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Many of us have experienced the desire to present ourselves in a more favorable light to our significant others, bosses, and friends. It's natural, and there's no harm in it. Human pride can be a powerful motivator, leading us to act or speak in ways that may not truly reflect who we are. Some of these moments have been captured on the subreddit 'Not Like the Other Girls' in some funny and entertaining posts.

The subreddit has a thriving community of 860k members who share posts where people attempted to appear cool but came across as cringy. We've gathered a collection of our favorite ones so without further ado, let's dive into this cringe-fest and have a sneaky chuckle. Don't forget to upvote the ones that brought you the most laughter.

#1

Been Seeing This Woman's Tweets A Lot

Been Seeing This Woman's Tweets A Lot

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At times, we tend to think of ourselves as smarter, funnier, kinder, and paradoxically, even more modest than we truly are. This is called the Dunning-Kruger effect. But in psychology is it known as the Superiority Illusion.

#2

Golden Skin Shimmering In The Summer Sun

Golden Skin Shimmering In The Summer Sun

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#3

This Probably Doesn't Fit Here But

This Probably Doesn't Fit Here But

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In 1995, McArthur Wheeler robbed two banks in Pittsburgh in broad daylight wearing no mask. He was identified from security cameras. When police asked him about it, he said he rubbed lemon juice on his face. It supposedly should have worked as an invisible ink. He tested it before the robbery by putting juice on his face and then taking a Polaroid picture - it showed no face. Let's just say this man is as good at robbery as photography.

#4

"I'm Not Like Other Girls I'm Sick In The Head"

"I'm Not Like Other Girls I'm Sick In The Head"

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#5

Some Of You Honestly Just Use Nlogs As An Excuse To Flex Your Inner High School Bully, It’s Nasty And Awful

Some Of You Honestly Just Use Nlogs As An Excuse To Flex Your Inner High School Bully, It’s Nasty And Awful

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#6

She’s Got Like 6 Days To Eat All Of That

She’s Got Like 6 Days To Eat All Of That

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A few psychologists, Justin Kruger and David Dunning, were so intrigued by McArthur Wheeler's funny robbery story that they held a social experiment with psychology undergraduate students. They performed problem-solving tests using logic, analysis of grammar, and assessment of whether jokes were funny. Surprisingly, the results revealed that those who scored the lowest overestimated their performance. In their research paper, Dunning and Kruger wrote that "…people who are unskilled in these domains suffer a dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it." The phenomenon subsequently became known as the Dunning–Kruger effect, sometimes called ‘the unskilled and unaware effect.’

It is also interesting that the Dunning-Kruger effect involves smart people underestimating themselves.

#7

Found In The Wilds Of Instagram

Found In The Wilds Of Instagram

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#8

Okay Then Make Friends With Girls Who Want To Do This???

Okay Then Make Friends With Girls Who Want To Do This???

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#9

Found One Out In The Wild

Found One Out In The Wild

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Unfortunately, the Dunning-Kruger effect is part of being human. The good news for us is that it can be remediable. "Paradoxically, improving the skills of the participants, and thus increasing their metacognitive competence, helped them recognize the limitations of their abilities," Dunning and Kruger wrote in their paper.

#10

Tell Me You're Insecure Without Telling Me You're Insecure

Tell Me You're Insecure Without Telling Me You're Insecure

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#11

A Facebook Gem Shared By A 14 Year Old Girl

A Facebook Gem Shared By A 14 Year Old Girl

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#12

Did You Win? Do All The Men Like You Yet?

Did You Win? Do All The Men Like You Yet?

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Perceiving yourself to be better than you are is also linked to optimism. It is considered by many to be one of the most desirable traits to have. We just don't want that negativity. However, according to Leuven University’s Vera Hoorens and colleagues, it can come at a price: "It may make you look naïve, and you may be in for disappointment when your sunny predictions fail to materialize." 

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#13

Someone Actually Made This List On Twt

Someone Actually Made This List On Twt

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#14

Apparently Only This Girl Wants To Get A House

Apparently Only This Girl Wants To Get A House

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#15

Found One In The Wild

Found One In The Wild

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

When you can't even spell the name of your "favourite" author or the character you relate to the most...

Lakota Wolf (she/her)
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

sterfan kong is my favirite auffor! text me if you like storfan krong as well! maybe we'll be friends! doubtful tho!!!!! /sarcasm

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

It reminds me of that tweet about the Cure. The teenager tells their dad "I'm really into this band, it's pretty obscure, you probably don't know them, they're called The Cure".

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

I feel some of these are from young teens, and wanting to be special or different (up to a point) is a normal stage of development. It becomes cringey when adults post/ say things like these.

Šimon Špaček
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate those "If you get this then MAYBE we can be friends". Unless you know "X", we cannot be friends and even if you do, maybe I will another weird thing to push you away. I have a lot of friends and with none we have those. "We cannot be friends if you cannot tell lucerne hammer from halberd". No, we can still be friends, we can talk about OTHER THINGS. We can talk about music, favorite beers, we can play board games, we can go canoeing,... Don't form your life around one thing.

GnT's Mum
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well okay but it's her songs 1: Hello 2: That day 3: Trigger Happy Jack 4: Haunted 5: Wild I honestly could keep going and if you've never listened to them you should!

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

the funny thing is that most of the alternative people i know (including me) weren't huge fans of the new wednesday show

Stephanie A Mutti
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then you watch the Barbie movie and realize ALL [almost all] women don't feel like they are enough either.

Munchkin
Community Member
11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never thought I'd get this triggered by a spelling mistake

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

People like this always made me so upset. Because I have always been hyperfeminine, I loved pink, and Barbie, and princesses, and everything that had to do with things like that. I grew up thinking that was a bad thing. My own peers made fun of me for liking pink. A color!! Society pits women against one another, so women reject feminine traits and say look at me, take me seriously, when they shouldn't have to. It just sucks

Lillian Charter
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"IM NOT LIKE THE OTHET GIRLS!!" these days if ur like me and love pink u aren't like the other girlS

Kat Hague
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wednesday? Edgar Allan Poe? Spelling correctly lets other people know that you know how to spell.

Paul Lehberger
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK, it's Allan. I think that is a common mistake. This character's name is spelled Wednesday.

Lea S.
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How old is this person? Wednesday Addams has been a thing since 1938.

Entropy Clean
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, he watches you as you brick them into the walls, but that's not the same thing...

Irene VU
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“I always wanted to be like Morticia Addams… we are NOT the same.” OMG, SUPER CRINGE, although BLACK really is a happy color!

Desiree Meredith
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um... I've always loved Wednesday Addams... And, also Barbie. P.S- Barbie is a fantastic movie! Just Sayin

Robert Beveridge
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🎵 I always feel like... somebody's watching me... in the walls he's gotta be 🎶

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

There was so little she needed to leave out or change and this would be perfectly ok as a form of self expression. Had she just written: hello fellow Wednesday fans! I've always wanted to be like Wednesday Adams. I've always felt like her even before I knew she existed so when I saw the show I never felt more at home! Sincerely, from a person who loves Edgar Allan Poe as one of their favourite authors. PS: there's always someone watching you in the walls. (If you get this you are my people! Text me and maybe we can be friends. I'd hope so) The line between self expression and being a pick me/not like other girls girl is so slim but it's sharp. One is just telling what we like and accepting that it might be different from others, the other is putting people down for being different.

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

I like how Wednesday was portrayed in the old b/w show. Pretty much just a normal sweet kid by modern standards. Wearing black but not acting like a creepy gloomy murderous sociopath.

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

I don't know that quote. I can't even find it when I search for it. I guess she does not have friends.

Ross “Sarcastic Dad”
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wednesday. Wednesday. F**k, look at the squiggly red line under the word. It's f*****g Wednesday.

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Another pitfall linked to optimism emerges when you become ensnared by the hubris hypothesis. According to the above mentioned Belgian scientists, it involves "comparing yourself favorably and explicitly with other people. This leads others to believe that you hold disparaging attitudes toward them because you’re letting them know that you think of yourself as superior. It’s a particular form of pride in which the claims you make about your worth come at the expense of acknowledging that of other people." 

#16

Found On Facebook

Found On Facebook

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#17

Im Not Like Other Girls Because I Love Harassment And Have A Real Womb

Im Not Like Other Girls Because I Love Harassment And Have A Real Womb

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#18

I Drink Beer, Not Fruity Drinks!!

I Drink Beer, Not Fruity Drinks!!

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So it's not positivity or negativity, arrogance or modesty that matters. It is the fine balance between all those things. Keep scrolling to see all those 'not so modest' people, as featured on r/notliketheothergirls. When you're done, feel free to delve into our previous posts about the subreddit here, here, and here.

#19

Not One Of The Kardashians

Not One Of The Kardashians

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#20

Stumbled Across Someone's Ig Story

Stumbled Across Someone's Ig Story

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#21

So Cute And Quirky !!! Gross, Men Have Feelings? 😩

So Cute And Quirky !!! Gross, Men Have Feelings? 😩

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#22

Just Why

Just Why

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#23

Party Bad

Party Bad

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#24

I’m Not Like Other Girls I Make Bone Broth

I’m Not Like Other Girls I Make Bone Broth

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#25

Not Sure If This Has Already Been Posted But 🥴

Not Sure If This Has Already Been Posted But 🥴

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#26

I Can’t Even-

I Can’t Even-

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#27

Just Saw This On Twitter

Just Saw This On Twitter

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#28

Mascara Trend Nlog

Mascara Trend Nlog

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#29

So Brave - Inspiring

So Brave - Inspiring

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#30

#differentbreed

#differentbreed

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#31

Ah Yes Calling All Other Women The “Competition” And Then Belittling Them For Who They Identify As And Where They Have Body Hair

Ah Yes Calling All Other Women The “Competition” And Then Belittling Them For Who They Identify As And Where They Have Body Hair

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#32

Frankly Talking About Grout Sounds Boring

Frankly Talking About Grout Sounds Boring

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#33

On A Video About Andrew Tate

On A Video About Andrew Tate

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#34

I May Be Off Base, But This Feels Super Shame-Y

I May Be Off Base, But This Feels Super Shame-Y

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#35

Imagine Being This Desperate For Attention

Imagine Being This Desperate For Attention

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#36

On R/Askreddit

On R/Askreddit

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#37

Tiktok Comment Accusing This Girl Of Sexualising The Workplace Bc She Likes Dressing Up

Tiktok Comment Accusing This Girl Of Sexualising The Workplace Bc She Likes Dressing Up

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#38

I’m Glad All The Comments Weren’t Agreeing With Her

I’m Glad All The Comments Weren’t Agreeing With Her

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#39

She’s The Best You Guys

She’s The Best You Guys

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#40

Can We Please Stop With This Crap Already??

Can We Please Stop With This Crap Already??

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#41

Girl….who Asked?

Girl….who Asked?

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#42

Apparently Wearing Flats Makes You A Slob

Apparently Wearing Flats Makes You A Slob

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#43

“Im Not Saying Male Friends Are Better Than Female Friends!! Im Saying That Girls Are Predictable ”

“Im Not Saying Male Friends Are Better Than Female Friends!! Im Saying That Girls Are Predictable ”

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#44

She Don't Cook Low Vibrational Food Boys 🤬

She Don't Cook Low Vibrational Food Boys 🤬

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#45

Imagine Being This Level Of “Pick Me” That You Create A Whole List

Imagine Being This Level Of “Pick Me” That You Create A Whole List

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#46

A Woman… Drinking… Beer??!! Scandal!!

A Woman… Drinking… Beer??!! Scandal!!

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#47

👍👍👍👍👍

👍👍👍👍👍

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#48

Having Kids Good , Having Carrer Bad

Having Kids Good , Having Carrer Bad

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#49

How Do I Tell Her. She’s A Grown Ass Woman

How Do I Tell Her. She’s A Grown Ass Woman

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#50

Comparing Other Women To Each Other Is Stupid, Not To Mention It’s Not “Classic” It’s Just Rude

Comparing Other Women To Each Other Is Stupid, Not To Mention It’s Not “Classic” It’s Just Rude

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#51

My Sports Bra Is From The Men’s Section

My Sports Bra Is From The Men’s Section

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#52

You’re A Whole Woman Yourself, Bozo

You’re A Whole Woman Yourself, Bozo

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