Tastefully offensive—what a delightful oxymoron. Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed in an appropriate manner that shows good aesthetic judgment. Cheers to that! Oh, was it a bit confusing? Don’t worry, the following tweets and memes will embody the meaning.
Shared by the Social Media Page "Tastefully Offensive," these bits of human communication add some much-needed spice to our daily lives, especially when they reflect the more chaotic aspects of what it means to be a human in 2023. Or at least, what’s left of us…
Upvote your favorites, leave comments with your thoughts (and jokes, because we all need a laugh or two), and make sure to check out the previous article Bored Panda did on this page; it’ll have more funny bits, so you might want to clickity-clack on that hyperlink. Now let’s get into the madness!
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Life is a complex bucket full of unknowns. You put your hand into the murky water, continuously wondering what you’ll find. Some days it’s a few golden coins; other times it’s a slimy electric eel that’s not too happy to be disturbed. Thing is, you can’t avoid shoving your hand in it, elbow-deep, as it is part of the human experience.
Those said experiences can be very nicely summed up in 280 characters or less, as over 368 million monthly active users worldwide do so on a daily basis. Twitter is the place to be if you want to get immersed in chaos, but for those of us that can’t handle the extent of it, this social media page called “Tastefully Offensive” shares the most painfully relatable tweets out there.
The more and more I read to my son the more I realize I need to learn to talk. Archipelago was one of the recent ones
Arch-e-pell-ago? Hotline people please respond!
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This is my life. I know so many words from a lifetime of reading that I have NO IDEA how to say out loud, and that I will make an a*s out of myself the first time I try to pronounce them XD
I read something once that stuck with me. “Don’t make fun of someone who mispronounces words. It means they learned them by reading.”
I use Google Search to hear audio clips of pronunciation for new words. 😁😂
On Windows Internet Explorer, you used to be able to type pronounce ________ and it would.
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On Apple devices select the word and click “Speak” in the pop up menu. I’m not a native speaker, use it quite often. To activate it go to Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Speak Selection
That's what frustrates me the most about English. In Spanish you know how to pronounce all the words you read even if you have never heard them
English is a very difficult language to learn, so many odd rules (and I say this as a native speaker).
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I know how you are supposed to pronounce it but my brain always insists it is epi-tome when I read it.
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The day I learned that "Quixotic" is pronounced phonetically was a life-changing day.
The voices in my head NEVER mispronounce words. I don't understand why I do in regular conversation. Weird.....
P as in Phoebe H as in Hoebe O as in Oebe E as in Ebe B as in Bebe And E as in Ey mate!
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Oddly enough, I struggle with the word "pronunciation". I want to say "pronounciation" because words are pronounced. Makes sense to me and yet it is wrong.
I said coysack for kiosk. For some reason my daughter and sister were confused.
The great lie of I before E except after C, and then except at random other times when the moon is out
Words I don't know how to pronounce have their own junk drawer in my brain
Dictionary.com has been life saver a few times with its option to hear how words are pronounced!
My duncle always tells me that "don't make fun of someone for mispronouncing a word, that means that they read it not heard it and they should be proud of that
I was 57 (this year), when I learned that indictment and enditement (spelled wrong on purpose) are the same word. All the years of reading about indictments and hearing about "enditements" in cop movies. I could really have used "oh sweetie" the day my wife heard me say indictment out loud the first time...
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Google the word - online dictionaries not only give a helpful definition, but there's a little speaker sign and you can listen to the correct pronunciation. I also recommend Googling "how to say {name}" for unfamiliar gaelic names.
Forvo.com you can request pronunciations from different language backgrounds
Yep that's a great idea! English isn't my first language. I thought no knead bread rhymed and got laughed at for it... Also dandelion?
I have been known to ask my daughter for the correct pronunciation. It gives her a chuckle.
That’s called the internet. Google how to pronounce….. and it will tell you
This is one of the best ideas i have ever heard. And i read a LOT so i have tons of words that i know what the meaning is with no clue how to pronounce. The call center will need to be in the southern US then you will get the "oh, sweetie" along with "Bless your heart!"
We have such line in my country (Bulgaria) it's supported by the ministry of education and you can call and ask grammar, punctuation or vocabulary related questions. Most likely this country also have such a line but the author is unaware
There's howjsay.com for English and forvo.com for almost any language. Listen to the Estonian word tõenäoline: https://forvo.com/search/t%C3%B5en%C3%A4oline/
So much easier now adays to simply Google the word and listen. Not like it was back in this voracious reader's days.
Me at the liquor store when we got a new brand in: " what is tear in tuula???" =tarantula
Oh dear, oh my! I would use the site! I learned all kinds of words early bc I'm a voracious reader BUT pronunciation? Deli-KAT-tizen or RE-sip (long i)
Go on Google, ask ‘how is -.-.-.- pronounced?’ Voila, scroll down to a video of how to say -.-.-word, ( checking of course for witnesses to pronunciation massacre ;) Repeat as many times as required until each syllable no longer sounds like a drunken question.
I learned to read before I ever heard words new to me spoken out loud. So I imagined how they would be pronounced. Use to think chamilian was pronounced like 'cha'. And vagina was pronounced ' vakina'. Unfortunately I still mispronounce words to this day.
I like to purposefully mispronounce Worcestershire (sauce) to annoy fellow Brits
We don't have that problem in Spanish, and for that reason learning English is difficult for us.
They could also do one that explains how to say words they hear every day - "Ri-search" instead of "Ree-search"; "di-fence" instead of "dee-fence". Etc. ;-)
I didn't know what the person was saying the first time I heard erudite. Erudite should rhyme with crudite. It sounds fancy and slightly snobby, which actually compliments its definition. I will die on this hill.
In high school, a friend pronounced “preoccupy” in a way that rhymed with “guppy”. It was so awesome that I didn’t correct him the first few times.
When learning to read I'd never seen a hyphenated word before, the kind that goes from one line to another. "Let-tuce" broke my tiny brain. My mother went to her grave laughing at "let-toos".
But what about the words you can pronounce in your mind, but your lips refuse to say them correctly when the time comes? There needs to be a helpline for that, too.
I was listening to an audiobook on my way home and heard the narrator pronounce „writhed” perfectly, I tried to repeat it the entire way home, but I just can’t.
My sister in law reads a new book almost every day. She's really smart. But so many of the words in her vocabulary come from the books and when she uses them in conversation she almost never gets the pronunciation right because she's never heard them spoken aloud. I wanna correct her but I don't wanna seem mean. Mostly my wife and I just kinda look at each other knowingly whenever this happens.
Omg yes. Embarrassed the c**p out of myself in college saying "paradigm" for the first time aloud in front of the whole class.
My SO comes to me for science and math questions and I go to him for the language and art/music questions. It's MOSTLY a safe space. I am still waiting for the day he stops making fun of the whole averse/adverse debacle. IM ONLY HUMAN!!!
Averse/adverse is easy to confuse. Your safe space doesn't sound that safe. One day I couldn't remember how to spell the word "that." I couldn't even figure out the first letter. I had to ask my sister. She told me, laughed for five minutes, then promised never to mention it again. She hasn't.
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Onomatopoeia. I can't even describe what I thought the pronunciation was...
Dictionary.com. Just click the speaker icon of the word and it pronounces it for you.
I can't say magician! I've tried I can't do it. So now it's magic person
Some folks struggle with aluminum... as long as folks know what you mean they shouldn't give you cr*p about it.
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Yes, please! I still cringe at the memory of saying respite out loud. Hint: does not rhyme with despite...
Actually, that is a valid pronunciation: respite - /ˈrɛspʌɪt,ˈrɛspɪt/
Load More Replies...The page’s slogan is “The True Memeing Of Life.” But what is it actually like to be a human? What is the purpose of it all? Is there a purpose at all to be sat in front of your glowy screen, using your hands to swipe across a bit of glass for hours on end, just to get a hit of happiness? Lots of questions, and I don’t know if we’ll find any answers, but let’s try!
The “human condition” can be defined as the features and key events of human life, including birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, morality, conflict, and death. Sometimes it is even referred to as the meaning of life, and, not surprisingly, this topic has intrigued and perplexed the minds of philosophers, religious figures, and scientists alike.
Buddhism teaches that existence is a perpetual cycle of suffering, death, and rebirth from which humans can be liberated via the Noble Eightfold Path. Meanwhile, many Christians believe that humans are born in a sinful condition and are doomed in the afterlife unless they receive salvation through Jesus Christ.
Philosophers have provided many perspectives on the meaning of life. Many know of René Descartes’ quote, “I think, therefore I am.” He believed the human mind, particularly its faculty of reason, to be the primary determiner of truth. One modern school, existentialism, attempts to resolve an individual’s sense of disorientation and confusion in a universe believed to be absurd.
Netflix movies need to make more sense while I’m scrolling on my phone and not actually paying attention
I swear those kind of people hover their hands over the horn the moment they stop at a red light. It’s the only explanation for how quick the blow it the moment the light goes green
Perhaps more fundamental concepts summarize the more universal aspects of the human condition: 1. An awareness of the inevitability of suffering and death, 2. An understanding of evil and sin, and 3. The recognition of an intelligent being who intervenes in human affairs.
The more we grow, the more of these we realize, as well as the absolute fact of how fragile life is. There is, inherent in the human condition, an uneasiness as we search for peace and calm. As William James says, “There is something wrong about us as we naturally stand.” Material possessions, no matter how plentiful, cannot make us happy, and thus, we search for more.
On the other side of the same coin, we have nihilism, a philosophy that rejects generally accepted or fundamental aspects of human existence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values, or meaning. Essentially, life is meaningless, human values are baseless, and knowledge is impossible.
It is often associated with extreme pessimism and a radical skepticism that condemns existence. Among philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche is most often associated with nihilism. For Nietzsche, there is no objective order or structure in the world except what we give it.
A common thread in the literature of the existentialists is coping with the emotional anguish arising from our confrontation with nothingness, and they expended great energy responding to the question of whether surviving it was possible. Passionate commitment, be it to conquest, creation, or whatever, is itself meaningless. Welcome to nihilism.
Then forgetting that and putting it in the sink where it promptly gets something nasty on it
Omg me too! I’m always shocked and confused that it’s red. Maybe “vert verde” in other languages throws me off.
The question of our existence is complex and multifaceted, as one would expect such a question to be—wherever you look, there will be a theory as to what your life should aspire to be, or not be. So choose one and run with it. At the end of the day, we can live another day for some juicy Twitter content and good laughs with a cup of coffee.
As you continue scrolling through this list, make sure you upvote your favorites, leave some comments along the way, and make sure to have a day full of happiness! 'Til the next one!
Aaaaaaaand there’s the existential crisis I mentioned in a previous comment. So if you’ll excuse me
Fun Fact: In the UK, they used to be called Opal Fruits until they changed it to Starburst. And Snickers was Marathon. Anyone else remember that?
Guys. I think I found my lost brethren JORDAN COME BACK THE TROOPS NEED YOU
Yo guys, I found this cool glitch. I hope the Earth devs don't patch it soon
It tastes better straight out of the bucket. When it’s still hard. With a fork.
And don’t get me started on those moments when it’s just like: I’m very sore right now. Me: what, why? My body: 🤷
In the Savo region of Finland, this is called a kalakukko, which translates to fish-rooster. It's not really a pocket though, but a big loaf-sized rye bread filled with fish an pork.
The first aid officer at my last job was scared of blood, so I did all the blood stuff. Her answer to this question would have been a firm "maybe".
I love how his tied-back hair gets more and more discombobulated as the glasses builds go on XD
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first of all, the video doesn't show the solidarity among kids but the exact moment of window breaking. can you explain me, please, how video would show something which is not its content? also they wrote they would "reveal" it in the "perpetrator" wedding. you believe they want to underline solidarity instead of embarass the "perpetrator" in front of so many people?!
You know that scared of clowns thing? I crocheted two really cute clowns in cheery colours about 30 years ago and every grandchild and great grandchild refused to play with them. Teddies? Yay! Stuffed doggies? Gimme! Soft and cuddly cute clowns? Run! I'm going to donate them and I bet they end up in the bins. I think I'm posting in the wrong place but I can't be bothered to copy, delete and paste. Oops. 🖖
first of all, the video doesn't show the solidarity among kids but the exact moment of window breaking. can you explain me, please, how video would show something which is not its content? also they wrote they would "reveal" it in the "perpetrator" wedding. you believe they want to underline solidarity instead of embarass the "perpetrator" in front of so many people?!
You know that scared of clowns thing? I crocheted two really cute clowns in cheery colours about 30 years ago and every grandchild and great grandchild refused to play with them. Teddies? Yay! Stuffed doggies? Gimme! Soft and cuddly cute clowns? Run! I'm going to donate them and I bet they end up in the bins. I think I'm posting in the wrong place but I can't be bothered to copy, delete and paste. Oops. 🖖
