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People love a plot twist. The best stories in cinema, literature, and real life are those with an unexpected ending. The Empire Strikes Back, Fight Club, and The Sixth Sense are just some of the most well-known stories with surprise endings that have blown people's minds. But Bored Panda is bringing you a slightly different type of plot twist.
These funny posts come to you from the subreddit titled "Unextexted," a wordplay on "Unexpected texts." They include all types of posts that start pretty normally but go to 100 real fast. So, if you're up to be surprised, scroll down and see which texts the community has deemed the funniest.
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Skin Dog
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An Anniversary
When it comes to stories, people like to be surprised. Isn't a movie or TV series made that much better when it contains a twist you didn't see coming? While big plot twists make people stressed and are generally avoided, small surprises are actually liked by many. In fact, according to a 2023 poll, 46% of American adults prefer small surprises to grand gestures.
In general, people like to be surprised when it's done by their friends and loved ones. 48% of Americans say they feel appreciated, 36% like the fact that they're in someone else's thoughts, and 43% feel loved. But what about other kinds of surprises, more in the spirit of unexpected twists and turns, do people like?
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Tragic
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Only A True Fan Will Get This
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U S A!
pOtAtO kNiShEs 1 week ago
This is true. Took a vacation to Canada recently to see some friends, and one was talking about when they had to get an x-ray after falling off a ladder. Without insurance, would've been about $500 cad(if I remember correctly), with insurance it was free. America s***s.
You know those people who go out of their way to avoid spoilers and get mad when someone accidentally tells them how a movie or TV show ends? Turns out, they're wrong when they say that you can't enjoy a story when you know the ending. Research shows that knowing the ending doesn't stop a person from enjoying a story.
In 2016, researcher and UC San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld found that spoilers make people like the stories even more. When he and his team asked the participants of his study if they enjoyed spoilers, the majority said "no." Ironically, when they knew the endings before reading the stories, they found them more enjoyable.
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Lara Croft Cosplay
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What Would You Shapeshift Into?
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Talented Kid
Christenfeld argues that the resolution isn't the most compelling part of a story in general. "When people go to see 'Romeo and Juliet,' they don't think 'Don't tell me how it ends!' 'All's Well That Ends Well'? That one ends well. So there isn't any thought that with these great works of fiction, knowing the ending is going to ruin them."
Indeed, when we go see a romcom, we know the couple will end up together in the end. Still, we watch the movie and enjoy it, and our enjoyment depends on how well the story is told, the plot points, and the characters more than just the ending alone. Christenfeld adds that people rewatch movies all the time, and often they experience more enjoyment with every subsequent watch.
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Please Remember Punctuation
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Virgos Better Run Now
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Being Gay Isn’t A Choice
A follow-up study by Christenfeld showed that people also find stories easier to understand when they know the ending. "If you know the ending as you watch it, you can understand what the filmmaker is doing. You get to see this broader view, and essentially understand the story more fluently," he explained. "There's lots of evidence that sort of this fluent processing of information is pleasurable; that is, some familiarity with a work of art enables you to enjoy it more."
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Makes Him Seem Cooler
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Wow. Ok
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Buying This Product Right Now!
There is also research that argues against spoilers. A 2014 Dutch study found that unspoiled stories elicit more emotional arousal in people. Although we might understand the story and the plot better, we might engage with it less and be more likely to feel indifferent to what happens to the characters.
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They Had Us In The First Half
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How Nice Of Him
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I Love My Mom
Sometimes not knowing how a story ends can drive us crazy. If you watched the show Lost as it aired in the 2000s, you might remember how the twists and turns of the series may have given you whiplash. A 2007 study done with the fans of the show showed that the audience enjoyed a spoiled episode more because it relieved the pressure and stress of the unknown.
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Good One
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 days ago
I actually alternate between having full conversations with my animals, speaking to them as if they were human beings, and baby-talk sing-song yelling things like "I'm gonna GET YOU, Fenringus von Dingus!!" as I chase my tail-wagging dog across the house XD
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A True Story
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Yup But Atleast He's Happy
What are your thoughts on stories, unexpected endings, and spoilers, Pandas? Do you ever Google how a movie or a book ends before getting to the last minute or page? Let us know in the comments whether you're spoiler-averse or pro-spoilers. And if you're in the mood for more posts about people facing unexpected surprises, check out these hilarious "wrong number" conversations that have people cracking up!
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"How Did You Find Your Meal?"
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Textbook Power Play
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Pray For Grandma
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This Rollercoaster
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Wait Till She Kicks Him
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Making All Those Sacrifices Worth It
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Lmao
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Sounds Like A Rough College
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Peach Cobbler
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Helpful, Wholesome Adv- Oh
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Wait Wha-
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Art Major
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He's So Cute!!
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The Curiosity Of Children
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 days ago (edited)
I remember a moment when my dog Stilgar was still a puppy and was fighting distemper. We weren't sure if he would survive, since distemper has an 80-90% mortality rate in puppies. He was laying in the backyard enjoying some fresh air (he couldn't walk at the time) and I was sitting near him. One of those bright green iridescent figeater beetles landed directly on his nose. Both he and the beetle were completely still. He stared at the beetle with gentle, soft eyes as it rested on his nose. I took a photo. The moment was Disney-class magical. Then he snapped his head to the side, slapped the beetle off of his muzzle with his forepaw, and crunched the beetle down immediately XD (photo attached to comment below)
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Belongs Here
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Does This Belong Here?
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Star Crossed Lovers
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In Our Lab
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Wholesome Dude Helping Return A
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Found On Facebook
BarBeeGirl 1 week ago
Says “found on Facebook” but if you click the link at the bottom it takes you to twitter. W*f??
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An Interesting Title
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A Fine Course Of Action
random_frog_6846 1 week ago
No, he needs his shoes to leave. The proper way is to light everything BUT his shoes on fire.
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Micheal Caine's Childhood
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I Was Told I Should Post This Here
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 days ago
I'm actually quite fond of the white pith/rind near the actual skin. My mother looks at me like I'm a psychopath as I scrape at it with my teeth. She's probably right. Totally unrelated, there's actually a fantastic subreddit called "Wolves With Watermelons".
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Imagine Smelling Inconsistently
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I Love You!
Geoffrey Scott 6 days ago
"Of course we made a frillion $ last quarter, but Daddy needs a new Sportfisher..No raises for you".
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What Do You Do With Your Rainy Day Money?
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Chad
LinkTheHylian 1 week ago
I'd appreciate it if you maintained the 6 foot apart rule I've followed since way before 2020. Cheers.
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Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
GenuineJen 1 week ago (edited)
For the title only: "That's why books have covers – to judge them!" –the great Candace Flynn
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I Accept My Gay Name
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 days ago
They didn't put their last name in the post, though, so I don't know what my gay name is :(
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Perfect Fit
Geoffrey Scott 6 days ago
"Why are you walking around with that hand truck?"..."Ya never know"..
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Bruh Moment
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Lotekguy 6 days ago
Quite a few delightfully demonic twists. Thanks for tickling the dark side of my funny bone.
Laszlo Larthlanc 6 days ago (edited)
Great post! Thank you. As for the comments in between the individual memes about how knowing the ending of a story doesn't ruin it, I'd have to ask how you would have felt about seeing Old Yeller or Where The Red Fern Grows had you known how they ended. I got taken to see Old Yeller on my 7th birthday because it was raining and the trip to Disneyland got cancelled. The movie was most definitely not a good consolation prize. And, I rented Where the Red Fern Grows for a family night movie, something I would not have done if I'd known more about the movie. It just looked good on the shelf at the video store, and this was before smart phones and the ability to check out critical comments online. I guess that knowing how those movies ended wouldn't really have ruined either one of them, though, because I probably wouldn't have watched either one of them had I known how things were going to turn out.
Tha Monkey 6 days ago
Bridge to Terabithia - as a fully formed adult, I cried big, honking tears, and was both dumbfounded and angry. Great movie, but I hated the ending. And I agree re Old Yeller, but at least I read that story before I saw the movie. :|
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Inservio Smurf 5 days ago
One of the best BP experiences I've had in a while, my face is streaming tears and my ribs hurt
Lotekguy 6 days ago
Quite a few delightfully demonic twists. Thanks for tickling the dark side of my funny bone.
Laszlo Larthlanc 6 days ago (edited)
Great post! Thank you. As for the comments in between the individual memes about how knowing the ending of a story doesn't ruin it, I'd have to ask how you would have felt about seeing Old Yeller or Where The Red Fern Grows had you known how they ended. I got taken to see Old Yeller on my 7th birthday because it was raining and the trip to Disneyland got cancelled. The movie was most definitely not a good consolation prize. And, I rented Where the Red Fern Grows for a family night movie, something I would not have done if I'd known more about the movie. It just looked good on the shelf at the video store, and this was before smart phones and the ability to check out critical comments online. I guess that knowing how those movies ended wouldn't really have ruined either one of them, though, because I probably wouldn't have watched either one of them had I known how things were going to turn out.
Tha Monkey 6 days ago
Bridge to Terabithia - as a fully formed adult, I cried big, honking tears, and was both dumbfounded and angry. Great movie, but I hated the ending. And I agree re Old Yeller, but at least I read that story before I saw the movie. :|
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One of the best BP experiences I've had in a while, my face is streaming tears and my ribs hurt
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