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Pretending to be a little different than you are is perfectly normal and quite common. We've all done it — laughed at a bad joke to make someone feel better, or faked a smile to hide what we're really feeling. However, taking this fabricated persona too far can be deemed cringeworthy or just plain pitiful, especially if you're doing it for all the wrong reasons.
Recently, ThatOddFrenchNobody turned to the internet to ask, "What screams 'I am not [as tough as] I pretend to be'?" and people were quick to chime in with their opinions and stories. It seems like there are a few examples of people trying way too hard to seem cool and strong, but falling short and ending up looking foolish.
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#1
"People don't like me because I tell it like it is." No, people don't like you because you're an a*s.
C.O. Shea 2 years ago
Persecution complexes seem to always begin with that line... people don't like me because...
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Any toddler can tell it like it is. Civilised adults have social graces.
Bisou 2 years ago
"No filter" people: I completely lack the ability to think before speaking! I'm so quirky and fun! Where's my gold star?
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Nikki Gross 2 years ago
You can be honest with someone without acting like a complete douche. I don't understand why some people just can't seem to get that.
Duncan 2 years ago
Come and live in the Netherlands. According to the rest of the World we're blunt and to direct but we just like to tell it like it is. And we don't consider ourselves as a******s
Cathelijne Van 2 years ago
Yes! Thank you. According to a lot of expats it's 'refreshing'
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liam newton-harding 2 years ago
I tell it like it is...Oh, you're an a*****e...You can't speak to me like that!...Hey, just telling it like it is.
Jo Slatermill 2 years ago
Ye, people who "tell it like it is" are, in other words, a bully or a child.
Kaceria DiRigazzi-Bonaccorso 2 years ago
The usually should just say people don’t like me because I make no effort to be nice to anyone ever
We got an interview with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, and he explained how to spot someone pretending to be tough: "The telltale signs of someone pretending to be [cool] when they're not, typically include overcompensation, excessive boasting, and a constant need for validation. These behaviors can be driven by cognitive biases such as the optimism bias and the halo effect. The optimism bias leads people to believe that they are better or more skilled than they actually are, while the halo effect causes them to overemphasize positive traits in themselves or others, creating a distorted self-image."
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#2
Claiming you are an "Alpha Male". If you have to tell people you are a natural leader you probably aren't one.
Loverboy 2 years ago
These self proclaimed alphas and sigmas are really just douches who like to think of themselves as better than they actually are. They feel the need to proclaim how great they are to make up for their lack of actual qualities and a small banana.
Doctor Strange 2 years ago
Except that this debunked theory is supposedly based on wolves. However, the Alpha of a wolf pack is, in reality, the father. His job is not to be the most dominant or best fighter or whatever garbage these insecure man children think. The actual job of an alpha is to protect his pack, make sure they are safe, comfortable and fed. So the real alpha's are those guys who have waist packs full of snacks, going around making sure his friends had enough water or aren't hungry.
Edward Teague 2 years ago
This - screw the alpha b******t, if anything I'm a sheepdog. I protect my friends, bark if I think they're wandering into unsafe territory, and willing to feed and care for my people - but just because we're big, shaggy and friendly, people forget sheepdogs are meant to fight off wolves. But generally I'm a big tame beastie - if we're on good terms you can walk right up and pet me. (Just please don't tug on my ears)
Load More Replies... Donkeywheel 2 years ago
It’s even more simple: alpha or whatever do not exist. It’s pure b******t. Anyone can be a leader in some situation and not one in another. That’s a completely made up concept by morons for morons.
Elio 2 years ago
For real. That study with wolves ended up being debunked by its author. And even if it was accurate at all, it was wolves not humans.
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Glengoolie Blue 2 years ago
A = A$$hole. Type A is just a euphemism for selfish, mean people. They're Republicans.
Bisou 2 years ago
Assholery is not divided between party lines. Think for yourself and stop falling for the US vs THEM game.
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
An alpha male is to a real man what an alpha version of software is to the finished product.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I'm a natural. What I am a natural at depends on the day, but usually it's an idiot
Rudy van Disarzio 2 years ago
Same. I love it at the same time. It's like a neon sign saying "I'm a loser. Don't bother with me".
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“Inside me is a wolf, mess with me or my pack and I’ll show my fangs” or any similar cringy edgy quote about being an animal
B.Nelson 2 years ago
Inside me is a giant sloth. Also, outside me is a giant sloth. Give some sloth love.
blobby_grrl 2 years ago
Inside I am a blobfish. Also, outside I am a blobfish. I want some blobby love.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Inside me is a wolf! A small wolf. A young wolf. A snarling, hungry wolf that bares its teeth at the slightest chance... OK, I'm a puppy that eats too much, and I'm playful
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
It's hilarious because the "myth" about wolves is that they ARE snarling, fang-filled animals that are vicious etc... it's ludicrous because there's SO MUCH film of them being silly, playful goofballs with each other and with humans (if they were raised captive). So even having a "wolf inside" would mean you'd basically have the same playful behaviors as a dog XD We bred 'em into dogs for a reason!
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Then we have to watch out for these weirdos who claim they have a human inside of them
Load More Replies... Human on a stick 2 years ago
Inside a wolf is me, mess with me or my pack and I won't do anything because a wolf ate me.
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
I can never help but literally laugh in the face of some who says this.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
"Inside me is a double-barreled shotgun, loaded and ready to deal with pesky varmints."
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky also explained why people do it: "People often pretend to be tough due to feelings of insecurity, which may stem from a desire to fit in or to establish dominance in social situations. The horns effect, a cognitive bias where we tend to see negative traits in a person and ignore their positive attributes, can contribute to this behavior. If someone feels they are perceived as weak, they may overcompensate by pretending to be tough in order to counterbalance that perception. In other cases, they might be influenced by the empathy gap, a bias where people underestimate the power of emotional states in their decision-making process. When people feel insecure or anxious, they may misjudge their emotional response and engage in exaggerated displays of toughness to protect themselves from perceived threats."
#4
“Do you know who I am... or whose son/daughter I am” kind of people...
in.love.with.taylor.swift 2 years ago
I don't think my father, the inventor of Toaster Strudel, would be too pleased to hear about this
Roger9er 2 years ago
"Do you you know who my father is?" "What? Your mother never told you, son?"
jiajun xiao 2 years ago
Do you know I am the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of Genghis Khan? /s
Gustav Gallifrey 2 years ago
Billy Connolly had a story about a shipyard worker arguing with a manager. The manager said 'do you know who i am?'. The worker turned to his mates and said 'hey, this bloke's so pi**ed (drunk) he doesn't know who he is!'.
Rebecca Tyler-Squires 2 years ago
Not a single mention of Ronnie Pickering here in the comments?!
Worst Cop in Britain 2 years ago
Saw on a gif somewhere a cop pulled a guy over and made the guy get out of the car. Guy says "Do you know who my father is??" Cop goes, "Why, your mom never tell you?"
#5
Do you know those people who disrespect teachers, janitors, and other people who work just to make them able to not being f****d in the a*s by life? That. That screams it out loud. You're not badass, you're disrespectful and ignorant.
Loverboy 2 years ago
Disrespecting staff of any kind just automatically makes me dislike you. They're worked half to death and payed minimum wage, they don't need your b******t added on top of it.
Joseph Lancaster 2 years ago
tHeY'rE jUsT lAzY aNd DoN't VaLuE eDuCaTiOn AnD jUsT wAnT tO sMoKe DrUgS aNd PlAy ViDeOgAmEs On WeLfArE!! (yeah, I know some of these people)
Load More Replies... Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Respect everyone at work. Each job is important and helps others. Janitor? Try working in a kitchen knee-deep in filth. Teacher? Have you noticed the kids that mess around are also the dumbest? Tell you what, next time you go to work or school, take a minute or two and say good morning, wish them well and try to learn their name. It makes people feel better to know they are recognized and remembered
blixten1982 2 years ago
Growing up my mom would always say, "Can you imagine a world without garbage men?" Meaning, people who do that type of work are so valuable to society because we wouldn't want to live in a world without them.
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
A person's character is shown by how they treat people who can't retaliate if mistreated.
Colin Matthews 2 years ago
i have through coincidence met several genuinely powerful and wealthy people. they are unfailingly polite and respectful to everyone
Printerman 2 years ago
I absolutely despise people who s#it on someone just because of the kind of job they have. The utter douchbaggery of "I'm a superior being because I don't do *that* job" - no, you're an inferior schmuck because of your condescending attitude.
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
Walked out on 2 different dates when I was doing the online thing. Guy #1 was a jerk from the start. He was patronizing and condescending to our water. Smugly looking at me like I would be impressed by his Master of the Universe attitude. I wasn't. Literally grabbed my purse and just walked out. Guy #2 wasn't quite as bad but close. Again, just walked out. Both times I blocked them from my profile & left "comments" on theirs as a warning to other women. F*cking douche bags. Waitstaff are people too, just trying to make a living. There is no need to be disrespectful.
Chris Sprucefield 2 years ago
Well, meet me with respect and you will certainly get it back. Do stupid sh*t, win stupid prizes...
cadena kuhn 2 years ago
My friend had to go to her daughters school to deal with a bullying issue. The offending child's mother said her concerns shouldn't matter since she had a low class job. She worked at a gas station
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky shared if he'd ever witnessed someone pretending to be tougher than they were: "While I cannot personally attest to pretending to be tough, I have certainly observed this behavior in others. As an expert in cognitive biases, I've seen people project a tough exterior to mask their insecurities or to fit into certain social environments. Sometimes, these performances can be quite convincing, but they often unravel when the individual is faced with a situation that tests their mettle."
#6
"You don't want to see me mad"
Unless your name is Bruce Banner, STFU.
Rylee Evergreen 🇺🇦 2 years ago
not even me?? 😭 but I have such good hair! /s this is how I know I'm an extrovert, I'm not agreeing emphatically with such a statement
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Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago
I tell coworkers "Don't make me mad cuz I WILL fart in your work truck."
OutspokenHBW 2 years ago
You don't wanna make me mad, cuz then I'll fixate on it until I breakdown and start crying, and then it's awkward for everyone.
jiajun xiao 2 years ago
'You don't want to see me MAD!' - Drunk Florida Man named Bruce Banner LMFAO
Pineapple 2 years ago
of course we dont, he might molest a neighbors dog then steal a vending machine!
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Printerman 2 years ago
Actually had a guy say this to me once in H.S. and I told him I agreed, followed by, "I actually don't want to see you at all." Very nearly got in a fight with that one, & I almost certainly would have lost. Dude was much bigger and my mouth didn't know when to STFU.
#7
I went to lunch with a friend and a friend of his. The waiter was a little slow in bringing us our drinks and food because it was busy. So when our bills came, instead of leaving an actual tip, the other guy wrote something snarky as his "tip". I was really embarrassed and ask if he can refrain from doing that. He refused and then basically called me a wuss. I left a bigger tip on my bill to compensate and never wanted to be associated with that guy ever again. You're a real badass now buddy - punching down on a retail worker who has to be at least polite to you to keep her job.
Loverboy 2 years ago
They live off those tips. Not only did you give them basically nothing, but you actually tried to make it worse by making some comment you didn't have to. You're an absolute douche.
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
If that server is in a republican state and they get stiffed on a tip, that table literally just cost the server money because the restaurant taxes them on an assumed overall tip percentage (usually around 15%+). Those taxes then come out of the meager $2.13/hour that republican state servers make cuz those politicians have rigged their system to allow for modern day slavery.
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R Dennis 2 years ago
Had a similar story. Overloaded server working her a*s off - working two levels of a brewery. We get our bill and half the items are missing. She says she took them off for our wait. I said she was doing a lot of work and was great and if someone said she wasn't working hard enough they were the problem. The other tables nearby told her she was awesome as well and she started to cry. I told her not to let anybody talk down to her and paid what I calculated the actual bill to be plus 50% tip. I hope whoever berated her has a miserable life to match their behavior.
Cara 2 years ago (edited)
As someone who doesn’t live in America, I don’t get how it’s even legal to tax someone on a tip they haven’t got, let alone pay someone low wages, expecting tips to make up the shortfall to a living wage!
Load More Replies... Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I always leave a decent tip. The service has to be intentionally and exceptionally bad for me not to tip
similarly 2 years ago
When I was young, a tip was 15% for good service. GREAT service was 20%. Bad service was less. Today, I don't think I'd leave less than 15%, and probably not less than 20%, since that seems to be the norm now. Looking back, times when I thought there was some problem the warranted less: it wasn't the SERVER's fault. And even if the server wasn't great, there could be ALL kinds of reasons: they're new? They're not feeling well? They're tired after a long day? They're just having a bad day? I've known people who still went to work even when really bad stuff was going on in their life. Giving a bad tip doesn't do anything good for anybody.
Moo 2 years ago
A couple days ago I went to a restaurant that took two hours to make a salad, and when it finally came out it had tomatoes on it (I'm allergic). I never got my food but my family still tipped her because she was trying her best and it wasn't her fault, there were a lot of external factors. People who "punish" the wait staff for things that are out of their control are just horrible people.
Living Example 2 years ago
People forget that the front end staff are as dependent and frustrated as you when there's a delay. And to the customer it's an extra few minutes before they can eat. But to the server it's their income, their survival. If you have reactionary self control problems ask to speak to the manager or the chef. Servers are the nurses of the food service workers. Too much work, not enough recognition. Sorry, I'm big believer that the average workers carry 99% of the load and the Fat Cats make 99% of the money. Eat the rich!
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John Anderson 2 years ago
Here's a tip, don't treat servers or people in service industry like c**p. How old is this @$$- hat?
Kristal 2 years ago
When it's a busy night, one should always tip normal, at the very least, even if there are delays. I had that one Friday evening. In a survey I got sent after dining, I did let them know what happened but I don't blame the server, I understand it's busy, and possible improvement for the future (I cannot give criticism without making it constructive or I feel mean, which I don't like)
James Twong 2 years ago (edited)
As a non-American this tipping thing is weird to me. While I would be happy to leave a tip for exceptional service I don't see why it's up to me to subsidise someone wages when it should be the responsibility of the restaurant to pay their staff an actual living wage.
Roger9er 2 years ago
There is a legitimate reason why Americans continue to tip more than Europeans. In the 1960s, the US Congress decided on a so-called 'tip credit'. That meant the employer could pay the employee below minimum wage if he received tips. Still operating in many states, this means low-pay workers are walking home and relying on tips to get by. This is true in the food industry. However, not everyone who is tipped lives on it. In some professions, tipping is a bonus, but you should be aware of the unwritten rules there and tip accordingly.
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Matthew Fox 2 years ago
Probably the only legitimate use of "punching down" I've seen online. Love the sentiment.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
I didn't get much tips working at the coffee shop, but a few guys would come in and sneer at me saying I'm so ugly. Why? The guys thought they looked so cool in front of their friends and they all laughed. Every damn time they came in. Then one day one of them came in with his dad. The dad was acting the same way and the boy was, too, except it was the uncomfortable stare-off, as if he was so disgusted someone so unattractive was working on the front lines. It's a learned behaviour.
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky also shared that most people put on this tough facade: "I believe that many people do indeed pretend to be tougher than they are, often due to the influence of cognitive biases such as loss aversion and the status quo bias. Loss aversion makes people more sensitive to the prospect of loss than the potential for gain, so they may act tough to avoid being seen as weak or vulnerable. Similarly, the status quo bias leads people to prefer the familiar, so they may maintain a facade of toughness to keep up appearances and not risk disrupting their social standing."
#8
I'm prior enlisted in the Marines and I'm happy I was in, but now that I'm out that time has passed, I can't stand people that were in and it's their entire identity after they get out. All clothes are military stuff, vehicles covered in military decals, all they talk about is when they were in and so on. For anyone that wasn't in, the easiest way to tell someone that was in the military but weren't in any kind of real combat situations is if they wear and do all that c**p. Edit:spelling
Snorkeldorf 2 years ago (edited)
I used to work for a company that had numerous retired military clients. I was always careful as to how I addressed them verbally and in correspondence to be respectful. Some of them were real sticklers about that. One day I was speaking to a gentleman for the first time and I asked if I could call him "Colonel" or if he preferred something else. His reply? "Honey, I've been retired for 30 years. Please call me Sam."
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
In the UK only senior officers (ie lieutenant commander/major/squadron leader or above) are the only ones still allowed to use their ranks with (Ret’d) in brackets after their name. You do have to be a proper douche to want to be called it though! I’m just happy now that I’ve left I can wear olive green without feeling odd. I could never wear it during my service as it looks weird to look too military in your civvies!
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Brenda 2 years ago (edited)
I have relatives who served on both sides in the American revolution, the Civil. Who were in WWI & WW2, the Korean War, Vietnam War, who served in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan. My husband is a navy vet, sister & BIL are air force, brother was a marine. FIL served 10 years in the army and 17 in the navy, 11 as a seal. None of them really want to talk about it. Proud they served & now moved on
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
It's not that they DON'T want to talk about it, it's that they can't. PTSD is a big bítch and, especially if it stems from killing and/or seeing that happen, nobody around them can validate and show genuine empathy about their trauma which very often just leads to re-traumatization and suffering more flashbacks completely alone. They see it as safer to not say anything than to have that happen to them. Yoga and meditation practices have been proven for 50years to be the best "medicine" to help veterans combat their PTSD (please check out apps Relax2Breath and Headspace for help with these).
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John Dilligaf 2 years ago
he's not talking about Stolen valor, which is a whole different level of d**chbaggery. This is just some person who was in the military and just can't let it go after they've gotten out. Like the HS football player who keeps talking about it even when he's in his 20s
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Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
One of the reasons I do not respect SOME cops. Pants bloused into jump boots, "oh washed up paratrooper/special forces are we?"
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
My FIL is an ex-para. He doesn't brag about it but if you ask him nicely he will tell you the funny stories about the time he served
Michael Largey 2 years ago
When I was a kid, our next door neighbor served in WW2 as an infantryman. He always had hilarious stories about his adventures in England. Years later I noticed that he never mentioned D-Day or beyond. Not a word.
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The Short Lady 2 years ago
That type always thinks their single term of service makes them an expert on all things military and political decisions about the use of the military. It doesn't.
Nancy View 2 years ago
I see this mostly on those who leave after their first 4 years, or don't even make it through basic.
Paulsible deniability 2 years ago
It's like people who are in their 40's and still wear their high school/college letterman's jackets. It lets everyone else know where your life peaked.
Asher Tye 2 years ago
My Dad's like this. He used to love it when people would come into his store demanding special discounts or treatments just because they were ex-military (beyond what the company actually offered that is). Being a combat vet himself, he took great pleasure in tearing those people a new one over their hubris.
#9
I work in a psych hospital in a unit that is the roughest unit we have. We have a lot of people with violent histories and serious mental issues. Without fail, the tougher someone acts, or the more intimidating they try to be is inversely proportional to how soft they actually are—and that goes for patients and staff alike. The people you don’t want to f**k with are the ones who are confidently quiet.
Strings 2 years ago
For the most part, yes. However, if there's a guy at the end of the bar screaming and swinging around a machete, he also deserves at least a small amount of attention
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I’mSoEmotional 2 years ago
I was a police officer and I was always amazed at how the “tough” guys turned into a mass of tears blubbering away in the back of my cruiser.
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I've got a whole lot of piercings, and I remember the woman who did my first telling me she had kids like me just sit there quietly and big tough-looking guys fleeing out of the shop as soon as they saw the needle.
Load More Replies... Jo Slatermill 2 years ago
I once read in a book something in the lines of "the most dangerous people aren't the ones who can cut you with a knife without blinking, but the ones you can cut with a knife and they won't blink"
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Similar to a passage I really liked in The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer: 'It is the weak who are most likely to stab you in the back.'
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Tee Rat 2 years ago
Very similar phrasing in the US: still waters run deep.
Load More Replies... Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Anyone who has watched "The Devil Wears Prada" will have noticed an important thing about Meryl Streep's evil boss character: she never, EVER raises her voice. In fact she speaks in quite a low, calm way. She doesn't yell because she doesn't *have* to; she has so much natural authority that people sit up and listen just because she's talking.
Cthulhu Kitty 2 years ago
I used to work with serious gang kids. The ones bragging about their gangs or being in Juvi were the posers. The quiet respectful ones that called me Miss, held the door open were the real ones and often shot callers. They have legit killed someone. Always watch out for the quiet ones, the real dangerous ones don't need to brag or advertise.
#10
Demanding respect, but giving none to anyone.
Caliban Taylor 2 years ago
“You have to respect me” How bout you act respectable and we go from there?
The Other Guest 2 years ago
Paraphrasing something I read: Sometimes "respect" means to treat someone as your superior, other times it means to treat them as a person. When someone says "Respect me and I will respect you" they mean "If you don't treat me like your superior, I won't treat you like a person."
Michele Dickson 2 years ago
The people who somehow become management without doing the work and don't know jack about the job then demand respect just because they are management. Nope not getting respect from me when I know more about your job than you.
#11
“I would have enlisted and probably made Special Forces, but I would have punched a Drill Sergeant if they had gotten in my face.”
Sure, bud.
Ba-Na-Na 2 years ago
“I would have been a professor in super duper physicology but I was smarter than my instructors and punched the dean in the face”
Just another idiot 2 years ago
In that case, you would not have "made it" into the special forces. As I understand (and I'm no authority on the subject) controlling your self is an important aspect of the profession. I could be wrong though.
Slim 864 GVG 2 years ago
Lmao, the punch would never even have the chance to connect and he would soon find himself coming to on the ground because a DI is a real badass. Plus, spending a few years in Federal "pound me in the a*s" Prison will do wonders for his questionable masculinity. Lol
Pedantic Panda 2 years ago
True fact, I could have been in the special forces but I'm weak, lazy and don't like violence.
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago (edited)
Lmao I feel like this post is more “I could have been in the special forces but couldn’t stand having to acknowledge that someone is superior to me/I have no work ethic or humility or patience” Edit: whoops misread your comment sorry lol
Load More Replies... Brenda 2 years ago
I didn't serve because I was afraid of being court marshalled for being a smart a*s - couldn't keep it to myself back then.
BWC 2 years ago
Same here. That and I have a direct aversion to that type of disciplinary behavior.
Load More Replies... similarly 2 years ago
True story: I knew a guy in university who told me he'd had a roommate who claimed to be former special forces. Guy would sleep in the laundry room curled up on the floor. Said "If you need to wake me up, stick me with a broom, because if you surprise me, I might jump up and kill you!" One morning, my friend was really sleepy, having just woken up (and knowing him, probably hung over) and had forgotten this warning. Shook him awake. Spec Ops took a long while to wake up, and then whined that my friend could have been killed! My friend didn't think honestly there'd been much chance of that.
Snorkeldorf 2 years ago (edited)
During World War II, my Dad did that. They wanted him to attend officer training but he had no interest. He was stationed in the Pacific theater (infantry) and had been on burial detail for 3 days. It rained the entire time. Dad was leaning on his rifle, smoking a cigarette, and a high-ranking officer came by and yelled "Get back to work soldier!". Dad said he was just taking a quick break but the officer told him to get back to work NOW. Dad shouldered his rifle and said "Get away from me you sorry SOB or I'll shoot you where you stand." The guy left and that was the first time my Dad got busted in rank.
#12
Spousal and child abuse.
S Schmidt 2 years ago
Yes, the classic bully. And all bullies are cowards. In terms of male abusers at least, it's strange how many of them can control themselves if there is a bigger, stronger man in the room which means they can control their tempers when it suits them.
Noname 2 years ago
My now ex husband looked at the social workers dead in the eye and so sweetly told them I was the most wonderful person he had met. 3 weeks later he beat the sh*t out of me because I insisted he give me the papers for my visa.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Helped a friend out who was a victim of spousal abuse. In the end, it took her nearly killing him by constantly kicking him down the stairs while he held on tightly to the bannister and her parents walking in to realize he was being abused. I worry about saying anything around when I need something doing because I stood by him through it all, and he offers to do things for me for free no matter how much I offer to pay him
Noname 2 years ago (edited)
Thank you for pointing out that women can be the abusers and men can be their victims. I know the "sitcom" ' 2 1/2 Men' has been off air for some years now, though I've recently been binging on the series on Amazon prime because I have very limited entertainment options. I never saw the series in its original run, and didn't care about the rl Charlie Sheen drama. But while watching the series, I felt physically ill watching how the character Alan Harper was totally used by his wives and girlfriends until he became this sick joke of a person over the course of the series, mocked by his his family and exes for being weak. He was disrespected by his family and friends for his occupation, for not being a "manly man" although in the beginning of the series, he was the guy with the proper moral compass compared to every other character. Then Lorre and Aronshon made him into a complete douchebag, which is unfortunate because it made the show less funny, and cringe worthy. Chuck Lorre lost my respect as a person "of talent". #notwinning
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Margaret Misiolek 2 years ago
Domestic violence is a CHOICE... Abusers CHOOSE to abuse. They can always control themselves except when with their partner/child.
Michelle C 2 years ago
Dad. He was physically and emotionally abusive to my sister and me when we were growing up and I can’t stand being around him now. He has never admitted any wrongdoing without justifying it in some way and he wonders why I don’t want to be around him. That’s why and it’s really sad.
Kerri 2 years ago
My dad is the same way without the physical abuse. It sucks
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Noname 2 years ago
No, they don't do it to look cool, but act cool while doing it, and even act cool when accused to their face with the evidence. They're all "who, me? I wouldn't hurt a fly" when authorities step in. They gaslight their victims, and think that they're superior for doing so. They advertise their "superiority" covertly, as in "I'm too cool to get caught."
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#13
Moms who constantly threaten to go “mama bear” on people
Irish woman abroad 2 years ago
I think most mothers are capable of turning into a tigress when their baby is threatened, but they don't go around broadcasting that fact, in fact they may not even realise it's a thing until something happens to their child.
ValdaDeDieu 2 years ago
Bet you that woman at UVALDE massacre didn't say a thing. She got out of handcuffs, went in, rescued her child and came out. Now THAT's a MOTHER!
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DC 2 years ago
... excessive screaming, violence at times, because someone didn't prevent their stupid offspring from doing something causing themselves minor discomfort ... is what I have seen as "mamabearing" so far. They suck. I seriously wondered how they got pregnant in the first place, but once you see the papabears associated with them, the question immediately goes both ways - who would eff someone like her? Who would allow being effed by someone like him? He, and she, standing in front of you screaming and threatening because you didn't go out of your way to prevent Prince Justin from riding his tricycle against a wall, which he did on purpose very obviously, and then started crying because hitting a wall hurts, but Prince Justin is practicing to become an Alpha or so...
Libra Rising 2 years ago
I try to control my mama bear whenever possible. If I mention it to others it's as a defect or with humor. Mostly she comes in the version of harshly worded emails and intense anger I have to deal with internally. It is not the normal me. I can get her back in her cave after a couple hours but she's gotten me in trouble more than once! The more I've become aware of her the better I can act. But she's there for a reason and if anyone really tries to hurt my kid I will kill them.
Stephanie Goadsby 2 years ago
Fellow Libra keeping the balance with that last sentence.
Load More Replies... CatLady 2 years ago
How do you define "mess with"? Are we talking someone swearing at your child or striking at them or stealing their food? That's fair to protect the child. Or are we talking someone who won't let the kid crawl all over them or take stuff from them or pull their hair during an airplane flight? (I got all three last time I flew, and the parent kept telling me to "just be nice" to their kid because I didn't want to see 'mama bear' come out. I called the flight attendant and got moved to a different seat.)
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Laurora Borealis 2 years ago
Seems like it actually just illustrates how angry and reactive they are as people, and doesn’t even have anything to do with the kids. It’s more of a glimpse of them as people
Danielle Stuhr 2 years ago
So I definitely call myself a Mama Bear...my husband calls me a smother. But I don't go around threatening people. I quietly observe and make sure my children are aware of danger...just like a mama bear. I teach my children necessary life skills...just like a mama bear. Gently but firm parenting. When a baby bear gets out of line the mother bear usually growls or roars at her cubs, and if that doesn't work she cuffs them on the ears. HOWEVER if anyone were to literally hurt my child, they are dead meat. I have no tolerance for child molesters, abusive partners, or anyone else who puts people in harms way. First you use legal means...and if that doesn't work, then you go to the other side. I do agree though, too many mama bears go after teachers or childcare workers or others for hurting their child's feelings or giving them a bad grade. That's bull. Your kid probably deserved it and a true bear wouldn't let their cub grow up soft.
SelkieBlackfysh 2 years ago
Ironically these are the moms who were often abusive themselves in some way. Verbal or physical or neglectful. "I'm such a good mom I'll commit violence for my kids." Cool, cool. Maybe teach them to be tolerable human beings so society with accept them and we won't have one more incomplete kidult wrecking people's lives because they can't introspect.
#14
Refusing to wear safety equipment like helmets when its available. True badasses (including truly skilled people) have goals in doing dangerous s**t, and they understand the challenges in carrying it out.
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I saw a car once with a bumper sticker saying "NO SEATBELTS. WE DIE LIKE REAL MEN". So.... unnecessarily and for reasons of your own stupidity? Okay.
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Reminds me of a van I saw with “if speed kills then we want to die” written on one of the windows
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I call these people donors. I saw a kid riding a motorbike without a helmet, so I asked him what blood type he was. Same as mine! Excellent! Do you have a donor car? You do! Brilliant! I need a heart transplant! See what's left of you in hospital! Oh, and if you crash, at least try to protect your chest thanks. He went quiet and has less bravado about himself but he still didn't put on his helmet
SkekVi 2 years ago
the men i knew with the most dangerous jobs were the most on my a$$ about safety rules. my dad was a stagehand and a punk. 'question authority's rules' he said 'but never ever question Safety's rules'
A girl 2 years ago
My husband was in construction. He will actually pull over at job sites if he notices workers not following OSHA rules. I finally convinced him that he needed to stop reminding our neighbor about eye protection when using power tools because it wasn't working and highly annoyed the neighbor.
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 2 years ago
You don't see professionals ignoring safety equipment. Tony Hawk wears helmets and padding.
#15
I saw a massively lifted truck wit the words "ALPHA AS F**K" stamped across the windshield the other day, does that count?
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Yeesh it's a joke. It's *The* joke about people with giant trucks. It doesn't mean they actually believe he has a small d**k or that it's in some way a bad thing.
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Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
Any guy with a garish truck with like the monster truck wheels and fancy flashing lights is likely to be an a hole, ESPECIALLY if they fixed their engine to be extra loud.
Cheryl Ramsay 2 years ago
These are the guys who hang on my bumper when I'm going 5mph more than the speed limit.
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Michelle C 2 years ago
That person is either really cocky or simply doesn’t realize he’s or she’s making himself or herself a target for ridicule. It’s sad!
#16
Claiming to be "crazy" like it's something to aspire to. In this context it just means abandoning tact and acting like an a*****e to feel like a badass.
ETA: I'm not referring to people with legitimate illnesses. I'm referring to people who think acting like an a*****e makes them look tough.
Loverboy 2 years ago
"I'm a crazy Aries, mess with the bull and you'll get the horns." or some stupid s**t like that on a tshirt
the_harbringer_of_doom[s/t/h] 2 years ago
i have a joke shirt that says dont poke the dragon if you dont want to get burned, but its just that. a joke
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Nikki Gross 2 years ago (edited)
The people that like to say "I'm SO bipolar!" Hahaha. Like it's some big joke. I was diagnosed the first time as Bipolar I back in 2003. I also have CPTSD and an Anxiety disorder and have to see a psychiatrist and take a handful of meds 2-3 times a day just so I won't have a manic episode or a depressive episode like I am right now. When I was diagnosed there was such a stigma that comes with having a legitimate mental illness, now it's suddenly fashionable and treated like a joke to say you're Bipolar. I spent years fighting with insurance companies and trying to educate people just so now every dumbass out there can make jokes about having it. You are NOT Bipolar, you're just a f*****g idiot.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
Insurance company jargon about mental disorders is why I hate them and not keen on deal with them if I can. They're still using terms like "r******d", "insane" and refusing to cover someone with a mental disorder.
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OutspokenHBW 2 years ago
I work in a hospital, dude; I've seen crazy eyes. You're Kubrick stare selfie does not scare me.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
If you believe your that insane long enough and hard enough you can induce a mental disorder.
Goat express 2 years ago
Literally just saw someone today with a shirt that said something like "I'm a Taurus, and that means I'm always right." I thought it was ridiculous, but I'm also a Taurus and was kind of offended. I don't always need to be right.
UpupaEpops 2 years ago
Just generally, people wo think that mental illnesses are something to aspire to. Also the ones who make it into a personality trait and expect everybody else to put up with their BS 20/7. "Oh, I'm SO OCD about cleanliness, I'll legit go crazy if anyone leaves a mess." (Said by the biggest f*****g slob I've ever had the misfortune of meeting.) "I'm depressed/stressed/hyperactive" (By the person who is constantly verbally abusing everyone around them and is unwilling to seek professional help.) I don't know mate, when I'm having a depressive episode, I can barely find it in me to sit up in bed, I definitely don't have the energy to go around shouting abuse at people.
#17
My gf serves tables for work right now. Apparently yesterday some “tough” dude refused to write his signature with her pink pen simply because it was pink
Elec Aire 2 years ago
If you're not "man" enough to write with pink, you're not "man" enough for any color 😂 "I AM ALL MAN! NOTHING GETS TO ME! I'M THE ALPHA!!!! NO ONE GETS TO ME! *Whispers* do you have one with an different ink? 🙄
Phil Green 2 years ago
I use violet ink in my fountain pen. People seem to like it. I just like the colour.
Load More Replies... R Dennis 2 years ago
I had a pink polo I wore to work in October (breast cancer awareness month). I had a guy snort at me and ask if the shirt was "salmon". I said no, it's pink and he said he would never wear a pink shirt. I said it must be hard being afraid of a color... sadly, no one clapped.
Phil Green 2 years ago
She ought to respect his fragile masculinity. It is a serious issue for some "men"! I used a pink flip phone for a couple of years. Seemed to work just like any other phone. I'm not sure the colour actually affects anything... except a fragile masculinity.
LuLuBelle 2 years ago
It's sad how many people don't understand the difference between biological gender and cultural gender roles. I would like them to show me exactly where on the human genome it says pink is for girls. Not surprising they're mostly Trumpsters though. Not known for being the sharpest knives.
Load More Replies... Panda Kicki 2 years ago
Here signatures with other then black or blue ink may be deemed unvalid.
#18
Revving your engine loudly at a red light/ burning rubber just to hit the next red light
LJ Robinson 2 years ago
I drive a noisy POS. If you buy me a new muffler, it would make your life so much better! We should do that! 😆
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 2 years ago
In New Orleans, many cars are tricked out as if they were muscle cars. When they take off, they rev their loud vehicles like they're going to do something impressive, but in reality, they go no faster than my Hyundai.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
People who blast their subs in their car and all you hear is metal rattling, but they got their windows down and looking at everyone with a big grin, laughing, as they pass to see if people are impressed. Dude, no one is impressed. No one cares. Everyone wants you to turn it off.
Doctor Strange 2 years ago
If I burn rubber at the red light, its only because I messed up on my clutch timing. It embarrasses me, knowing that I made a mistake.
Nikki Gross 2 years ago
God, I live in the hood and that s**t drives me crazy especially at 2 am.
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zak 2 years ago
I love the sound of a good engine/exhaust system, but I'm not gonna be a douche and rev a car in places where it's a disturbance to other people. That being said, I'm 100% gonna (safely) floor it when getting on the freeway or wide-open road, so I can hear the car sing for a little bit. The people who rev their cars/bikes in residential areas and set off car alarms from it are just "look at me!" aṣsholes.
Nikki Gross 2 years ago (edited)
My Mom was definitely the oldest parent out of all of our friends (I was a very late baby) and she had a candy apple red Chevy S10 with I think it was a 405 under the hood, big a*s tires and rims and one of my sister's boyfriends put glass packs in her mufflers. My friends had a licence plate made at the mall that said "Hotrod Granny" she had that on her truck until the day she sold it. 😂😂
#19
“When I get mad I blackout and lose control”
Okay buddy.
Edit: I’m disappointed that there’s some people replying that claim to black out.
Jesse Setliffe 2 years ago
That's a serious problem if true, not something to brag about. Especially if it happens while driving.
Richard Henderson 2 years ago
That’s not the kind of “black out” they are referring too. More of a psychotic break with accompanying memory loss. Movie stuff.
Load More Replies... Phil Green 2 years ago
Gosh! Do you really? You ought to see a doctor then, I mean you may have a high blood pressure issue and could die any moment. Such a shame because you seem such a lovely guy...
Slim 864 GVG 2 years ago (edited)
Just an excuse people like that tell themselves so they don't have to accept responsibility for their actions. Idiots...
Brenda 2 years ago
It does happen, but blackouts from anger are rare and usually only happen if they kept something bottled up for years. Then it just kinda explodes out of them. Afterwards, they don't remember everything, but usually remember parts of it
Yusri Hussin 2 years ago
I am having this issue. What kind of treatment should I seek.
Load More Replies... C.O. Shea 2 years ago
1974... In fourth grade we had a substitute teacher one day. Guy stood up in front of class and told us he was a retired Army colonel... combat veteran... yada yada... he had killed, and was not afraid to kill again. He picked the wwrrroonnnggg group of 10 yr olds to screw with. Mass hysteria ensued. The principal was summoned to restore order. Moral of story... don't mess with 10 yr olds. We won!
parmadillo 2 years ago
When some people get drunk they black out and lose control of their bladder
2x4b523p 2 years ago
Advanced alcoholics lose control of their bowel movements as well. Happened to my friend’s aunt and still wasn’t a deterrent to stop drinking.
Load More Replies... Raumpfleger 2 years ago
My 5 years old son has the same problem - wanna join us is next time we have a talk about impulse control?
#20
Joker profile pic
Loverboy 2 years ago
Joker is probably my favorite villain or just comic book character ever and y'all are out here misusing his name and image, come on. You aren't the joker but you are a clown
Josh Gilland 2 years ago
Right. They're acting like they have even a fraction of the Jokers brains, balls, or badass ness. Talk about walking to your own beat.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Mine's Deadpool because I love the character and the films... except for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. That wasn't Deadpool
StrangeOne 2 years ago
Dear God, if I hear that damn laugh again. My ex used to do it a bit too well, all the time. Then he went on about dying his hair green. Gross.
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True can also be said about Harley profile pics and trying to come off like a wild badass with a violent, alcoholic streak.
Daniel Gómez 2 years ago
Inspirational quotes with a picture of Heat Ledger's Joker are top cringe-worthy. Some people still post and share those, unfortunately. Like hey, does your shallow and even trglodite-like reflection becomes deepintrspection and philosophical when it is something the Joker could have said?
#21
People in their 20s hanging around with prepubescent kids, thinking they are the top dawg. Doesn't have any friends their own age because people their age know what they are about.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I would think anyone over 20 actually hanging out with kids who are what? Younger than 12? Has got to be problematic. I don't mean uncles/aunts taking nieces/nephews to do stuff. But if you're trying to hang out with random kids that age... yikes!
Seabeast 2 years ago
I've definitely seen some 20-somethings hanging out with teenagers, but not prepubescent kids.
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54 s 2 years ago
In general, I agree but occasionally it's the sign of a good person. When I was 12 or 13, there was a 20-ish year old guy who would hang out with all the neighborhood kids. He kind of kept an eye on us. Broke up fights, wouldn't let us swear or trespass or break things. Parents all thought it was weird but he really was just looking out for us.
Ms.GB 2 years ago
Exactly. I knew people like that. They graduated and then came back to hang out with us in hs because that was the last time they were cool.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago (edited)
If someone in their twenties is "hanging around with prepubescent kids", maturity would not be the issue I'd be most worried about.
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
My sister & I were out bar hopping about 20 years ago. This guy my age (40ish) was trying to chat up these barely legal cheerleader looking girls. I was like, "What's the matter? Can't find women your own age?" He was obviously pissed and said, "Yeah, but they're all bitches like you". So I came back with, "Oh, you mean fully grown intelligent women who can immediately see through your bullsh*t and wouldn't f*ck you with a rented vagina"? One of the girls literally snorted her drink out of her nose. I did ask the security guard to walk us to our cab though, just in case.
Janet C 2 years ago (edited)
Same for any older dude who dates barely-adult women. The reason those 40 year old men aren't dating women their own age is because those women know what big jerks they are and want nothing to do with them. Those dudes pursue young women who are still pretty inexperienced, gullible, and naive. Those dudes want to groom her into his personal bangmaid. She believes him when he tells her she's "different" and "special" and "mature for her age".
CrunChewy McSandybutt 2 years ago
I had a roommate like this, but I think he hung out with kids because he didn't want to face the fact that he wasn't a kid anymore.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
But then again, when you are 20 something and you have a lot of friends, but all the younger kids think you are cool too, it's kinda a flex.🤣
#22
Fancy car, no money in bank account
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
I know several guys with $70k trucks living in $20k single wides for the sake of image.
Slim 864 GVG 2 years ago
Usually with several small children that always look unkempt and hungry. Gotta have that big truck because I have a tiny wee wee and zero confidence!
Load More Replies... Nikki Gross 2 years ago
So my BIL has a big truck but they live in a very Rural area, the road to their place floods occasionally and he works at a rock quarry. My Sister has a normal size SUV and they've unfortunately learned that it doesn't quite cut it when the weather gets bad. Since they had 2 school age children to haul around his truck is a necessity because the school bus doesn't run out to where they live. Richie is built like a tank, but he is the sweetest, funniest and most kind and helpful person you will ever meet and is a total girl dad. Just looking at him you would think he's a stereotypical tough guy, but as soon as he opens his mouth he's nothing but a giant teddy bear.
Lucy Shupe 2 years ago
Living where I do the equivalent is wheels and tires that cost 500 apiece on POS truck.
Josh Gilland 2 years ago
I know someone who desperately needs a car. Found a nice fully working truck albeit rusted and beat up but my friend refuses to look at it because it's not 2018 or newer. I stopped helping.
Summermyst 2 years ago
I actually get this if you're not a car person. My first car was an older model and I actually wound up spending a lot more on maintenance than if I had just gone for a newer model in the first place. Not to forget the fact that it repeatedly died on me in the middle of traffic and everyone said it looked a great choice when buying
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Bobby Edler 2 years ago
I was a mechanic for 45 years, this is so true. We had a customer that spent 70K on a nice truck . THEN, another 20K on an 8 in lift and 36 inch tires. Pretty funny.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I used to have a fancy car, but I stood on it and it broke. It was James Bond's Lotus Esprit, and it had a button on the back to make the fins come out above the wheels. It was awesome!
#23
People who boast about bullying
LuLuBelle 2 years ago
It's amazing how proud Trumpsters are of being douchebags.
Load More Replies... Nosirrow 2 years ago
It's hard to understand that most people do not know what empathy is. They just do not care about other people's emotions. I wish I could be like that and just think about myself. Being empathetic is exhausting.
Haywood Jablome 2 years ago
I'm surprised empathetic people haven't been selected out of the genepool by now, given how much easier it is to not be
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, Jenna Cade. Didn't think I saw your comment on that picture reminiscing about bullying me, did you?! I wasn't even in the picture you commented on. And no one responded. Wonder why???
Michelle C 2 years ago
Yup. That tells me they’re either arrogant or being bullied themselves- often both.
#24
"Alpha" males losing their s**t when their self image is even remotely challenged in any way.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Did this to an 'alpha' and as he was screaming about how he could crush me I started chuckling and in a camp voice said "He is so butch, look you can see his Adams apple bouncing" then in a normal voice "Hey! Look! He has a hard on!"
Jane Alexander 2 years ago
What a great squelch! (in this definition; to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash. to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument)
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Phil Green 2 years ago
Kid Rock, Ted Nugent et al unable to drink Budweiser because it has a rainbow on the can. Strange! I don't drink Bud because I think it tastes like dog-p***, but whatever floats your boat!
DC 2 years ago
Accusing male idiots of having an inappropirate boner, as mentioned here, works true wonders with them. Their self control about their horniety, it seems, is something they love to claim and be praised for, it just isn't really there. He doesn't really need to have a boner, though, it's enough that they believe other people would believe - and care - that they had one.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I find that sometimes the best way to disarm an opponent is to pretend he is armed with something he does not have. In this case, a boner. A sense of humour can be a fantastic weapon
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Ralph Kretschmer 2 years ago
E.g. when seeing a gay couple. Usually because they suppress their own homosexuality or bisexuality.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I had a glittery rainbow pen. It was very comfortable and wrote beautifully
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#25
One of my ex has a joker sleeve and a pickle rick tattoo. He also yelled that he was a *sigma male* and wouldn't be listening to an alpha.... as a response to a werewolf based RPG system. So... that. **Edit to add**: *I didn't expect this to be so popular or for so many people to tell me I f*****g deserved the abuse that ensued. Y'all are sick*
Nikki Gross 2 years ago
Oh hey, it Looks like we found an Incel in the wild! Let's watch Conan as he displays the term "toxic masculinity". Notice how he lurks in the basement waiting for the opportunity to exert his alpha male tendencies!
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Haywood Jablome 2 years ago
Wait, isn't a werewolf fantasy game perhaps the ONLY place to declare oneself alpha or sigma?
BWC 2 years ago
The alpha wolf theory has been debunked so it wouldn't apply there either.
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The voice of reason 2 years ago
I didn't understand this one at all and don't feel like looking up what some of those words refer to.
UpupaEpops 2 years ago
According to google: "Is sigma male higher than alpha? Image result for sigma male In terms of dominance level, the sigma male should appear second, below alpha. However, Beale and other members of the masculinist subculture agree that sigmas' rightful place is outside of the hierarchy, because of their unique attributes resembling a balance of positive alpha and beta male traits." Tl;dr: "I'm so cool, I'm not even in the hierarchy."
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago (edited)
You mean the pimple faced, balding, obese 35 year old losers who are STILL living in their Mother's basement and jacking off to "Sponge Bob Square Pants"? I wouldn't overly worry about it.
#26
Continually requesting a fight, but never actually starting the fight.
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I saw a guy try that on once, but the victim remained completely calm and collected and refused to be provoked even while being yelled at and threatened about how "I'M GONNA F**K YOU UP!!" Needless to say the guy doing the yelling and threatening eventually gave in and slunk away with his tail between his legs. A classic example of being tough vs being "tough".
Hugh Cookson 2 years ago
I was always taught that if someone threatens you, get your retaliation in first, fast and hard, then make sure they stay down ; as a reference point, this was while I was about 11yo at an all boys military boarding school in the early '70's. As a consequence, there was very little scrapping amongst us boarders, however, the local youths seemed to think that we were a bunch of soft homosexuals as we lived in dormitories, and would occasionally pick fights whilst we were out in town ; they didn't realise that most of us were extremely fit and toughened up by route marches, combat courses and just general fitness training, as a consequence, the local lads soon learned that playing silly buggers with the boarders usually ended badly for them...... Some of these guys are still amongst my closest friends.
Haywood Jablome 2 years ago
Hey, this isn't the "things that never happened" list
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Alleman Jennifer 2 years ago
A really drunk guy came up to my friend in a bar wanting to go outside and fight. My friend put his beer down calmly and said nah, let’s do it right here. The guy kept egging him on saying let’s go outside man I’m gonna kick ur a&&. Friend reiterated numerous times that he’d be happy to fight right where they were. Eventually the drunk called my friend a big kitty and left. My friend resumed drinking his beer.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Did you spill my missus? Are you looking at my pint? Right! That's it! Outside and bring your tiddly winks!
CG 2 years ago
People in my life who trained me in martial arts/martial artists I talk to always tell me something along the lines of this: Never be the one to start a fight, but know how to end one if you are involved. Most martial arts are used for self defense, or in a competitive setting with another able and willing participant.
Caliban Taylor 2 years ago
Yo how come when I laugh and say, “yo, you wanna fight? I’m in a mood! Let’s go!” People just walk away? Like, let’s sport!
#27
Anyone who gives themselves a tough-sounding nickname. They are to be earned, not self-imposed.
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
My earned nickname is Mule, because I'm stubborn and strong. Not a nickname anyone wants to brag about. 😂
Pizzaking, village burner. 2 years ago
My classmates nickname is simonpedia because somehow he knows every usless fact that exists.
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Just another idiot 2 years ago
My nickname in English would translate to "froggy". Got it when I was five years old or so because I liked to jump. Like a lot LOL. Now, I'm a man in my mid 40s and like all good nicknames, it's fallowed me around my whole life. Even my wife calls me that. I've always loved it.
R 2 years ago (edited)
My nickname is AK/Kalashnikov. Because I work in every situation/condition, but not aiming accurate at all. Also a joke about going from safety to full auto, skipping semi fire. Blasting random information all over the place. Sounds badass at first, but the more you think about it… the worse it gets. Even a monkey can handle an Kalashnikov.
T.M.P Janssen 2 years ago
I'm called Tommy-Gun by a friend because I shoot out random information in tons if you let me.
R 2 years ago
Lmao I can relate to that. I wrote that they call me Kalashnikov(sometimes AK as short) same reason
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Business shark 2 years ago (edited)
I became Ink. I was the art kid. I was the picaso. My favorite tool for art is an ink brush, and I always had ink stains On my hands and arms, so I was called ink
Kerri 2 years ago
Not tough sounding, but my friends have given me the nicknames ofTabitha and Bepa. The first one was because I got glasses and they decided that I looked like a Tabitha with them on. The second one has very different reasons. We were all taking Russian in high school, because why not, and our teacher had us choose Russian names. I chose Vera, which is spelled Вера (the letters are veh-yeh-air-ah) in Cyrillic. As you can see, it looks like Bepa in English and they have called me that since
#28
The biggest indicator that you are not a baddass is telling me you are a baddass. If you have to tell me how important you are, you are not terribly important.
#29
Post bible quotes online about how you’re being tested.
For example my Aunt, who has never had a job, has barely ever left her hometown. Has posted this quote:
* “The devil whispered in my ear, ‘you are not strong enough to withstand the storm’. Today, I whispered in the devil’s ear, ‘I am the storm’.”*
With a puppy dog face. When her previous visible post was about traffic.
Rachel Reynolds 2 years ago (edited)
The Devil whispered "Your not strong enough to withstand the storm". I whisper back "At least I didn't lose my golden fiddle to a Georgia hillbilly"
Ty Stratton-Quirk 2 years ago
To be fair, Johnny was the best that's ever been.
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Cheeky chicken 2 years ago
I was just about to say this @charlot, I would have written down in various places where. I would see it throughout the day. Hope you're doing better now x
Load More Replies... in.love.with.taylor.swift 2 years ago
you never know what storms people are going through in their head
Philler Space 2 years ago
The devil whispered, "You're not strong enough to withstand this storm," and I shouted back "HUH? WHAT? SPEAK UP! I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THIS STORM!"
Gg 2 years ago
So? I'm not getting this one. What does her not having a job have to do with her ability to post quotes?
Irish woman abroad 2 years ago
I think they mean she's never really been tempted by the devil ..??
Load More Replies... DC 2 years ago (edited)
... a red light can throw you into a meltdown, but yet, the devil, you resist and kick his a*s! And once the liqueur is worn off, you finally get to realize you're in the hospital, because you got into the Baboons' place at the zoo and tried to kick their asses, which they weren't exactly in agreement to. Uh, wait, devil, ... baboons ... ah, nevermind, I'm so badass!
The Accidental Cat Thief 2 years ago
Not a bible quote. Just made up words from a self absorbed person.
#30
Saying ‘I’m a psychopath’.
Slim 864 GVG 2 years ago
A true psychopath wouldn't care enough to tell someone thats what they are
S Schmidt 2 years ago
A true psychopath would prefer to fly under the radar.
Load More Replies... Just another idiot 2 years ago
I always take this at face value. Not because I believe it but, if you claim to be a psychopath I really don't want you in my life. Just no.
Patrick Linnen 2 years ago
Upvoted. As the saying goes, when they show you who they are believe them the first time.
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Just_Another_Bored_Panda 2 years ago
As far as I know, no real psychopath would brag about being a psychopath for the purpose of intimidating someone.
Nezuko_Chan 2 years ago
Psychopaths aren’t crazy those are insane people psychopaths are actually people who don’t care about anyone but themselves
Ginger Ghost 2 years ago
I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research
#31
Picking on that one friend in the group around everyone and then acting like an offended little b***h when they even try to joke back with them. Trying to start a fight with just about anyone that gives them a dirty look. Buying a giant pick up truck that they need to climb into to just get in, and never even use the *bed of the truck for its purpose. And finally… screaming/yelling at anyone who disagrees with them no matter how big or small the subject matter is. Edit:*
C.O. Shea 2 years ago
I saw a guy with a tricked out Tacoma. 35 inch tires... lift kit. Turned out it was a 4-cylinder 2-wheel drive.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
What confounds me is a $70k diesel with the 6"' stacks coming up from behind the cab. "look how I ruined the resale on this one"
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Rachel Long 2 years ago
I'm a woman, with a truck, who not only uses my cargo bed, I use it almost daily for work. (I a maintenance person) anyways, the amount of soccer mom's I see trying (and not very well) to drive their huge trucks shocks and embarrasses me. They got 2 smalls kids, and 2 grocery bags in their giant truck that takes them 3-4 times to even pull into a parking spot. SMH. Why?? You make us all look bad!
Bri Quilla 2 years ago
My brother is like this... then again he has literal brain damage from birth so he has some sort of "excuse"
Kaceria DiRigazzi-Bonaccorso 2 years ago
I bought a black truck and lifted it just because I’ve always wanted one and I think they’re cool. I don’t think everyone with a lifted truck is like that but a lot of them are. I also live on a farm in rural Texas so it’s different than driving one just bc you can somewhere like NYC.
Pickles, Pennies, & Ponies 2 years ago
I saw a yellow Hummer in the parking lot of a Winn Dixie last year that had a for sale sign in it. I didn't even know people still drive those things.
#32
I follow a guy on Instagram who try so hard to be a badass, always posting pictures of drinking black coffee, straight whiskey, smoking cigars, and he always has his handgun showing. But it's so easy to tell the only time he does these things is when he posts on Instagram.
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
I love the bros at the bar that act tough and order shots of Jack Daniel's or whatever, drink it, then make a face like they just ate poop, and pretend to act like they enjoy the flavor.
Erik Ivan 2 years ago
To be fair, Jack Daniels is about as bad any whiskey get.
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Doctor Strange 2 years ago
I drink straight whiskey, not because it's 'manly', I just like a good whiskey and prefer not to dilute the taste.
similarly 2 years ago
To be fair: the black coffee, straight whiskey and cigars aren't that hard to understand. Some people just like bitter stuff. For me: I've never really liked milk or sugar in my coffee. Blended whiskey, I don't know why, just gives me a headache. I need single-malt or single-barrel. I no longer drink, but I used to like scotch and bourbon. Not a fan of whiskey, and absolutely HATED Jack Daniels, though. I spent time smoking cigars, and I used to enjoy a good, quality cigar. I know a woman who regularly posts photos drinking whiskey and smoking cigars, just because that's part of who she is. She's sharing what she enjoys. Likewise, on guns: I see the appeal. I used to own a gun and enjoyed target shooting. I like guns. I don't really see this as being so bad. I think it all depends on how cringy the pose is, honestly.
Pizzaking, village burner. 2 years ago
Hey if someone can drink black american coffee then I feel bad for their tastebuds.
LuLuBelle 2 years ago
Lol. This old lady owns a gun, and has been drinking black coffee and hard liquor straight longer than that loser has been alive. I don't smoke cigars, but when I do smoke tobacco I like Camels because filters are for pussies. Guess I'm a badass too. Bet I can drink him under the table to boot...
Lucy Shupe 2 years ago
Every AR-15 gun toting a$$hole that goes to the convenience store with it slung over his back. Dangling. I often wonder if they sat would it shoot theirselves in the behind.
DC 2 years ago
... isn't there this story about some truly impressive dude buying black coffee and drinking it in front of the pussies who drink other coffee? I never really saw that as any prove of badassery, but now that I think of it, I smoked a cigarette with no filter in front of someone who was coughing while smoking a cigarette WITH a filter. Wouldn't it have been earler today, I might very well have forgotten, but now that I see the opportunity to badassoneup myself, I must say, I just STARED at him very frightening and inhaled a huge cloud of smoke, stared at him still frighteningly - and hit a lamp post, because I didn't look the way I was going. If that ever happens again, I will mamabear the lamp post out of my way!
#33
Bragging about how many people you’ve had sex with. No one really cares, and at worst, it’s a cause for concern.
Karen Taylor 2 years ago
Don't you find though when a bloke claims he's has sex.with 200 women everyone acts like "he's the man" a "major stud" however, if a woman claims she had sex with 200 men then she's "a s**t" and "a whore" or accused of being a prostitute.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Here's the (false) thinking: "If a key opens many locks, then it is a master key. But if a lock can be opened by many keys, then it's a s****y lock."
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
And it's a meaningless statistic - unless you also reveal the number of refusals.
Alexej Dvorak 2 years ago
It abolutely is not a cause for concern, no matter the number, and society should stop making it out to be. That said, it also absolutely is not something to bring up casually or even unsolicitedly.
Cindy Brick 2 years ago
Haven't you thought this about some of the movie stars/celebrities who insist on doing this??
Caliban Taylor 2 years ago
I don’t understand why it’s a cause for concern. Some people just aren’t into monogamy.
#34
guy at a Christmas party told me he could easily drink heavily and drive safely if he just concentrates. Half an hour later he passes out and falls on the Christmas tree.
edit: Infront of his boss and his whole family. I‘m 16 and he is 31. I‘m german so I drink too. I had to bring him to bed…
in.love.with.taylor.swift 2 years ago
i think they’re just saying that they’re legally allowed to drink or were raised drinking due to being German
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Laugh or not 2 years ago
Nobody can drink and drive. This is not a skill, it is reckless endangerment.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
You can drink and drive, it's being drunk and driving that is the problem. ie: One regular strength drink per hour will not impair (most) people enough to be risky behind the wheel. And obviously it's not illegal in most places. Like most things it's about restraint.
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Frank Heidsick 2 years ago
It‘s just the fact that we have real beer in Germany. Or like John Cleese once said: „American Beer is like making love in a canoe - f*****g close to water“.
Tee Rat 2 years ago
The funny thing about those watered down beers in the US is that they were made by Germans. Something bad happened along the way.
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LuLuBelle 2 years ago
Because the drunkass 31 year old couldn't get there by themselves.
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Ervin Conn 2 years ago
In my experience Germans drink way differently than people from the US. It was not a "drink to get drunk" experience. More of a "enjoy a beer in the evening" way of thinking. I know this is a generalization and could have been indicative of the age group I was associating with at the time (30-50) but I rarely ever saw any of them drunk.
Seabeast 2 years ago
Years ago they had a drug and alcohol seminar at a place I worked. One of the people running it was an ex-alcoholic who informed us that the ability to drink other people under the table is actually an early warning sign that you might be at risk of becoming an alcoholic. I guess he'd know.
#35
Talking about being the most badass zombie killer in a zombie outbreak when truth is most of us would simply die
Ghost With No Teeth 2 years ago
And the rest of us will loot the equipment y'all leave behind 😁
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StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
Yup. I’ve had a plan for where I’m going to go for the first week, but in all likelihood I would totally die. Especially at some point my Cochlear Implant batteries would run out of juice and some zombie would sneak up on me and I wouldn’t even hear it.
N Miller 2 years ago
I'm fairly certain I read an article that stated, depending on the source of the initial zombie virus, it would most likely burn itself out within a maximum of about 48 hours. Yes, people would die and it would be tragic, but the "apocalypse" wouldn't be a thing. I wish I could find it again, the science behind the reasoning was fascinating.
Zenozenobee 2 years ago
That maybe true, but I've watch enough "zombie" movie and covidiots to be more affraid of the non-zombies. See how people rushed toilet paper or hydroalcoolic gel? how they fight for a TV during black friday? how some people try to cure cancer with oil? Imagine those people in the middle of zombie crisis ?
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Just another idiot 2 years ago
I would hope to die first, die fast and without pain. Once the comforts are gone life is not worth living. What do you mean I can't watch TV anymore? What? I have to make my own booze? Kill me now.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I dunno, depends on how quickly they spread. If it's really fast there'll be enough booze to last you decades in nearby shops and houses. And while you wouldn't have new tv it's trivial to get a generator, batteries, a TV and a million DVDs. The big killer is lack of human contact really.
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
I’m not dumb enough to think I’d be a zombie killer. I would be useful because I can forage and build shelters, make cord, etc, so I could probably get in with a group of people that could.
OutspokenHBW 2 years ago
People really like to fantasize about being able to kill their neighbors guilt free. I would rather be patient zero. :-) Get to skip the apocalypse AND have the highest body count.
ChariotLee 2 years ago
I recently started The Walking Dead, and your gonna tell me the hero, who wakes from a coma to a zombie apocalypse, suddenly knows everything there is to know about the Walkers? It's Jack from Lost all over again.
#36
Men who take their shirts off when they're mad, punch their chest like a gorilla and get red faced yelling. Usually someone's going to pull them back so nothings really going to happen, nor is anyone scared. It's all bark. If they can't stay calm, there's no doubt they're not tough.
Channo Sagara 2 years ago
Idk about you but if I see someone take their shirt off and punch their chest like a gorilla I'll run as far away as i can. Crazy alert.
Thomas Ewing 2 years ago
Lack of self-control is a red flag saying "Don't trust me! I don't have responsibility!"
Laurora Borealis 2 years ago
Men usually punch their chests in aggression because it’s an inherited, vestigial trait of other primates (anthropology major here!)
#37
Telling the same stories from years back. I have a friend whose only personality is that she is aggressive, always telling the same story from middle school where she apparently had a reputation. Acting like she is the toughest person and no one should mess with her. Fake confidence, extremely annoying.
Lynne Hammar 2 years ago
Me too ... she repeatedly told guests at parties how she beat a man nearly to death with a baseball bat. Not something to brag about, and nobody at a party wants to hear that s***!
Load More Replies... Channo Sagara 2 years ago
Actually most real gangsters i know does that. They live off their own legends. The difference is probably they have hundreds of real stories, not just keep telling the same ones.
Jack O'reilly 2 years ago
"i was the toughest guy in high school", dude, your in your 40s with a beer belly, take a seat
Nezuko_Chan 2 years ago
I do that but not how I beat someone up it was how I fell on a rock and got my knee stabbed
crowspectre (he/they) 2 years ago
Aggressive isn't a positive trait tho? Why would you want to be mean or unkind
#38
"I'm a psychopath! One day I made my therapist cry and that's tooootally legit! I'm insane! I have so many mental illnesses!" Acquaintances I actually have to deal with.
Lee F. 2 years ago
I know someone who claims to know how to assemble and disassemble ANY firearm in under a minute. Because he has an app that shows him parts of guns. We live in Canada. He also tried to tell me my beach glass was quartz. Because of course, an app identified it as quartz. People are A LOT.
Rebekah Krause 2 years ago
I mean, technically some glass is made from quartz sand
Load More Replies... Brenda 2 years ago
Those who deal with true mental illnesses rarely if ever talk about it. They want to be "normal".
Keksoli 2 years ago
Usually thats the case. When I first got my diagnosis I didnt talk about it at all. A couple more diagnosis and years later Im really open about it and Im happy to explain it to people because most dont actually know that much about it and thus dont understand it. I want to educate as many people as possible about it so the next generation has it easier.
Load More Replies... Moo 2 years ago
As someone who has made numerous doctors /and/ therapists' eyes go wide with the severity of my mental health, it is not cool, it is really upsetting, itnis really isolating, please find healthy ways to deal with your problems because its not fun to truly be seen as crazy. It really really hurts.
Ms.GB 2 years ago
I actually had a therapist cry but it wasn't because what I was saying was super crazy. I think they were just sensitive to things I had been through....still it made me feel kinda bad.
Load More Replies... Surenu 2 years ago
Yeah, depending on tone and context this could very well be a cry for help thinly veiled as humor.
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Rilmar 2 years ago
The therapist one, well. My mother once told me that she made a therapist break down on session one. But not because being "bad" but because of how bad she claims she has it in life. That it was her response to me trying to open up to her about my own struggles is another story.
Laurora Borealis 2 years ago
It’s sad, u can almost tell who had the most emotionally neglectful parents
Michelle C 2 years ago
There’s nothing funny or cute about mental illness whatsoever. I can understand why some people want to cope with humor, but there’s a big difference between coping with humor to soften the pain and not caring about causing others pain in doing so.
#39
18 year olds with more tattoos then face on their face.
René Sauer 2 years ago
Face tattoos in general are pretty dumb. Expect when it is something cultural.
CG 2 years ago (edited)
I know most Island cultures (like Samoans or Maori) and some Inuit cultures generally have face tattoos, but their face tattoos have a deeper historical or spiritual meaning tied to them.
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Alex Ruddies 2 years ago
To be fair, it shouldn't matter if you have tattoos on your face. It's your body, your canvas.
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
Yes, but we can judge you based on your decisions. Especially the highly visible, stupid ones.
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h to da izzle 2 years ago (edited)
i got a lot of tattoos myself but i made a rule for myself. no tattoos that can't be covered by a long shirt, pullover, jeans or else until i get to retire. i can't understand how people think a first tattoo on the side of the neck or on the hands/knuckles is cool or makes them look "badass". Neither do i unterstand how a decent tattoo artist with a reputation will do a first tattoo on such a place on the body. my artist said to me when i was joking around, he even would do it on me and i got a half sleeve, a full sleeve and half of my right leg and parts of my upper body coloured. Not to mention the problems you get when it comes to getting a job.
Laughing Orc 2 years ago
Maybe don't judge people by their looks? What a person has as a tattoo, and where they have them, doesn't affect who they are or how capable they are of doing a job etc. Any suggestion that the individual might be impulsive or angsty because of it is entirely your own judgemental view. Kind of surprised by the comments here. And I say this as someone who doesn't have any tattoos, on my face or anywhere else. I just try not to stereotype anyone who does.
#40
Most military styled clothing, almost none of the actual special teams people I know wear that c**p. Maybe the occasional shirt or whatever but the guys wearing tons of it, yeah that’s nonsense
similarly 2 years ago
When I was a kid, back in the 70s and 80s, a LOT of people wore army surplus. Let me tell you: surplus stuff is good quality, comfortable, sturdy, and lasts FOREVER. I was a high school JROTC cadet, and as such, got to keep my shoes: army low quarters. Best pair of shoes I've ever had. Lasted 12 years. I have a pair of steel-toed combat boots that are fantastic work books. One of my favorite coats ever was a wool USSR surplus great coat. Loved that coat! Yeah, some people wear military stuff because it looks cool. Let it go. It's not hurting anybody, and especially if it's teens: I was teen who wore that stuff and thought I was cooler than I was. Everybody's entitled to be a kid for awhile.
unfilteredCigarette73 2 years ago
I have a few army surplus camo jackets i don't care what I look like they fit over a huge hoodie in winter, light enough for fall/spring and they're indestructible
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Nezuko_Chan 2 years ago
My dads in the army and he doesn’t really have to wear his uniform unless it’s for training
Lucy Shupe 2 years ago
People who wear camouflage clothes all the time. I am not sure if it’s done to prove they’re ready to go hunting on a minute’s notice or they want to blend in. This goes double for women wearing pink camouflage.
Frank Heidsick 2 years ago
Most of the real military clothing and accessories like Backpacks has such an excellent quality that you can buy it used and use it yourself for years to come. But the difference is a) dye it black and b) don’t dress like a soldier - just use the parts that come in handy in the given situation.
#41
Acting like they don’t need things like sunscreen because they are manly
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
Do yk what's manly? Being BURNT and in PAIN every summer and eventually getting CANCER and DYING because I'm a MAN and I don't need no suncream 😎
GhostlySnail 2 years ago
YEah MaN I’m nOt SCared of ThE sTuPID sUn BrINg It oN! /s
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Mamza Paulse 2 years ago
I disagree with this one. I'm black and have never needed it. I just get nice and dark.
Awesome At Being Autistic 2 years ago
Yeah, even Wolverine wears sunscreen now, after the skin cancer.
Dr.Bright 2 years ago
i dont need sunscreen because my skin is naturally darker so i dont get sunburnt, but correct me if im wrong, would i still get skin cancer from that?
MP 2 years ago
Yes you can still get cancer from the sun. I don’t wear sunscreen either, most of the time. I like having a suntan and I tan easily / naturally tan.
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Aggressive responses to non aggressive situations. Nobody who’s really about that life WANTS to do things to people.
#44
Driving a car without a seat belt and filming yourself speeding and putting it on Instagram or Facebook
Patrick Linnen 2 years ago
Pretty much everyone that broke into the US Capitol building on Jan 6th did this. Investigators credit that they were able to ID many of those people because of these postings.
jdtimid123 2 years ago
Or videoing/taking pics while driving in general. I know a lot of people who do this and I just want to throw their phones out a window.
#45
Basically any statement of being tough at all--whether that be outright spoken or written or whatever. Letting people know you're tough is such a weak move. Tough people simply are that way and, a lot of the time, people would just have to f**k around to find out.
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
My "tough statements" largely revolve around my tolerance to cold weather, because I'm cool. Haha. No I'm not.
Rachel Reynolds 2 years ago
My tough is that the good lord blessed me with an iron stomach and no taste buds. I once put spoiled milk on my cereal for a week I couldn't taste the difference. My husband eventually sniffed it and took it away.
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Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
BIL rarely wears coats in Mich winters. Looks tough, but in reality he cannot drive without nodding off.
#46
A Punisher sticker on your car
Rachel Reynolds 2 years ago
Off topic, but why do those people always have blue lives matters stickers too? Or worse the Punisher skull with he blue line? Did you read the comics or watch the show? Frank hates cops.
Unpopular opinions 2 years ago
I like how you’re on a first name basis with the Punisher.
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Doctor Strange 2 years ago
Almost everyone who has a punisher sticker on the car... is the kind of person the Punisher would hunt down.
#47
Same picture of a lion that 20.000 others already posted to prove how they're not sheep that fall in line.
Moo 2 years ago
It's always the people who are obsessed with calling people sheep that are sheep themselves
Michael Largey 2 years ago
During Covid, I quickly decided that I'd rather be a live sheep than a dead jackass.
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Jake Paul not fighting a trained professional boxer in his weight class
#49
People that need to be the center of everything and they act special.
StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
Spotlight Effect! (Thinking everyone is watching you. Yes I am in AP Psychology class.)
Channo Sagara 2 years ago
I actually don't mind. Some people can handle spotlight better than others. I don't feel jealous whatsoever.
#50
Only God can judge me
Ty Stratton-Quirk 2 years ago
It would be hilarious if someone said this, completely seriously, seconds before being struck by lightning.
Mamza Paulse 2 years ago (edited)
omg that is hilarious. there was an episode of the boondocks where uncle ruckus said this and got struck by lightning. I died.
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OmBoyGanesh 2 years ago
Nope! I can judge you, too. And the best part is my opinion of you is none of your goddamn business.
#51
Jesus, where do I start? Maybe humiliating people. The most frightening powerful people don’t need to prove themselves by making other people look small.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Powerful people prove themselves by making other people grow bigger.
#52
Keyboard warriors
Roland Deschain 2 years ago
No, F**k YOU! Oh, wait, sorry, man, my bad… jeez this keyboard makes me a bad person.
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#53
“Hold me back”
#55
People who brag. EDIT: I think most people understand what I mean but just to clarify, I’m not at all referring to being proud of your accomplishments or sharing your success with people you care about. That’s obviously healthy and good.
Surenu 2 years ago
I only used 16 instead of the usual 20 swear words when I heard my alarm yesterday, does that count as an accomplishment?
N Miller 2 years ago
Or brag about things that are actually not in their control (so their actions in no way contributed to their success), it brag about things that are so inconsequential there's nothing to brag about. Or brag about things that hurt others to get what they did. Yeah - you summed it up!
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Richard Graham 2 years ago
Even worse, humble-bragging. I knew a person who actually said "I am so humbly grateful to the Lord for making me so charismatic that people are drawn to me so I can have the opportunity to share the Good News of Christ." (He was a homely, stupid, and self-absorbed.)
Doctor Strange 2 years ago
I brag, and I know I do. Its something I try to be better about. But I do it simply because, frankly, its the only way to feel like I matter to anyone, that I'm more than just a dissapointment and failure.
Patrick Linnen 2 years ago
"Deeds, not words', yes. But I am constantly told in the corporate environment, that talking up your accomplishments (even if they are barely tied with the work done) only way to get positive performance appraisals.
OutspokenHBW 2 years ago
I don't wanna brag, I don't wanna boast, I just tell them "I like toast."
#56
Barbed wire tattoos.
Jesse Setliffe 2 years ago
How else is he going to stop the milk cows from being rustled off his skin?
#57
Tribal tattoos. "Sure thing Chad. You and Brett and the rest of the Orange County Native Council, have our attention."
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Hmm I've gonna at least partially disagree with this one. Having tattoos (tribal or otherwise) because you like them is different to having tattoos just to show off. No problem for someone to like tribal tattoos, unless they're constantly doing the flex and desperately trying to show it off.
Vicki Doggurl 2 years ago
What if they are proud of their heritage? A lot of different cultures (some tribes in NZ, come to mind!) celebrate life milestones with cultural tattoos.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 2 years ago
Are tribal tattoos still popular? Those were kind of a 90s thing, weren't they?
#58
"I know karate"
CG 2 years ago
As an actual Karateka (the proper name of a Karate practitioner, and one who got his orange belt recently), I tend to cringe at a lot of these people who try to use martial arts as point to make themselves seem like more than they truly are. These people who claim to be badass fighters probably don't even know how to throw a proper punch.
#59
Open carrying a gun
Old Roadie 2 years ago
Needed a weapon just to get Jeep out of the garage in SoCal. Entering and and leaving my shop was a life threatening experience because mean people would lurk. Carrying saved me... often.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Not surprisingly, a black guy once carried a shotgun down the street in G.R. Mich to prove a point. Perfectly legal to do, was harassed by Po-Po's WAY more than a white guy would be....THAT'S tough!
Roland Deschain 2 years ago
I’d love to hear the reasoning used by people openly displaying their possession of a firearm. The only people who actually need to do that are those wearing a target on their chest, like uniformed law enforcement. For civilians and LEOs not in uniform? Why give up the super-valuable element of surprise? And now that we in the “free” state of Floriduh will soon have concealed carry without need of a license or ANY training or demonstration of proficiency? What can go wrong, really? Yeah, the only time I plan to take baby with me anywhere is when I’m on the other side of my front door. Thoughts and prayers for us all.
HoRace 2 years ago
“I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I shoot with my mind.”
Load More Replies... Strings 2 years ago (edited)
I open carry. Not all the time, and not for any statement, just... don't think to conceal. And honestly, people rarely notice. That said: if someone DOES comment that it's making people uncomfortable, I throw a cover garment on
Pineapple 2 years ago
guys we dont downvote this kind of thing, their not being offensive and their not doing anything bad just commenting on how they choose to carry
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“Don’t tread on me”
Doctor Strange 2 years ago
I rather like the "no one is treading on you sweetie" response stickers.
Historyharlot93 2 years ago (edited)
“Don’t Tread On Me” is the motto on several types of U.S. Flags (state militia and Naval Jacks for example). It dates to the Revolutionary War flags that used it as a badass taunt. However it has been adopted by political groups, and in the context of their beliefs, “Don’t Tread On Me” is something wanna be badasses would say.
#62
Pseudo edgy demeanor. A sort of sad deflector of your inner most insecurities that shine brighter and brighter the more you attempt to mask them.
Boatswain Bill 2 years ago
Pseudo-intellectual psychological analyses like this post's second sentence is just as bad. You don't know a damned thing, son
Ecsy 2 years ago
This person also tells other people that they are so intelligent that it's too hard for normal people to comprehend them.
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What do you think ?
similarly 2 years ago
A great many of these actually boil down to anxiety and fear. A lot of people are kind of designating a barrier, a limit, their "territory", either physical or emotional or intellectual. A lot of these are just defense mechanisms to cope with anxiety and fear they may not even realize they have! For a VERY long time, I was socially stunted by habits formed in my childhood. I was basically reduced to anger or emotionlessness broken by short bursts of enjoyment. As I got older, I realized that most of the time that I thought I was angry, I really wasn't. I was sad, or scared, or confused, or worried ... and I'd just never learned to process those feelings. Part of it was this idea hammered into boys back then that those feelings were "weak" and boys shouldn't be "weak". Yet: when I learned to recognize those feelings, accept those feelings, FEEL those feelings and embrace them, I became a really different person, a better person, a happier person, a stronger person.
Tanya Venter 2 years ago
Anger=fear and frustration. I am glad you are doing well
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Joe Publique 2 years ago
May as well have a sign saying 'Stupid as hell', because alphas and betas are not a thing. Those who believe in it are simply using it as a crutch to justify their often abhorrent views and behaviors.
Will Cable 2 years ago
It is really odd that so many have to play up to the "Tough guy/girl" image and yet if you look at media the ones that are tough don't go around trying to act that way all the time so it makes me wonder where do they get that idea from.
Bisou 2 years ago
Similar to #1: People who take pride in "having no filter." Lacking tact, grace and basic manners is not a positive personality trait. These people usually can't handle the same behavior in their direction either.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
So true. They are most often the ones to take offence at the littlest provocation
Load More Replies... Valaun 2 years ago
The truly badass people that I have met all share these qualities: confidence, they never start fights, try to avoid fights and always, when forced, end the fight quickly and without undue theatrics. They are all decent people who don't start things, look for solutions, and don't take c**p or tolerate bad behavior. They are in control and the kind of person you respect and/or don't mind working with.
Jungle Empress 85 2 years ago
*rubs temples* My "genius" ex often bragged about things like how he would take someone down in a fight. My sister called him naïve.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Trying to look cool is itself uncool. Cool is effortless or it is absent.
Joe Publique 2 years ago
This. Cool isn't being the same as everyone else. It's about being different.
Load More Replies... Old Roadie 2 years ago
Love of ink is not dependent on physical fitness. It's art, to be interpreted by the wearer.
Load More Replies... similarly 2 years ago
A great many of these actually boil down to anxiety and fear. A lot of people are kind of designating a barrier, a limit, their "territory", either physical or emotional or intellectual. A lot of these are just defense mechanisms to cope with anxiety and fear they may not even realize they have! For a VERY long time, I was socially stunted by habits formed in my childhood. I was basically reduced to anger or emotionlessness broken by short bursts of enjoyment. As I got older, I realized that most of the time that I thought I was angry, I really wasn't. I was sad, or scared, or confused, or worried ... and I'd just never learned to process those feelings. Part of it was this idea hammered into boys back then that those feelings were "weak" and boys shouldn't be "weak". Yet: when I learned to recognize those feelings, accept those feelings, FEEL those feelings and embrace them, I became a really different person, a better person, a happier person, a stronger person.
Tanya Venter 2 years ago
Anger=fear and frustration. I am glad you are doing well
Load More Replies... Joe Publique 2 years ago
May as well have a sign saying 'Stupid as hell', because alphas and betas are not a thing. Those who believe in it are simply using it as a crutch to justify their often abhorrent views and behaviors.
Will Cable 2 years ago
It is really odd that so many have to play up to the "Tough guy/girl" image and yet if you look at media the ones that are tough don't go around trying to act that way all the time so it makes me wonder where do they get that idea from.
Bisou 2 years ago
Similar to #1: People who take pride in "having no filter." Lacking tact, grace and basic manners is not a positive personality trait. These people usually can't handle the same behavior in their direction either.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
So true. They are most often the ones to take offence at the littlest provocation
Load More Replies... Valaun 2 years ago
The truly badass people that I have met all share these qualities: confidence, they never start fights, try to avoid fights and always, when forced, end the fight quickly and without undue theatrics. They are all decent people who don't start things, look for solutions, and don't take c**p or tolerate bad behavior. They are in control and the kind of person you respect and/or don't mind working with.
Jungle Empress 85 2 years ago
*rubs temples* My "genius" ex often bragged about things like how he would take someone down in a fight. My sister called him naïve.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Trying to look cool is itself uncool. Cool is effortless or it is absent.
Joe Publique 2 years ago
This. Cool isn't being the same as everyone else. It's about being different.
Load More Replies... Old Roadie 2 years ago
Love of ink is not dependent on physical fitness. It's art, to be interpreted by the wearer.
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