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There are plenty of social media sites on the internet, but when Tumblr was launched in 2007, it revolutionized the scene. Not only could users share text, they could anonymously post photos and videos, reblog other users’ content and customize their home pages to their liking. And lucky for us, this platform has been the breeding ground for endless hilarious content.

Below, you’ll find some of the funniest and most clever interactions that have taken place on Tumblr, courtesy of the Tumblr subreddit. Enjoy scrolling through these silly posts, and be sure to upvote the ones that make you nostalgic for that golden age of 2014 Tumblr!

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Victory Dog

Victory Dog

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They're Learning

They're Learning

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Dads First Meme

Dads First Meme

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Nowadays, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook dominate the social media landscape, so it’s easy to forget how influential Tumblr was back in the day. But one community that hasn’t forgotten is r/tumblr on Reddit. This group shares curated content from the site that everyone deserves to enjoy, whether they actively blog on Tumblr or not. This community has a whopping 1.5 million members, and they diligently share the funniest posts and interactions they come across on Tumblr. 

But if you’re not familiar with Tumblr, or never were an avid user of the social media site yourself, let’s first pay homage to this platform that was once a mammoth on the internet. As I noted before, Tumblr was launched in 2007 as a free-form blogging site. Users could create their own blogs, share content that they created or reblog posts from others and discover all sorts of art that they hadn’t seen elsewhere online. 

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Harmless Yet Wholesome

Harmless Yet Wholesome

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Please Don’t Overanalyze This

Please Don’t Overanalyze This

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Sick Burns

Sick Burns

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At its peak, even many celebrities were on Tumblr, such as Lady Gaga and President Barack Obama, Business Insider reports. And plenty of indie bands and musicians skyrocketed in popularity due to the site, such as the Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey and The Neighborhood. Within only five years, Tumblr hosted over 42 million blogs and was valued at $800 million.

In 2013, Yahoo! acquired the platform for $1.1 billion, and it only grew in popularity from there. The site saw a 32.8% increase in number of users in 2014, and by 2015, Tumblr had over 260 million blogs. Today, it’s still the 103rd most visited site on the internet, and around the world, about 366 million people visited the blogging platform in February 2024. 

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The Taste Of Water

The Taste Of Water

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This Was A Ride

This Was A Ride

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Brush, Brush, Kiss

Brush, Brush, Kiss

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One aspect that without a doubt contributed greatly to Tumblr’s success was how unique the site was. At the time that it was created, social media was mainly for having a profile, such as Facebook and Myspace, and sharing content about yourself as an individual. Tumblr, however, allowed for much more creativity. Users could share a variety of forms of media, and there was no expectation to reveal your identity if you didn’t want to. “Long before Instagram launched, in 2010, Tumblr was a home for curated imagery,” Kyle Chayka explained in the New Yorker

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Gotta Try This At Cracker Barrel

Gotta Try This At Cracker Barrel

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Thank You Goths

Thank You Goths

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Dinner?

Dinner?

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Trends spread like wildfire on Tumblr, and many of us who used the platform during that time will instantly be hit by a wave of nostalgia after seeing someone with the classic 2014 Tumblr aesthetic. Dr. Marten boots, checkerboard clothes, cigarettes, ‘90s grunge band t-shirts, flannels tied around the waist, records like Lorde’s Pure Heroine on vinyl, the list goes on and on… But despite Tumblr’s decline in popularity over the years, Stony Brook Press and Vogue say these trends are already making a comeback. 

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Insulin

Insulin

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Insert Theory Here*

Insert Theory Here*

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Kids 😒

Kids 😒

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Tumblr has made a lasting impact on the internet that we’ll never forget. And you can still use it today, although you might think that the site looks a bit outdated at first glance. According to Allegra Rosenberg at The Verge, part of the reason why Tumblr has been left behind is because it couldn’t keep up with the ever-changing landscape of social media. 

Well, it probably could have, but Tumblr users are notorious for being resistant to change. “It’s a long-standing inside joke that users will immediately reject any change to their precious Tumblr, taking a long time to finally adjust and accept it,” Rosenberg writes.

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Spnorts

Spnorts

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Dad Of The Year

Dad Of The Year

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Don't Flatter Yourself - A Signature

Don't Flatter Yourself - A Signature

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Tumblr actually does have an option for infinite scroll, a feature that has been cited for making TikTok so addictive, but aside from that, it has its own unique layout and look. In fact, every user can have their own unique experience on the site as well, as there are plenty of options for customizing your theme. Even third-party themes are available for purchase or download. It’s easy to feel like we’re all just cogs in the wheel of the internet, but at least on Tumblr, you can feel like you have your own special wheel. 

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Manners

Manners

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What's Yours?

What's Yours?

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They Lose. Their. Minds

They Lose. Their. Minds

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While it’s likely that you spend much less time on Tumblr today than you did a decade ago, if you were on the platform during its golden age, it’s never too late for the site to become popular again. In fact, according to Financial Times, it’s been gaining traction amongst Gen Z for the past few years. Almost half of its active users are 25 years old or younger, and apparently, the most popular film among the platform’s fandom in 2022 was Disney’s Encanto.

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Look Into Why Loitering Is A Crime

Look Into Why Loitering Is A Crime

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Oh Okay

Oh Okay

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Pen

Pen

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We could all probably benefit from spending less time on social media, but if you’re going to be scrolling, Tumblr might be the best place to do so. The algorithm on the site doesn’t work the same way as other social media platforms, which push the same content to many users. Instead, you have to find and follow what you really want to see, which can be a little more work, but can also help you get creative and find unique posts. It’s also a less popular site now, so you might come across information, art and music that you won't find anywhere else!

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That And Single-Use Toiletries

That And Single-Use Toiletries

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I Want To Breath Fire And Fly, Like A Dragon

I Want To Breath Fire And Fly, Like A Dragon

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BoredPossum
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We aren't different species, we don't even have races, we are just humans with differentlevels of pigmentation, as boring as that. We aren't cats.

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

Ah ah ah, we do have stripes though. We just can't see them. Cats can.

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Tobias Reaper
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there was different species of humans but we killed them all probably

howdylee
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the X-Men would like a word.... when they sprouted those "differences," humans kinda freaked out on them...

axle f
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... we're all essentially different shades of brown. we seem to want to make more of it to make it exciting (?)...but, no. we're all brownish. boring.

Mike F
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If kids did pop out with spikes that would certainly be a birthday mom would never forget.

Pyla
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We don't need them. Selection worked on what our eyes did. We needed to stand up to see over savannah. Our ears no longer prick, or change direction for sound, eyes did the heavy lifting. I mean, come on. If we evolved in a flat rocky place with no grasses, we'd still be knuckle dragging like ol' Lucy.

megasmacky
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A super-volcano erupted 74,000 years ago in Indonesia, causing a 6-10 year nuclear winter that almost wiped out homo sapiens. That's the reason we have relatively little genetic diversity.

Lyoness
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The possible wipe out is still debated. Some research shows that between 90k and 50k years ago humans had already dispersed beyond the affected area, but if the dispersal happened 70k years ago it's likely all humans were impacted by the Toba eruption. Just depends on which theory you subscribe to. This article looks at both. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/03/20/toba-supervolcano-humans-survived/

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somnomania
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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i want hooves or digitigrade feet, and maybe horns, and definitely a tail and movable ears. humanity is amazing sometimes but overall we're pretty boring.

Pamela Christie
Community Member
6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dogs have widely varying physical appearances owing to selective breeding by humans. Maybe we'd have a lot more physical variations if we were selectively bred by dogs.

Karen Philpott
Community Member
6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're all red under the skin. Our blood is red. We have bones, muscles, organs but are all the same. The saying goes 'Don't judge a book by its cover'. And that is soooo true.

George Offenberger
Community Member
6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We cant handle being different colors and you want spikes and gills?!?

Rebekah Fuentes
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Y'all should definitely check out the book series Uglies. It deals with this exact topic of body mods people go through just to be different/who they truly are and acceptance for those who have. For example, splicing lizard DNA to achieve limb regrowth. Or, feline DNA to see at night. Fascinating series.

Regina Holt
Community Member
6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"different skin tones" yup, why the heck is that a problem to some people?

LakotaWolf (she/her)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Couldn't tell you XD I'm white af, adopted into a Mexican family at birth. My boyfriend of 23 years is Chinese, the son of immigrants. His best friend is black. We all "see" our differences from each other (as to ignore them and pretend we're "all the same" is also incorrect, imo, and minimizes culture) but it just doesn't matter to me. I don't entirely comprehend how a person could look at another person and just hate them immediately because their skin is x color, or because they have a bindi, or because they wear a different type of clothing.

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wowbagger
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This person seems to have some trouble with basic biology.

Warpath81
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tried a canine approach. The woman whose butt I sniffed filed charges

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What Other Things Can We Try?

What Other Things Can We Try?

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Pov; You’re A Victorian Era Queen And You’re About To Put On Your Exclusive Morphine Eyeshadow Palette

Pov; You’re A Victorian Era Queen And You’re About To Put On Your Exclusive Morphine Eyeshadow Palette

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You're All Trespassing

You're All Trespassing

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Lookin At You, Bethesda 👀

Lookin At You, Bethesda 👀

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Some Things That Should Revert Back To What They Were

Some Things That Should Revert Back To What They Were

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Where Is The Lie

Where Is The Lie

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Are You Lgbt?

Are You Lgbt?

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Kinda True

Kinda True

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The Subject Matter Is Awful But The Way This Is Written Is Pretty Funny Ngl

The Subject Matter Is Awful But The Way This Is Written Is Pretty Funny Ngl

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Exactly The Type Of Thing That Will Happen When Schools Open

Exactly The Type Of Thing That Will Happen When Schools Open

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Yes This

Yes This

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All That Prep For Ten Minutes

All That Prep For Ten Minutes

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Hippo Propaganda

Hippo Propaganda

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Should Have Seen That Coming

Should Have Seen That Coming

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Jimmy Carter: Horny On Main

Jimmy Carter: Horny On Main

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Good For Them

Good For Them

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What A Fun Sitcom Idea

What A Fun Sitcom Idea

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Gor-Ridiulous

Gor-Ridiulous

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Enough Chaotic Good Examples, It's Time For Lawful Evil

Enough Chaotic Good Examples, It's Time For Lawful Evil

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Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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It’s 3am Why Am I Awake

It’s 3am Why Am I Awake

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Possibly

Possibly

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He Is The Chosen One

He Is The Chosen One

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They Had Us In The First Half, Not Gonna Lie

They Had Us In The First Half, Not Gonna Lie

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They Staying Silly

They Staying Silly

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On Teleportation

On Teleportation

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Get Out There

Get Out There

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#1 For Rock

#1 For Rock

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Honey, You Don’t Think I Look Conservative, Do You?

Honey, You Don’t Think I Look Conservative, Do You?

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We Must Come Together To Defeat A Greater Foe

We Must Come Together To Defeat A Greater Foe

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Facts

Facts

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The Two Genres Of High Fantasy

The Two Genres Of High Fantasy

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Nasty

Nasty

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I've Never Flown Before 9/11

I've Never Flown Before 9/11

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Think Outside The Tracks

Think Outside The Tracks

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Lawn

Lawn

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What The Hell Is This

What The Hell Is This

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I Genuinely Can’t Decide What’s Worse

I Genuinely Can’t Decide What’s Worse

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To Be Drunk An In Love

To Be Drunk An In Love

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Crunch Crunch At Brunch

Crunch Crunch At Brunch

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Well That's Unfortunate

Well That's Unfortunate

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God Dangit Bobby!

God Dangit Bobby!

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Italicized Emoji 😳

Italicized Emoji 😳

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Hunger Game (Literal)

Hunger Game (Literal)

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Ice Ice Baby

Ice Ice Baby

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Op Is A What Now

Op Is A What Now

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Bread In The United States

Bread In The United States

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It's All About Perspective

It's All About Perspective

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