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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is one of the most incorrect sayings of all time. Idiotic opinions, fallacies, and outright untruths are all, unfortunately, broadcasted over the internet for everyone to see, meaning that all of us have to see, hear, and read the very worst words and ideas humans can put together.

The “Facepalm” internet group gathers all those moments when people really did or said something so unbelievable that it caused a visceral reaction to all onlookers. And through the magic of the internet, it can reach you too. So be sure to upvote your “favorites” and comment your thoughts below. 

#1

In Fact, It’s Happened 7 Times

In Fact, It’s Happened 7 Times

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#2

The Rich vs. The Poor

The Rich vs. The Poor

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#3

Burnnnnnnnnnnnn

Burnnnnnnnnnnnn

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The oldest use of the word “facepalm” (but not the actual, physical action) dates back to the early days of the internet. In 1996, where the first netizens mentioned it in a variety of posts about everyday life. This points to the fact that this phrase was in the popular lexicon earlier, as the posters do not clarify what the word means and use it nonchalantly.

However, the actual post, of holding one’s face in your palm, is relatively old, and found in statues and sculptures going back hundreds, if not thousands of years. Normally, it was associated with more serious loss, like Henri Vidal’s Caïn, depicting the biblical figure mourning the death of his own brother, who he killed. 

#4

American Dream

American Dream

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#5

“Muh Guns!!!”

“Muh Guns!!!”

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#6

Now Your Own Decisions Belong To A Man You Havent Met

Now Your Own Decisions Belong To A Man You Havent Met

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Due to the internet and the general ubiquity of this emotion, the facepalm remains popular, to such a degree that there is even a facepalm emoji (Unicode U+1F926) and a vast library of stock images depicting this action. While commonly reaction images of humans facepalming were used, one can now even find animals doing the gesture, most likely by accident, but it’s always fun to imagine a cat actually facepalming. 

#7

What A S**t Show

What A S**t Show

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#8

This Anti Vaxxer Trying To Stop Her Son From Getting Vaccinations Himself

This Anti Vaxxer Trying To Stop Her Son From Getting Vaccinations Himself

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#9

Just Your Average Pro Life Hypocrite

Just Your Average Pro Life Hypocrite

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For those that see something not worth a full facepalm, as it is a bit dramatic at times, you can use the good old disappointed head shake, that one’s grandparents will tactically deploy when they see anything that confuses them. Over text, one can quickly and easily communicate their disappointment with the good old acronym smh (shaking my head) which is actually older than good old facepalm. 

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#10

In Church For Blessing Ar-15's. But Blaming Others Than Christians

In Church For Blessing Ar-15's. But Blaming Others Than Christians

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#11

Spot On

Spot On

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#12

High Iq Destruction

High Iq Destruction

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On the other hand, should one need to deploy stronger language, there is always the trusty face desk aka the head desk. While we do not recommend you actually do this, be sure to upvote the posts that go beyond a facepalm. This is a stronger emotion, one so visceral that the victim wants to physically bash the thing they just read or heard right out of their head. 

#13

Who Wants To Pay Our Bills

Who Wants To Pay Our Bills

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#14

Not Bad

Not Bad

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#15

Show Me

Show Me

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The reality is that there have always been people who might cause us to facepalm. Bad decisions and horrible opinions are deeply human and probably existed before language. So it’s overall a net positive that we have methods to immediately “get it out of our system” when someone does something so deeply idiotic that it makes us feel bad by proxy. As long as we don’t facepalm too hard. 

#16

Who Needs Vaccines When You Have Miracles

Who Needs Vaccines When You Have Miracles

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#17

It Was Media Control All Along

It Was Media Control All Along

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Brain Damage: Cool, Vaccine: Nope, Thanks

Brain Damage: Cool, Vaccine: Nope, Thanks

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Similarly, while the internet allows us to see more facepalm-inducing moments, on the flip side, it lets us publicly shame people with ideas this bad and it communicates to others who might have similar ideas that in reality, they are wrong and should keep it to themselves. Someone is not a bad person for being wrong but sticking by an objectively terrible opinion even when presented with contrary evidence is pretty childish. If you want to keep facepalming, Bored Panda has got you covered, check out our other article on this topic here

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#19

Texas Be Looking Like Gilead

Texas Be Looking Like Gilead

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#20

Lemme Ask You This

Lemme Ask You This

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#21

Having A Functioning Circulatory System

Having A Functioning Circulatory System

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#22

She Tried

She Tried

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#23

Antivax Logic

Antivax Logic

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#24

Burn Victim

Burn Victim

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#25

Damn Son!

Damn Son!

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#26

Awkward

Awkward

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#27

Just Because Of Freedom And Law

Just Because Of Freedom And Law

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#28

You'll Survive

You'll Survive

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#29

Yep That Sound Right

Yep That Sound Right

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#30

Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions

Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions

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#31

Immigrant Prisoners Are Lease To Be Slaves

Immigrant Prisoners Are Lease To Be Slaves

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#32

What If We Made An App That Would Endanger Lots Of Women?

What If We Made An App That Would Endanger Lots Of Women?

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#33

Tat

Tat

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#34

When You Try To Sue A Restaurant For No Reason And Lose

When You Try To Sue A Restaurant For No Reason And Lose

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#35

Yeah, Sounds About Right

Yeah, Sounds About Right

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#36

Which One Of The Many Mass Shootings Are We Talking About?

Which One Of The Many Mass Shootings Are We Talking About?

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#37

You Had One Job

You Had One Job

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#38

But My Country Is Not Happy Any More

But My Country Is Not Happy Any More

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#39

We Did Everything But

We Did Everything But

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#40

☠️☠️☠️ How Is This Possible

☠️☠️☠️ How Is This Possible

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#41

My Brain

My Brain

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#42

Just Another Normal Day

Just Another Normal Day

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#43

Virtue Signalling

Virtue Signalling

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#44

Queen Elizabeth Is Asking For Money On Internet

Queen Elizabeth Is Asking For Money On Internet

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#45

Woman On American Airlines Plane Duct-Taped To Her Seat After She Tried To Open The Door Mid-Flight

Woman On American Airlines Plane Duct-Taped To Her Seat After She Tried To Open The Door Mid-Flight

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#46

These Darn Spoiled Kids Today, With Their "Need To Eat At Regular Intervals" Or Whatever, Smh My Head

These Darn Spoiled Kids Today, With Their "Need To Eat At Regular Intervals" Or Whatever, Smh My Head

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#47

Instead Of Calling The Cops, The Museum Turned Off The Heating And Lights. Protestors Were Asking For Food And A Bowl To Go To The Toilet - No One Cared

Instead Of Calling The Cops, The Museum Turned Off The Heating And Lights. Protestors Were Asking For Food And A Bowl To Go To The Toilet - No One Cared

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#48

Keep It Simple Stupid

Keep It Simple Stupid

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#49

Yahoo Answers Might Be Gone, But We Still Have Quora

Yahoo Answers Might Be Gone, But We Still Have Quora

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#50

Time To Hate White People For (Checks Notes) Walking In The Rain?

Time To Hate White People For (Checks Notes) Walking In The Rain?

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Note: this post originally had 159 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.

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