they were there in the first place and it could have been prevented any time they would try to get sympathy or play the poor me card.

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Randolph Croft
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I looked this imbecile up on TwittElon, she's still an anti-vax nutjob.

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Prince of Darkness
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it really is a goddamned shame how many of these people have survived covid

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René Sauer
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had corona once, from Wednesday to Wednesday. Wasn´t any worse than a simple cold. Was vaxxed two times though.

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RoanTheMad
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

exactly, people misunderstand though. the vaccine does not completely stop you from getting it, but in 99.9% of cases it WILL lessen the effects and thus make it far, far less lethal.

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CPooh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pisses me off that these people get equal access to the ventilators when there’s a limited number of them available. Go to the end of the line, antivaxers!

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Hey!
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never thought about that but it's a good point. I don't think they'll ever do it though.

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Id row
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's like a friend of mine. "I've had covid 4 times! If I got vaccinated, it would have killed me!" Ok then.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't feel bad for any covid deniers or anti-vaxxers when they get sick from the disease they're downplaying or ignoring. However, I feel bad for the people who also get sick from their ignorance and for those who have to take care of them.

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Bella Sennei
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't p*ss on you if you were on fire. Not an ounce of sympathy for this lady.

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Naomi Williams
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eh, I wound up in the hospital for getting jabbed, no I'm not stupid it really did happen.

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Hollie Marie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was double vaxxed and had it for three days. I'm now triple vaxxed and counting myself lucky it wasn't worse for me. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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Fresh Big
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

farkin hilarious! Why she in a hospital and not a church so that prayer can save her?

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Gypsy Lee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Priorities. On oxygen and still thinking people care what genius you feel obligated to spew after already proving what an idiot you truly are.

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Riley Quinn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You get what you deserve when you chuck science out the window for cult of personality.

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Jan Bregulla
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

dumb af. I stopped praying for idiots. To hell with all those evolution-brakes

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Sagegreen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Check out the Herman Caine awards on facebook, shes was on there.

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R1MV4Superleggera
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well deserved for being a blithering fool! You've got NO sympathy from me at all!

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Bryn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure how I feel about people like this. On the one hand, I don't like to see anyone suffer like this. Not only for them but for their families and friends. On the other, karma's a b***h. Are they taking the bed from someone who vacvanatied and did everything they could to avoid it?

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Kate Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't waste prayers on someone who mocked the opportunity to avoid the situation they're in. I'm going to pray for the person who you might have infected while doing so. We shouldn't even waste the hospital space or resources on them. Sorry but lets say someone got sick from a vaccination, they would be the first ones to put out hateful and horrible comments about how they deserved it. I don't feel for this person. At. All.

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Bex
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel a little bad for her. Hope she recovered well.

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David
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Science and facts are for LOSERS! Gene pool jokes aside, sad if she ended up dying from her ignorance.

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Jessica Massie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If we know this person was a denier, then fine. Yes, there is a price. I get that this falls under premature celebration - and I don't see where this person was celebrating. If this person did celebrate - then man, you were so stupid.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha ha ha ha ha! So many people die of sheer stupidity! You got natural immunity? This is nature's natural way to tell you buh-bye! However, she's still alive and well, looked her up on twitter, still spewing stupidities.

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Cyber Returns
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When they feel the realization kick in and are scared is when I pity them

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CHRISTY SMITH
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hopefully she got wiped off the planet - and it's beyond pathetic that she doesn't even know the President's actual name or maybe she's just too dense to know how to spell it -

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If you weren't doing propaganda right now, you would also have pics of people posting their jabs on social media and then dying unexpectedly without reason. But of course you wouldn't mention such things, would you now..? ;)

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While it was pretty dumb for this person to not wear masks, I think they deserve a little mercy. That has to be one of the worst spots to be in, medically speaking.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She deserves norhing but what she got. She didnt just kot wear a mask but refused to get vaccinated as well as spreading a bunch of b******t.

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Bored Panda got in touch with the team of redditors that runs r/Prematurecelebration with a few follow-up questions for them. One of the moderators was happy to answer them.

We were curious as to what has changed since our last article about the online community.

"We have been working towards being more receptive and open-minded about the definition of premature celebration, as to be less bogged down by obvious examples of the genre," they told us.

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The Newspapers Were Hoping

The Newspapers Were Hoping

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have heard of this internet. It seems quite useful. Where can I buy one?

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#5

A "Victorious" Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Returns From Germany And Declares "Peace For Our Time" After Hitler Agrees Not To Invade Any More Territories In Europe, 1938

A "Victorious" Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Returns From Germany And Declares "Peace For Our Time" After Hitler Agrees Not To Invade Any More Territories In Europe, 1938

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please keep that in mind when and if you negotiate with Russia.

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#6

We Are Going To Win …. Never Mind, Damm Youngsters

We Are Going To Win …. Never Mind, Damm Youngsters

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stop blaming the younger generation you b!tch ! EDIT: Sorry, in a bad mood today...

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"We spend a few hours every week debating these posts and working on the definition of the words, shaping the future of the sub," they shared a bit about the work that they and their other moderator colleagues do.

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Bored Panda was interested to get the r/Prematurecelebration team's opinion as to why so many people find it hard to admit that they've made a mistake. According to the, the widespread use of the internet and especially social media has a lot to do with it.

"This era of online presence allows people to pull in and out," they explained.

#7

Greatest Tweet Of All Time

Greatest Tweet Of All Time

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#8

People Magazine Prematurely Celebrates Betty White's 100th Birthday

People Magazine Prematurely Celebrates Betty White's 100th Birthday

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#9

Chechen Mercenaries Release An "I'm Coming For You Ukraine!" Video. Less Than An Hour After It Was Posted (On The Sub), The Column Was Wiped Out And The General Killed

Chechen Mercenaries Release An "I'm Coming For You Ukraine!" Video. Less Than An Hour After It Was Posted (On The Sub), The Column Was Wiped Out And The General Killed

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The video included the metadata of where it was shot. Its easy to target artillery and position troops when your enemy gives you their latitude and longitude.

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"A lot of people manipulate this to walk away from their mistakes," the mod pointed out that on the internet, it's quite easy to avoid taking responsibility for one's actions.

Finally, we wanted to get their take on the right balance to have between confidence and humility. However, they quipped that "being too humble makes for bad premature celebration!"

In short, if everyone was well-balanced and mature, the subreddit wouldn't need to exist.

#10

This Whole Operation Is Noting But Premature Celebration

This Whole Operation Is Noting But Premature Celebration

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#11

Possibly The Biggest Premature Celebration Of All Time?

Possibly The Biggest Premature Celebration Of All Time?

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#12

Tattoo Soon

Tattoo Soon

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The r/Prematurecelebration subreddit is a fantastic corner of the internet that shames anyone who’s arrogant enough to fly too close to the sun, only to have their wax wings melt.

The online community was created to document all those intensely embarrassing moments when people celebrate something (“usually in sports”) before actually accomplishing it. The result? They end up failing in the process. The irony is immeasurable but incredibly entertaining.

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Does This Fit?

Does This Fit?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haaaaa I grew up there. Singapore doesn't give a F where you're from if you break the rules.

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Russian State News Accidentally Publishes Article Saying Russia Has Defeated Ukraine And Restored Its 'Historical Borders'

Russian State News Accidentally Publishes Article Saying Russia Has Defeated Ukraine And Restored Its 'Historical Borders'

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Accidentally", really ? Old habits of propaganda and fake news from the Soviet era can go a long way...

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So Much For Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister

So Much For Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She was elected on a technicality, lacking an actual majority since there were too many absentees in the election vote. Her administration proposed a fiscal budget, who was rejected and instead the opposition's budget was voted, once again due to absentees on the government party's side. The winning coalition split, and she resigned to avoid being in charge of a government without political support and bound to a budget written by the extreme right wing opposition. She was reelected a few days after by a narrow margin, only two votes. Her tenure was quite uneventful, with just some minor controversies sprinkled in. She was replaced last October, in favor of a right-wing coalition despite winning the popular vote by a 10% margin.

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Created all the way back in mid-June of 2013, the ‘Premature Celebration’ sub has since grown to house nearly 710k members. The last time that Bored Panda wrote about the subreddit, it had 525k members.

Clearly, the subreddit’s mix of schadenfreude and forced humility appeals to a lot of people. (And, really, we’d be lying if we said that it isn’t satisfying to see someone be wrong on a massive, massive scale.)

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Why Worry, We're On An Unsinkable Ship

Why Worry, We're On An Unsinkable Ship

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We don't need the appropriate number of life boats because they'll never ever be needed! We'll just put up a few for show

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Guilty

Guilty

For those who don’t know him, he is Josh Duggar (aka Pedo). He m*lested 4of his sisters when he was ~14. The youngest sister was 2. Last year, he was found guilty of possession of CSAM. This year, he was sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison.

Funny thing is she posted this like a month before his arrest.

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The World Cup Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving For Premature Celebrations

The World Cup Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving For Premature Celebrations

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Piers Morgan is a twatbasket. Do not care about this tweet, do not care about him. I would not p**s on that man if he we was on fire.

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Members of the sub have to abide by a few rules. One of the main ones is to keep the content focused on premature celebrations. That is the point of the entire community after all. So you’ve got to show some sort of evidence that the person in question has been celebrating before it was appropriate to do so.

What’s more, redditors ought to avoid reposting the “top 50 of all time or the current hot 25.” In other words, try to keep the content fresh! Do a bit of research on what’s already been posted, don’t just share random screenshots and photos randomly. And, of course, be a kind and decent person: “No namecalling, direct personal attacks, or bigotry.”

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#20

Cyclist At The Tour De France Fails To See Actual Winner Finishing 8 Seconds Before Him

Cyclist At The Tour De France Fails To See Actual Winner Finishing 8 Seconds Before Him

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A Bit Late, But Here A Nice Collage

A Bit Late, But Here A Nice Collage

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Previously, a colleague of mine got in touch with the team running the entire r/Prematurecelebration subreddit. Moderator u/N8theGr8 had explained to Bored Panda that the community had no moderators at one point, so there was a transfer of power to the current redditors.

According to the mod, the sub is focused on “kind of a niche topic”, so that might impact how busy it is. “But we have half a million subscribers and it stays relatively active,” they said back in February 2021.

Redditor u/N8theGr8 noted that the entire point of the sub revolved the idea of people “ celebrating some kind of win or victory before you really should.”

They gave a couple of examples: “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 the 'Dewey Defeats Truman' newspaper held up by President Truman.”

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#24

A Confident Scam Artist

A Confident Scam Artist

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of all the Ponzi schemes ever Ponzi-ed, these people are the weirdest. At least the Enron collapse and Bernie Maddoff were business men and looked the part. Why people entrusted their life savings to a man who looks like the weirdo living in their moms basement, and was having orgies in the Bahamas on their dime, is beyond me.

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Judging others feels good. You really can’t deny it. And it’s actually a part of what makes us human. During a previous interview, Bored Panda had reached out to psychologist and wellbeing consultant Lee Chambers.

"Judging others is something that we as humans do, both consciously and automatically, and there are a number of reasons why we do it. Comically, we are often told as children not to judge others and have stories shared about how judging others can mean we upset them or lose opportunities to see what really lies behind our perception," he told us earlier.

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Commitment

Commitment

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least tattoos aren't permanent reminders of your stupidity.

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Me, Today. Could Go In Sadcringe Too :(

Me, Today. Could Go In Sadcringe Too :(

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#27

Time Magazine Cover, December 2001

Time Magazine Cover, December 2001

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I HEARD THE MFS JUST BANNED WOMEN FROM UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION GO TO HELLLL U BEACHES❌❌❌😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬 edit:sorry for all the ummm anger but like I really hate that women aren’t getting education they deserve

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"Sometimes, we judge others to feel superior ourselves, finding faults in others, highlighting them, and feeling better about ourselves in the process. Sometimes, we use it to work out where we fit in, recognizing how we want to be, where our aspirations lie, and how we don't want to become," the psychologist explained to Bored Panda before.

"Sometimes, it's in response to our own flaws, and we attack others for what we don't like or don't see into ourselves. And on other occasions, it's to fit into a wider group who judge something or someone, and we conform and perform with the same judgment,” the psychologist said.

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Hallelujah

Hallelujah

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Used mindfully, however, being judgmental actually does have some benefits.

“It can help us to set goals, find alignment with our values, it can help us to build the self-awareness of others and it can boost our self-esteem," Lee told us earlier. "Add to that it can also help us to make positive social choices, and it's understanding how and why we judge that gives us the ability to use it for our benefits instead of escaping our flaws or pulling others down."

Do you have any tales about premature celebration, dear Pandas? Have you ever been knocked down a peg the moment you thought you were victorious? Which of these posts made you laugh the most? Do you enjoy judging others when they’re acting way too arrogant? Share your thoughts in the comments.