50 Times People Posted Something So Hilariously Dumb, It Had To Be Shared Further (New Pics)
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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).
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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.
Also everyone, please remember that even if you're "only" a normal employee (i.e. not a manager) you don't have to make coffee for some manbaby prick.
And they don't have the right to call you darling and sweetheart!
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I know, I honestly thought we'd be done with this nonsense by now
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That happened to my SIL at a DOD presentation. She didn’t answer him, she just went to the head of the boardroom table to conduct the meeting. 😂😂
Imagine if a woman walked into the board room and asked the first man she saw to whip her up a coffee?
And you decided that 20 minutes into the meeting was a good time to go on reddit and report this?
Didn't you notice that the meeting was being led by a woman? It might well have been finished by then.
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NO worry, he'll find some woman to take his humiliation out on and make himself feel OK again. It will probably take ruining 3-4women's days to feel on top again.
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She should have said… no, but YOU, can get me coffee3 Sugars and cream.. i will be waiting here while you do that and then we can start the meeting. Oh and feel free to get yourself coffee also. Thank you….sweetie!
Who does that these days? How dense and out of touch do you have to be to think the only job a woman can have is as an assistant?
I'm just imagining the stare she's giving him, looking him dead in the eyes as she says this :")
I would have conducted the meeting and after introducing myself, would have singled that guy out and asked him to bring me a cup of coffee in front of the entire audience. What could he do?
I've heard so many versions of this same story over the years, but I've never actually seen/heard it happen in real life. I'll periodically ask my friends, coworkers, and some family members if they've seen/heard it happen as well, and so far no one has. At this point, I'm questioning if it's something that actually happens.
Not the same story, but years ago I worked as the head of a lab - just maternity cover. I didn't have friends in the area so I took a bar job in the evenings at a hotel. It was the same hotel used for people needing to stop over for business where I had my day job. One evening, 2 lads up for a meeting with the head of the lab (me) drunk a bit too much at the bar and were trying to flirt with me despite my obvious not responding. A director I knew well advised them to call it a night, and as a parting shot said 'I wouldn't want to be either of you tomorrow'. I did not refer to it during the meeting, but I did enjoy their embarrassment. I know it's not the same story, but it's the closest I have.
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I would have made his coffee (decaf) and then went into the meeting to introduce myself. Then I could watch him sit there and drink his hot cup of liquid despair.
How funny would it be to have said, "Yes, Sir. Absolutely. How do you take it?" Then, upon returning and handing him the coffee, jump right in with the "Good morning, everyone. Let's go ahead and get started. As I'm sure you all know, I am 'insert name,' and I am the regional reports manager..."
Pssh. Big deal. "I" created the new cover sheet for the TPS report. So there!
I feel like if someone is a mama's boy, then they expect the same treatment no matter where they go.
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i would have made the coffee and say nothing. Then watch him as he finds out later :-D
I would make him coffee and then introduce myself as regional reports manager. It would be fun to watch him choke on coffee, no?
You should have fired him on the spot. That is f*****g unacceptable behavior towards another human being,
Is that a real thing though?! Like people actually just ask some random colleague to make/grab them a coffee?!
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.
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?
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"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.
