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Tumblr hit its peak between the years 2013-2018, but its impact on the internet will stick around forever. The company prides itself on being a “mycelial network,” rather than a social media site, and a safe space for all, so there's no limit to what can be found there. 

Below, you'll find screenshots of some of the silliest and most awkward interactions that have ever taken place on Tumblr, courtesy of the Antisocialduckling Instagram account, as well as an interview with the page's creators. From brilliant one liners to the pun-niest posts, we hope you enjoy the hilarious pics on this list, whether you've been an avid Tumblr user for a decade or you’ve never ventured onto the site. And be sure to upvote all of the ones that make you want to channel your 2014 Tumblr girl era!

Tumblr was launched in 2007 and was an almost immediate success. By 2013, it was purchased for 1.1 billion dollars by Yahoo! Inc., and during 2014, the site hit over 200 million blogs. It was known for being a slightly subversive space where everyone was welcome, so it’s no surprise that the site attracted some of the funniest and silliest people on the internet as well. And that’s why Antisocialduckling on Instagram has unlimited content. This page, which has amassed an impressive 233k followers, has shared 7,500 wholesome and hilarious screenshots from Tumblr, featuring some of the most brilliant interactions the site has ever seen.

We got in touch with the page’s creators, Mash, Bram and Jake, via Instagram, and they were kind enough to have a chat with us about how Antisocialduckling was born. “We saw other pages with a similar style and decided to make this page to post what makes us laugh,” they told Bored Panda. “And hopefully that makes someone else laugh.”

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There’s no question that Antisocialduckling has made hundreds of thousands of people laugh. But one thing you might find interesting is that the creators of the page actually never were avid Tumblr users. They can still appreciate how unique the site is though. “It’s special because it's nonsensical and chaotic, which I relate to strongly,” one of the creators shared. 

And as far as how they decide what to share with their followers, there are not a lot of strict rules involved in the process. “If it makes me laugh, I post it,” one creator told Bored Panda. But they did note that all of the posts they share are screenshots they took themselves, and if there is someone who can be credited, they are sure to tag them.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love reading about Ancient Greece. It's like a comedy with more murder.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also a devastating blow to you since the Rooster is the only one that proposed.

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We also asked the creators of Antisocialduckling if they had any particular posts they’ve ever shared that were their favorites. “The little gif where Timmy the Ostrich runs in circles,” they shared. “Guy is just a little bit lost.” And as far as what the future holds, the creators say that they don’t have any specific plans yet. “We will just keep posting and see what happens!” If you’d like to follow along with all of their chaotic and hilarious posts, be sure to visit Antisocialduckling on Instagram right here!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God help me, having just been to 8 medieval German & French castles, all with gift shops, this is uncomfortably and unnervingly true

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Ask anyone who was addicted to Tumblr in 2014, and they’ll tell you the site changed the landscape of the internet. It was a pioneer, and nowadays, it’s easy to forget how much of a trendsetter Tumblr was. But lucky for us, Jess Joho at Mashable wrote a piece exploring this topic to ensure we all remember. The first way in which Joho says Tumblr changed the internet is how it provided a safe place for women, queer folks and “kinksters” to explore their sexuality. “The Tumblr dashboard was one of the only places to see sex viewed through a primarily female gaze, to see what women liked to look at and not just hardcore [content] filmed for male pleasure," says Rachelle Hampton, Tumblr scholar and co-host of the ICYMI podcast.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm choking on my laughter right now because my favorite coworker is Francois and we're in Texas, and it's actually hilarious watching his face when he's talking to someone and you know he's thinking "what the hell is going on in these Americans heads?!'

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just tell us the what, we don't care the why! Here's ten hail Marys now fck off!

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Tumblr was also a trendsetter in the way that it wove social justice discourse into internet youth culture. “Whether you know it or not, you likely learned words like ‘problematic’ thanks to Tumblr,” Joho explains. Popular blogs dissected issues like feminism and systemic racism in ways that were easy for youth to understand. “Tumblr changed online discourse forever by mainstreaming and distilling these complex socio-political theories into meme-able concepts accessible to young people who want to make the world a better place,” Joho continued.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes me question the ones that were clearly generous yet still a sight that would scare small children 😅

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once thought I saw my coworker (who had a blonde bob hairstyle,) from across the store and shouted, "Hey, Sandy!" It was a lamp.

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Unlike many other social media sites, where having anonymous profiles often harbors hate and inappropriate content, Joho says that being anonymous on Tumblr made the site a much more welcoming space. “Tumblr's anonymity gave its young users permission to build online identities without needing to offer up any of their IRL selves for the internet's ridicule,” she writes. “Unlike TikTok, Instagram, or Twitter, Tumblr was the one social networking platform where you could gain thousands of followers without ever revealing your face, name, age, gender, location, school, job, or any other personal details. That's probably a big reason why it was such a safe haven for the marginalized, too, as closeted queers found welcoming online homes that let them escape IRL homophobic households.”

Tumblr also rejected the idea of monetizing social media or promoting influencers. “As a group of proto anti-capitalists before anti-capitalism was cool, the Tumblr community remains adamant about keeping monetization off the platform. That probably contributed to Tumblr's shorter lifespan, but it's a hill the platform's survivors are absolutely willing to die on,” Joho writes.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good to know that ridiculous English class overanalysis is universal and non-time dependent

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not a swallow that carries the coconuts, it's FLOATY COCONUTS CARRYING THEMSELVES!!! THIS SOLVES EVERYTHING!!!!

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Tumblr was also the go-to place for many fandoms to thrive. “Fandom Tumblr liked to define itself, to a certain extent, in opposition to other Tumblr communities," Palmer Haasch, an Insider entertainment reporter, told Mashable. "There was a dichotomy that users kind of reinforced between the 'fandom' side of Tumblr and other, like, 'aesthetic' sides. But it was more so this dynamic where...fandom Tumblr was preemptively like 'even if you think we’re cringe, we don’t care and we’re gonna fan out harder."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Telling her she's already had 3 meals today and the vet says she's tubby so no mo grubby

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man was time travelling, I really think he did have the elixir of immortality.

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Are these pics inspiring you to create a Tumblr account of your own? (Or revive yours from a decade ago?) We hope you’re loving this deep dive into the strangest parts of Tumblr. Keep upvoting the pics that you find particularly hilarious, and let us know in the comments below what your experiences with Tumblr have been like. Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring screenshots from Tumblr that the world deserves to see, look no further than right here!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Better to risk looking ignorant in your search for knowledge than to not seek and remain ignorant.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well...I was so confused about the placement of the cat until I realized, "oh, the other kind of balls."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People always say when they see pics of rare phenomena like this, 'oh, I would love to see something like this in real life.' We both know if you saw this in real life you'd be wrapping tin foil round your head and hiding in the closet, Tonya.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friends and I did this too. Has to be a common thing for young people. We also posed like we were dead, usually draped awkwardly off of furniture.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me waking up late every morning because sweet sweet sleep: "We don't have time to be sexy!" 😅

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