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The internet is a wild place, and sometimes comedy appears where you least expect it. You might notice a hilarious headline on a news site or pick up on funny details hiding in the background of a friend’s vacation photos. Or if you take the time to read a post’s replies, you might realize that the content in the comments is even better than the original post. 

Below, you’ll find a list of screenshots from Tumblr featuring clever and hilarious responses readers have left on posts. Enjoy scrolling through these silly pics, and be sure to upvote the ones that you can’t help but chuckle at!

Tumblr might not be the most popular social media site nowadays, but as you can see from this list, it still has plenty of great content. And according to The Muse, it’s actually the social media platform that we should all be using. Unlike many other sites, Tumblr allows users to post a wide range of content, from text to videos to audio to links.

Users can also customize their “theme” on Tumblr, so everyone’s site won’t look exactly the same. Reblogging is very simple on Tumblr as well, so users can easily share anything they like that shows up in their feeds. Whether you’re looking for memes, videos, walls of text or recipes, you can find it all on Tumblr. 

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Because Tumblr supports all kinds of content, there are very few limits on what users can post. You don’t have to feel confined to sharing exclusively photos or videos. And there’s no pressure to make your content fit into whatever’s trending on TikTok or Instagram at the moment. Get creative, and post whatever you want!

Tagging can also help your content on Tumblr get seen by much wider audiences. The Muse recommends keeping your tags quite literal and noting exactly what’s in the content, so it’s easy for people to find what they’re looking for. This way, it’ll be easier for you to gain new followers who are interested in your style of content too!  

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Another great feature that Tumblr offers is the “queuing functionality,” which allows users to schedule future posts in advance. The Muse notes that this can be a great way to make posts in batches and then not have to worry about logging in every single day that you want a post to go live. This feature is becoming more popular on other sites as well, but it’s a great way to ensure you don’t miss the perfect time to post. You can be relaxing on the beach while your photos and videos are being published!

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Although clever replies might be one of the things that you associate most with Tumblr, there was actually a time when these didn’t exist on the site. In November 2015, Tumblr made a very controversial move to take away the reply feature for a brief period. In March 2016, however, the platform gave users back their beloved replies, and this time with even more features.     

When replies made a comeback on Tumblr, there had been updates made to make them more conversational. Rather than only being able to reply to the original author of a post, users can now reply to their own posts, reply more than once and reply to reblogs as well. Users also gained more options for who is allowed to reply to their own posts. If they wanted to limit replies, for example, they could allow only their followers or those who they follow to respond.  

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As someone who is much more of a lurker online than a commenter, I honestly often forget that you can engage with content in more ways than just clicking “like.” When I watch funny reels on Instagram, I always open the comments to see what viewers are discussing, but it never crosses my mind that I could contribute to the conversation myself. So what makes people chime into comments sections online? 

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According to HuffPost, anonymity is a huge factor that can motivate users to engage with content online. If nobody is going to know who you are or what comments you’ve posted, there’s no stress involved. On the other hand, if people will know that you’ve been active in the comments section, you might not want to participate. According to a survey from Livefyre, 78% of respondents noted that they would not be willing to comment on blogs or articles if they were required to use their real identity to do so.  

Gender also plays a role in how willing we are to contribute to the comments section. According to Huffpost, a study from Sydney University found that nearly 80% of commenters on certain social media sites are men. However, women prefer commenting as themselves, while men prefer to be anonymous. And one of the main reasons why readers and viewers like to contribute to conversations is to reply with their own similar experiences or thoughts on the issue at hand.

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We hope you’re enjoying scrolling through these funny screenshots, pandas! Keep upvoting the pics you find particularly hilarious, and the next time you think of a clever response, don’t be scared to hit send. You might end up elevating a previously boring post more than you know! And if you’re interested in checking out even more funny replies that have been shared on Bored Panda before, we recommend reading this article next!

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Anna Stephenson
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, growing up in Australia we had a "tuck shop" where you could line up to buy food, but that was usually a "once a week treat" the rest of the time it was BYO food situation, and we sat outside at park bench type things or just on the grass outside. At uni we had a proper cafeteria (where we still had to BUY the food, but not was dull of tables where we could sit and eat. So slightly more like American movies

Rayne OfSalt
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never seen one in Australia, but I also haven't visited every school in the country so who knows, maybe we do have some. Every school I've been to for any reason though, has had a small food store like what you'd see at a football stadium that faces one of the large outdoor areas; while there are some outdoor tables scattered around the place there's no dedicated "this is where everyone eats" room.

John Harrison
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Serious question: What is the issue here? Okay, so some schools have cafeterias, and some dont? .... AAAAANNDD??

Adrian
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder where the OP is from? We had a cafeteria in school in England.

Huddo's sister
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We only have canteen/tuckshops in Australia. You can buy lunch orders (hot food) or snacks but most people don't do that everyday and we eat outside in the yard unless it's majorly raining, then we eat in our classrooms.

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Bec
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Midwest US the cafeteria was the only option for lunch, there was no leaving campus. You could bring lunch but no one did once we were in high school. We had the option of buying junk food in our cafeteria in high school. I've visited newer schools where it is a cafetorium - lunch area combined with a stage area (auditorium).

B Jones
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4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Old schools like that too with a stage in front, in the 90s my highschool was like that in Texas and it was probably built in 80s....sad thing was they had a normal lunch program section on one side that was the regular tray of food, on the other were two smaller windows, one sometimes had pizza for a little more money than the lunch program and there was a Taco Bell Express order window...the taco bell part had been shut down like one or two years before I started, so sad

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LavenderHippoInAJar
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My school never had a cafeteria! We all just sat on the ground at a nearby park :)

Reviewer UK01
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At one of my schools we ate our lunches in the lecture theatre. I've no idea why, but everyone into the completely impractical surroundings of raked wooden benches. It felt like you were taking your sandwiches to a dissection or something. Then some of the older kids played the piano for us. That school was weird.

FaeBoy
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No no, we bring in our food but sometimes you can buy stuff from a canteen but you can choose

Analyn Lahr
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the episode of Doctor Who, where he was reunited with Sarah Jane, it sure looked like that English school had a cafeteria.

C.O. Shea
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one-upmanship game is such fun to watch. Snob vs. Snob.

mysterious(all pronouns)
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My school has a cafeteria, but there's no established lunch times. It's open for lunch from 10-1, and if you have free time you can eat lunch, and if you don't have free time, you talk to your teacher and eat during class. Because the cafeteria is hell, I've taken advantage of this, and didn't go there once last year.

Anička
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember the school cafeteria being loud as heck, too. Just below riot-level noise, perhaps. That's what happens when you have no noise-dampening and a bunch of children (one of my schools the cafeteria was also the gym/auditorium/whatever else, but there we could also eat outside on the playground or in our classrooms if the teacher was willing

kath morgan
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

??? If you get school meals in the uk then you line up to receive it and then sit in a room to eat. What are other countries doing that I haven’t thought of???

Huddo's sister
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We mostly bring food from home in Australia, otherwise we buy from the canteen and eat outside (in highschool we often eat and walk)

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