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There’s only one place in the world where you can be an all-powerful, all-knowing, god-like human being, and that place is the internet. Under the guise of anonymity, we can do a lot of things that we’d most likely—or in the very least, most hopefully—not do in the real world. Such as pretending to know math. 

But the internet gives us a weird sense of superiority and the confidence of a baby lion taking on its mother’s tail, leading to a lot of questionable internet content. Whether for better or worse, this stuff rarely goes unnoticed, which ends up in quite a chaotic discourse. That is exactly what we’ll be looking at today. 

The subreddit and Facebook page, collectively called “Incorrectly Correcting,” has been posting their best finds when it comes to internet randomness and blatantly wrong people getting corrected on their “expertise” they learned during a fever dream after they ate too many gummy worms. Good times. 

Upvote your faves, leave some comments, as that’s always fun, and if you’re wanting more, Bored Panda has you covered with the link to a previous article on this sort of stuff. Let’s get into it! 

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Found This

Found This

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Some common synonyms of correct are accurate, exact, nice, precise, and right. While all these words mean “conforming to fact, standard, or truth,” correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. However, many people don’t consider the fact that they should have evidence backing up their claims before they decide to correct someone online.

It’s tragic, but it’s quite funny at the same time, and we can thank the Facebook group “People Incorrectly Correcting Other People,” as well as the subreddit r/IncorrectlyCorrecting for finding and posting the crème de la crème of people being so incorrect it hurts. Whether it be plain grammar, fallacies of logic, or just pure ignorance, it’s a joy to witness these people get called out. 

#2

And Alexa Laughed. Cortana Chuckled. Hey, Google Giggled. Siri Snickered

And Alexa Laughed. Cortana Chuckled. Hey, Google Giggled. Siri Snickered

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I Live In Australia, But Apparently I Should Spell Words The American Way

I Live In Australia, But Apparently I Should Spell Words The American Way

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Let’s start with a question: Why do people feel they need to correct others? Well, according to the research done by Ben Campen, people do this because they are insecure in the situation that they are in. If they are out with friends or family and are feeling insecure, they will make off-handed comments and correct their spouses as a way to assert themselves in order to feel better.  

Feelings of shame and humiliation often follow this, as most of the time, the correcting behavior that is meant to boost one’s own ego comes at the expense of another’s self-esteem—unless the person doing so is completely wrong in the matter, in which case, the boomerang of karma comes right back. 

#4

I Find The "A Idiot" More Offensive... It's "An Idiot"

I Find The "A Idiot" More Offensive... It's "An Idiot"

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#5

Punny! They Were Panting With Delight!

Punny! They Were Panting With Delight!

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This Hurt My Head In A Number Of Ways

This Hurt My Head In A Number Of Ways

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Of course, one can say that these discourses should be conducted privately and with respect to one another, but that is a rarity to occur online, as the only thing that is private is your identity, hiding behind a snarky username. Respect? For another human being? Never heard of it. 

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But if we are to be serious about this for one second, no one wins from insulting another, especially when it comes to corrective behavior. Remember how your parents used to yell at you for the smallest of little mistakes you made as a child, correcting your faults even though they were appropriate for your age? Interesting connection. 

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Bah!

Bah!

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An Mistake

An Mistake

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Spain In Pain

Spain In Pain

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A 2014 study in the Journal of Child Development demonstrated that yelling produces results similar to physical punishment in children: increased levels of anxiety, stress, and depression, along with an increase in behavioral problems. Furthermore, the same types of behaviors that children grow up with tend to get repeated with another human being the victim. 

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Therefore, it can be argued that some people get their kicks and feel powerful by cutting others down, this ‘correction’ becoming a form of bullying. A Ditch the Label study found that those who bully are far more likely than average to have experienced a stressful or traumatic situation in the past 5 years. Examples include their parents/guardians splitting up, the death of a relative, or the gaining of a little brother or sister. 

Whether it’s stress, low self-esteem, or a difficult home situation, we all have different ways of dealing with those feelings, and some channel them into anger and the need to control. 

#10

Darn, We're Out Of Sprite, Better Go And Buy Some More!

Darn, We're Out Of Sprite, Better Go And Buy Some More!

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#11

*sigh*

*sigh*

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

They need another two guys pushin on the other side to squeeze out the eggs! Freakin amateurs, 🙄

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

We have an unlimited wealth of information at our fingertips, yet somehow, people are getting dumber.

Javel!
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1 year ago

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

Tell Richard he started with his mother's egg. That should keep him sitting on his dunce stool wearing his dunce cap for a while.

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

This one is a double laugh. The stupid comment, but also the picture of those guys trying to push a rhino. Family farm was dairy and beef. It's hard enough to get a cow to move by pushing if it doesn't want to go. Rhino is boss level compared to cow.

Outlier
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1 year ago

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

Here's hoping Richard hasn't fertilized any "eggs" in any woman so they don't LAY any children of his.....

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

Please tell me he’s joking? People can’t be that stupid no?! Thanks for the laugh, now I have tea all over me, splaash.

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

Honestly it took me a second to understand what 'eggs' the article means.

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

So did anyone else think the people in green were dressed as alligators at first?

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

Oh this is a juicy one! Lathered in delusional conspiracy, marinated in below par I.Q. And seared with spelling errors… I’m swelling with pride juice!

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

I think Richard was being facetious here. I thought it was pretty funny. Well done Richard.

Chez2202
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my. I really hope Richard doesn’t decide to procreate. Or accidentally procreate. Either would probably be a disaster.

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

Did anyone look quickly at that and see a crocodile pushing the rhinoceros?

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

People should have to pass some sort of quiz before they can cast a vote. 🥴

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

I would love to see the moments when some of these jackasses realize they should have cut their toenails before they put their foot in their mouth.

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

I was there! Not when they were harvesting the eggs, of course, but at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki, Kenya, where the rhinos were sent. I was there in June, 2022; I saw the rhinos from a distance. I also went to the rhino graveyard where they have Sudan, the last male Northern white rhino, buried. (Lots of rhinos buried. Sad but beautiful.) They saved Sudan's sperm to fertilize the eggs they harvested from the female, Najin (had to search my photos for her name). However, they plan to implant the embryos into a female rhino (either black or Southern white, I forget) that has already successfully had a calf and proved to be a good mother. I found the whole thing fascinating. Because the rhinos were the last of their species, they were kept in a limited area under guarded conditions (not able to roam freely on the conservancy) to protect them from poachers. I do hope they are successful and can save the species. I plan to go back in 2024.

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

If you’ve ever seen the episode of The Simpsons where they go to Africa, you’d see first hand that rhinos do in fact, hatch from eggs 😂

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

Killing Rhinos just for their horns, so the Chinese can sprinkle the powder on their d***s,

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

would it be weird to say that humans have eggs?... yet they are born and delivered without the "Shell" is that something that we can all agree with?

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

Crack the shell, dump the egg into the bowl, and throw the shell away. Easy peasy.

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

The dimwittedness in this sentence is more dense then Saggitarius A star.

DC
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sick of this, actually. Science may not be what they're into ... fine with me ... I'm not into every science, and a scientist only in a special definition (engineer - "Synthesewissenschaftler" in german, because the aim of the science isn't to find out something that is, but to decide how to employ physical effects in some machinery to fulfill a given task, ...), ok, fine, everything fine along this way, but the constant repeatery of idiocy by so many people, with that tonne of confidence shows that the entire mindset and methodology of stating something, proving it and, in case you use any of it in an argument, at least attempting to understand the key parts of it ... by no stretch finding out anything at all, let alone the entire chain from natural law to actual process of interest, would be required, just to reenact the understanding on a very shallow level would be enough already, but even that - isn't used, and asking for it is asked too much. Too much to have an opinion on it, it seems, nobody sees this to be. While it is. I can understand evolution, review the known facts, and be 100 % sure I'd not have found out like Darwin did, but that's besides. Everybody can do that, at the very least to the degree they're able to participate in the debate!

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Great Response

Great Response

Crystal Anastasia Report

Dr. Art Markman argues that people’s certainty about their beliefs can be broken down into two components: clarity and correctness. Clarity refers to whether people are sure about what they believe. Correctness focuses on whether we think our belief is ‘correct’ in some broader cultural or moral context. 

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The more strongly people believe their attitude is correct, the more competitive they will be in their discussions. However, Dr. Markman suggests that if you find yourself in conflict with others on a regular basis, you might want to evaluate whether you generally assume that your attitudes are the correct ones. 

#13

Imagine Walking Around You Whole Life Thinking It Was This

Imagine Walking Around You Whole Life Thinking It Was This

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#14

Homophones! Do You Know Them?

Homophones! Do You Know Them?

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This Made Me Chuckle

This Made Me Chuckle

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Discovering and being more open to other people’s perspectives may reduce one’s tendency to treat discussions as invitations for coercion. James Feudo offers a few techniques to help one with this tendency to correct another. If it’s something small and there’s no harm done, pretend it never happened. 

If the person you’re interacting with keeps making the mistake, then you might want to point it out in private. If the mistake they’re making can cause a problem (such as poor advice or wrong directions), then you can step in right away. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. 

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As you continue scrolling through this list, make sure you’re upvoting your favorites, leaving comments in your wake, and I shall wish you a wonderful day! Until the next one! 

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They/Them

They/Them

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Well Technically…

Well Technically…

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Lion Wasn’t Even An Option

Lion Wasn’t Even An Option

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Trust Me, I'm Smart

Trust Me, I'm Smart

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Gargoyle

Gargoyle

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You’re Physically Irresponsible

You’re Physically Irresponsible

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#22

Wait, Mayo Isn’t Just Made From Plants?

Wait, Mayo Isn’t Just Made From Plants?

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#23

Someone Has Never Heard Of Rubber Wood

Someone Has Never Heard Of Rubber Wood

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#24

Wonder How Many Strict Vegans Have Avocados Too

Wonder How Many Strict Vegans Have Avocados Too

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#25

Can’t Be Twins If Not Identical

Can’t Be Twins If Not Identical

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Math Is Not My Strong Suit

Math Is Not My Strong Suit

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I-- Wouldn't Know How To Follow Up, Either

I-- Wouldn't Know How To Follow Up, Either

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#28

I Found One!

I Found One!

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#29

This Is The Level Of Confidence I Need In Life

This Is The Level Of Confidence I Need In Life

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#30

The Only Composer That Person Knows Is Bach. Just Like My Third Grade Music Students

The Only Composer That Person Knows Is Bach. Just Like My Third Grade Music Students

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Math

Math

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Olives And Peppers Are Also Fruits

Olives And Peppers Are Also Fruits

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Someone Never Had A Cat

Someone Never Had A Cat

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Math: I’m Out

Math: I’m Out

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#35

When You Try To Correct Someone And Just Fail

When You Try To Correct Someone And Just Fail

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#36

“Something Like”

“Something Like”

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This Is So Satisfying

This Is So Satisfying

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Found This One

Found This One

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#39

Metric System At It Again

Metric System At It Again

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I Feel Like This Should Count Although It's Not A Person Doing The Correcting

I Feel Like This Should Count Although It's Not A Person Doing The Correcting

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#41

Yes. Yes I Want To Be There To See That

Yes. Yes I Want To Be There To See That

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#42

This Is A Lot To Unpack Lol

This Is A Lot To Unpack Lol

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#43

We’ve Been Pronouncing Chemistry Wrong This Whole Time

We’ve Been Pronouncing Chemistry Wrong This Whole Time

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#44

There Are No Dune Movies, Apparently. Not Even A Recently Released One

There Are No Dune Movies, Apparently. Not Even A Recently Released One

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I Hate Twitter

I Hate Twitter

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The American Flag At The End Of His Sentence Adds Some Extra Flavour Of Republican Dumbness

The American Flag At The End Of His Sentence Adds Some Extra Flavour Of Republican Dumbness

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Winnie The Pooh Ate Honey Which Is Purple

Winnie The Pooh Ate Honey Which Is Purple

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#48

Spelling Is Importanter Than You Think

Spelling Is Importanter Than You Think

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#49

Earth Is Only A Couple Thousand Years Old

Earth Is Only A Couple Thousand Years Old

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Hood Version Of A Swimming Cap

Hood Version Of A Swimming Cap

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This's What Happens When You Don't Read The Entire Post

This's What Happens When You Don't Read The Entire Post

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Makes Sense

Makes Sense

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Teached

Teached

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Well He Convinced Me With His Rock Solid Evidence

Well He Convinced Me With His Rock Solid Evidence

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#55

It’s Almost As If… That’s The Point?

It’s Almost As If… That’s The Point?

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That's Like Saying "Its Spelled Grey! Not Gray!"

That's Like Saying "Its Spelled Grey! Not Gray!"

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This Genius Right Here

This Genius Right Here

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My Husband's Mom Is Married To A Woman, But Apparently She Isn't A Lesbian Because Lesbians Can't Give Birth Ever

My Husband's Mom Is Married To A Woman, But Apparently She Isn't A Lesbian Because Lesbians Can't Give Birth Ever

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Gender And Spelling Are Both Artifical Constructs

Gender And Spelling Are Both Artifical Constructs

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Youa Ll

Youa Ll

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Boy To Supersoldier Transition

Boy To Supersoldier Transition

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What A Fine Start For Mathematics In 2023

What A Fine Start For Mathematics In 2023

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Ah Yes. Lasagna

Ah Yes. Lasagna

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Only Chickens Lay Eggs. Only The Educated Know The Platypus Is A Hoax

Only Chickens Lay Eggs. Only The Educated Know The Platypus Is A Hoax

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Found Different Opinions On The Matter But This Screams Bald Eagle Like Nothing Else

Found Different Opinions On The Matter But This Screams Bald Eagle Like Nothing Else

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You're* Wrong

You're* Wrong

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Incorrectly Correcting Stephen King?! The 164 Comments Were All Correct Corrections. I Think I Got One Here!!!

Incorrectly Correcting Stephen King?! The 164 Comments Were All Correct Corrections. I Think I Got One Here!!!

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#68

And He's Trying To Educate Her? Ugh!

And He's Trying To Educate Her? Ugh!

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Couldn’t Cared Less About Grammar

Couldn’t Cared Less About Grammar

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I Think The Correcter Needs To Do A Rewatch

I Think The Correcter Needs To Do A Rewatch

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#71

The Hiring Chic? Is That A Style For Prospective Employees Or Hr?

The Hiring Chic? Is That A Style For Prospective Employees Or Hr?

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#72

It Does Take Effort, A No Brainer Effort

It Does Take Effort, A No Brainer Effort

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I Think I Finally Found One!

I Think I Finally Found One!

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Google Is So Accessible. Wouldn't You Check?

Google Is So Accessible. Wouldn't You Check?

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Bruh Why Didnt We Just Use Stainless Steel Masks In 2020 Since They Cant Host Bacteria? Smh

Bruh Why Didnt We Just Use Stainless Steel Masks In 2020 Since They Cant Host Bacteria? Smh

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The Caption Was Asking For A Name Of An Animal With A "Q" In It

The Caption Was Asking For A Name Of An Animal With A "Q" In It

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Attention To Detail

Attention To Detail

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Same Thing Innit

Same Thing Innit

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Never Sawed Such A Thing Before

Never Sawed Such A Thing Before

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Bomdas 💀💀💀

Bomdas 💀💀💀

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And Here I Was Wondering How Could People Have Thought That A Third-Pounder Is Smaller Than A Quarter-Pounder

And Here I Was Wondering How Could People Have Thought That A Third-Pounder Is Smaller Than A Quarter-Pounder

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American Culture 😂 Otherwise Known As European Rip-Off Culture

American Culture 😂 Otherwise Known As European Rip-Off Culture

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To Beach They're Gone

To Beach They're Gone

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Yes. Like Gravity

Yes. Like Gravity

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Neither My Phone, Tablets, Nor Computer Would Have Let Me Get Away With This Without, At The Very Least, Some Bold Wavy Red Zigzags

Neither My Phone, Tablets, Nor Computer Would Have Let Me Get Away With This Without, At The Very Least, Some Bold Wavy Red Zigzags

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She Almost Had It

She Almost Had It

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I Mean, They Aren't Wrong, The More Your Check Is, The More Appears To Be Taken Out

I Mean, They Aren't Wrong, The More Your Check Is, The More Appears To Be Taken Out

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Still Hate The Astros Tho

Still Hate The Astros Tho

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Says I Misunderstand... And Proceeds To Write Exactly What I Wrote, With A Some More Words

Says I Misunderstand... And Proceeds To Write Exactly What I Wrote, With A Some More Words

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I Had A Crush On My Second Grade Teacher, Miss Spellings

I Had A Crush On My Second Grade Teacher, Miss Spellings

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