50 Times People Posted Something So Hilariously Dumb, It Had To Be Shared Further (New Pics)
Interview With Expert
X, the platform that was once Twitter, is the ideal playground for verbal humor. Back when it allowed only 140 characters per post, people had to be really precise with their jokes. Every word counted. Now there are double the characters and double the opportunity for funny stories.
The Instagram account Really Dumb Tweets finds the best jokes and funny posts on the platform. Even their bio claims that they're "posting the funniest tweets you'll ever read." The page also has a huge following – their current follower count is at 1.6 million. So scroll through these humorous gems and upvote your favorite ones!
And to know more about what makes a funny tweet successful, read our interview with comedic writer, actor and director Emma Tattenbaum-Fine. She's also the author of the collection of essays Trash Mermaid, and Bored Panda asked her what makes a successful tweet and what to avoid when trying to be funny on X (Twitter).
More info: Really Dumb Tweets | Emma Tattenbaum-Fine | Emma’s Substack | Emma on Instagram
This post may include affiliate links.
In 2019 Emma Tattenbaum-Fine wrote a piece for Gold Comedy titled "How To Be Funny On Twitter." In it, she called being funny on Twitter "an art." She also commented on the brevity the platform requires.
"It is tough to squeeze your genius into 280 characters, but it's worth it," she wrote in the article. "No matter what, it's great practice for concise, show-don't-tell writing, and a perfect place to test out your jokes."
In many cases, there is a formula between funny tweets. Back then Emma covered the comedy devices that show up in many of the successful posts on X (Twitter) – the "me, an intellectual," "you had one job," "don't @ me," "TED talk time" tweets and many more.
But of course, a successful tweet is only measured by the number of people it reaches. If the post got popular only among your friends and family, can you really call it a success? So we asked Emma Tannenbaum-Fine whether certain elements can help a funny tweet gain traction.
Emma says that a good, funny tweet should have similar characteristics to a good joke. "A successful, funny tweet, like a good joke, sets up an expectation and then breaks it with a surprise," she tells Bored Panda.
The comedy writer has some advice for people who want their tweets to get a little bit of traction. It needs three main elements: to relate to current events, be relevant to a wide audience, and give an authentic opinion.
"A good tweet, in particular, is probably going to be something topical that is top of mind for everyone, that then finishes with a fresh take, giving the reader something clever they hadn't considered before that is infused with a clear point of view.
Even if so, it's none of her business. Also, didn't Jesus himself say not to judge people? I don't understand why so many Christians do this when it literally says bot to in the bible.
he also said money lenders are evil and look how many bankers call themselves christians, his chick pal was a hooker, greed is a sin so we can deduce from this that christians are as full of s**t as the rest of us
Load More Replies...
This is why I love the Norse Gods..I mean look at Loki..
Load More Replies...
I wonder who the "Christian" panda is who is downvoting any comment they perceive as challenging to their beliefs. Someone else with a heavily edited version of the bible, I presume (all the bits about turn the other cheek; do unto others; love thy neighbour etc carefully removed!).
Yeah love how these types pick and choose whatever they think suits them..
I thought that was because of the sneky snake and the apple, not because they were flucking.
Load More Replies...
Don’t get my started on the animal kingdom, bunch of heathens
Strictly speaking, the bible DOESN'T really say sex is only for within marriage. It talks about sexual immorality but doesn't specify that this refers to sex outside marriage. It does praise marriage, and is highly critical of adultery, but it doesn't get hung up on sex between unwed couples. Some Christians seem to spend a lot of time worrying about other people's sex lives.
The first creatures to procreate by exchanging DNA to create a third, unique organism were single celled amoebas. They invented sex. And I think we should all just take a second and give a big thank you to those amoebas!
Tell me you're an uptight virgin without telling me you're an uptight virgin.
Well I think having GOD as your minister at your wedding will cover that.
God is imaginary cavemen are absolutely real
Load More Replies...
Bible whackers who believe in all that 'No sex before marriage' nonsense are most likely to be rubbish in bed anyway and probably only get at it when they want a child. GO AT IT TILL YOU'RE RED RAW I SAY! GOD ISN'T WATCHING.
Apparently god knocked up sone virgin who was in a relationship so hardly 1 to judge
So, the first couple to have sex were Adam and Eve. The second couple were...?????
Abel and sister were pretty much the only option at that point 🤷♀️
Load More Replies...
Wait? What? I need to talk to some dogs, cats, horses, bears etc. etc. etc.
Sex was created for procreation. We created marriage. 🙄 goofy a*s judgy fanatic.
The worst about religious fanatics is how they try to force their beliefs on everyone.
According to the bible, the act in itself stands for marrying. The ceremony is only a way of making it official/openly proclaim it. That is why a lot of marriage laws require the 'consummation.' If there is non, the marriage has not taken place and the contract, either written or proclaimed, will/can be annulled.
I'm less inclined to believe in a God that lets so many hypocrites and asholes be his/her/its loudest and smuggest advocates.
Some Christians tend to push their beliefs on others and think they are superior. Sadly, the media has made Christianity seem to consist of just these types. However, not all Christians are like this.
Load More Replies... 
Why would Adam and Eve require a marriage certificate? These are legal documents that were only recently introduced. To whom did Adam or Eve have to prove they were married? Genesis 2 clearly identifies Eve as Adam's wife and that their partnership is the model of marriage. A more relevant Biblical reference in response to Kristin would be Abraham impregnating his wife's slave (at his wife's request). Here is a clear example of sex not being between husband and wife.
And then their sons and daughters and other children... God must have made some very complex DNA, making us very complex. That makes me think, did God create another? It didn't say anything about another, but genetics is weird, mutations happen, they can be wired out or it can be wired in.
Load More Replies...
it wasn't created, it was discovered. and also... animals? primal urges? wtf is this lady talking about?
Wait? Did Adam and Eve actually have seggs? Is it mentioned in any version the bible?
they had children, obviously, as the human race would otherwise have gone extinged rather quickly. I think you might need to read a bit up on the birds and the bees (and bird in this context does not refer to the stork)
Load More Replies...
God was created by incels to keep other people from having a good time.
Granted, not all jokes on X (Twitter) are winners. Some inevitably end up being real duds. Emma says that oftentimes people forget to infuse their tweets with a fresh take.
"When I go back and read, or randomly encounter, cringey things my friends and I said online ten or maybe twelve years ago, the common pitfall is: they tend to be just observations or complaints or half-baked thoughts," Emma admits.
"There's nothing terrible about that, but it's not funny if it's missing that element of surprise and a clear, original point of view."
How can joke aficionados and word craftsmen avoid that? Tattenbaum-Fine says the writers should dig deeper. She suggests asking yourself: 'What do I really, honestly, think about this topic?'
"If you dig deep and check in with yourself, your honest response to a current event might be totally unique and unusual because YOU are unique and unusual. People say lame and unfunny things because they are afraid to go a little further and find what's true for themselves. It's easier to play it safe," the comedy writer concludes.
How many times will I read this in different posts? How many?
Emma is a professional comedy writer and director. She launched her Substack 2 years ago and is currently mostly writing on that platform. "I haven't paid Twitter (X) a visit in a long time," Emma admits. At its beginning, the site was a great opportunity for aspiring comics to get themselves known.
For anyone who doesn't understand - Ku Klux Klan - american, white supremacist, terrorist group.
We ask Emma if she thinks Twitter (X) is still a place for aspiring comics and writers to get their start. "I think of Twitter now as a place for journalists to share breaking news and then for sociopaths to yell about it," she tells Bored Panda honestly. "But that doesn't mean that quality content won't get noticed."
I was somewhere in Paris, and we found a tiny Italian restaurant. We walk in and the only people there were 5 older italian men in suits, drinking scotch and smoking cigars seated at a round table. The looked genuinely surprised, and said there was a better restaurant down the street. I laughed and said, if you are worried thqat we are going to hear your mob plans, don't...k=none of us speak italian. One of them thought it was funny, and he and an older gentleman seated us, brought us pasta and sauce, bread, minestrone soup, and kept our glasses of wine full. They were funny, and when we asked for our bill, they refused to let us pay anything. I told them, I'll meet you in Sicily for the hit next week, and they all laughed, kissed us all goodbye, and walked us to the door. Truly one of the best experiences of my life, but I know something was going down in Sicily that following week!
Hmm.I wonder if it's too late for paramedic training?
Emma tells us her preferred platform nowadays is Instagram. "I prefer Instagram because it allows you to engage with fellow comedians and strangers outside of comedy who can become fans."
"Sociopaths come to Instagram too, of course, but I feel like I can curate my feed with funny people who inspire me if I do so intentionally," she says.
"Any medium you write in is a good fit for you if you're using it consistently and employing the feedback you get from readers to continue to hone your skills," Emma tells us.
For her the place to do that these days is Substack. She started on there in July 2021 and got her Substack named a Featured Substack of 2022. Subscribe and say hello to Emma on Substack or on her Instagram.
Well did you give his face sweet licky licks and wag your tail? Then maybe you just don’t deserve those kisses as much as the dogy did.
Your first mistake is giving a rat’s 🍑 about what people on Rotten Tomatoes say.
Can I just point out that it's usually the childless adults that are expected to cover holiday shifts which are tiring enough as it is. I'm in a relationship (same-sex) and my partner and I had to work every Christmas and New Years for 7 years because 'we don't have a family waiting for us at home.' Erm, the two of us ARE our family and here we are working together on holidays.
He may have been drafted but really was pretty coddled and protected... see this article https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/22/sixty-years-ago-elvis-presley-was-drafted-into-the-army-he-was-never-the-same/
Then there’s my teacher who went “u tried but you didn’t structure it right, also the algorithm said you copied off other students. C+.” (My essay was similar to other students’ because we all had to extensively cite from the same document. I contested it and got that demerit removed.)
You should pity that guy. The whole time he was thinking, "What? No! Not now, dammit. Grandma grandma grandma...oh just go away."
Can you imagine if Trump came back as a ghost, would he be pale orange?
Note: this post originally had 65 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
"Ah, yes, the ancient art of wisdom crafted with the precision of a sledgehammer in the Twitter-verse! 🐦✨ With 140 characters, we had comedy gold. Now with 280, we've got Twitter trying to be Shakespearean—double the characters, double the drama! 🎭 Bravo, Really Dumb Tweets, for sorting through the haystack of mediocrity to find these comedic needles. 1.6 million followers? That's more than my collection of cat memes.
"Ah, yes, the ancient art of wisdom crafted with the precision of a sledgehammer in the Twitter-verse! 🐦✨ With 140 characters, we had comedy gold. Now with 280, we've got Twitter trying to be Shakespearean—double the characters, double the drama! 🎭 Bravo, Really Dumb Tweets, for sorting through the haystack of mediocrity to find these comedic needles. 1.6 million followers? That's more than my collection of cat memes.
