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Active since the Autumn of 2015, The r/madlads online community on Reddit is a real madhouse of entertainment, joy, and human beings doing incredibly mundane things and celebrating it like party animals… even though others see it as being completely over-the-top reactions and nobody asked them to make such power moves.

Have a scroll through some of the top power moves that ‘mad lads’ have been doing, upvote your fave pics, and get ready to have a grand old time. Be sure to check out the subreddit and join their growing community of 1.67 million members. Just remember to read the rules.

#1

I Was Not Expecting This To Happen

I Was Not Expecting This To Happen

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J. F.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, why did nobody applied this 3d chess move to anti-mask stuff?

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    #2

    I Want To Try This Now

    I Want To Try This Now

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    #3

    This Kid Is Going Places

    This Kid Is Going Places

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    #4

    Mad Student

    Mad Student

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    Mohsie Supposie
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yeah" is a positive word. "Right" is a positive word. But "Yeah, Right" means "No Way", which is negative. Thus proving the Prof. wrong.

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    Bored Panda reached out to u/RalphiesBoogers, a moderator at the ‘Mad Lads’ community, who claims that they’re the greatest mod that Reddit has ever known. (...Allegedly!) We had a good laugh at how they responded to everything.

    Check out their hilarious and in-character (as well as genuinely informative and insightful) responses below about the subreddit and, here’s a small heads-up, they really are kings and queens of banter, no matter what situation they’re in. An absolute mad lad? You betcha (just without the irony)!

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    #6

    Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn

    Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn

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    Elizabeth Molloy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need to know 1. How Aunt Sheryl ruined OP's relationship, and 2. What happened at Thanksgiving dinner!

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    Meanwhile, moderator u/steveofftheinternet pointed out that the subreddit was "completely ruined" when PewDiePie, aka Felix Kjellberg, uploaded a video about it. "We got flooded with his meme-spewing preteen fan army who are incapable of understanding that 'madlad' is ironic." Mod u/N8theGr8 explained that "mad-laddery is when you do something incredibly mundane, such as making spaghetti, sweeping the hallway, or being a Bored Panda writer, and then acting like it's the craziest thing ever."

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    Moderator N8theGr8 said that the subreddit was started in response to an image of "a guy putting a pan or something on his head and everyone else being like whaaaaaaaaat." In their opinion, the world has enough mad lads as it is. "I don't know if I want to encourage too many madlads, since the last time we got too popular some impressionable kid put sugar on their already Frosted Flakes, and it was chaos. They sell this thing called Liquid Confidence at a lot of stores though, I recommend taking a shot every time Elon Musk embarrasses himself Twitter."

    #11

    Not Sure If This Counts But Madlad Strikes At His Mom?

    Not Sure If This Counts But Madlad Strikes At His Mom?

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    Madlad With His Harmless Prank

    Madlad With His Harmless Prank

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    #15

    Madlad Kevin!

    Madlad Kevin!

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    Bole Perishon
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is nothing. A guy in Serbia joined the Flat Earth Society Facebook group, got them to make him an admin and changed their name to Round Earth Society.

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    Meanwhile, when prodded about where the line between what's 'mad-laddish' and not lies, they decided to jokingly misinterpret the question. "Contrary to popular belief, it's not an actual physical line like the International Date Line or that line you dance on when line dancing. It's also not a picket line, as those individuals are fighting the bourgeois against the exploitation of labor under a system of capital are not to be dismissed as mere mad lads, but compatriots in the fight against our chains of oppression. It's also not rickrolling, since that joke is like 30 years old," they said, alluding to one of the main demands of the subreddit to not mention Rick Roll.

    When asked to answer a few questions about their community and what it stands for, one of the r/madlads moderators, RalphiesBoogers (great name and The Simpsons reference, tbh) proved that banter is supreme and that you can’t switch it off before launching into how a lot of folks misinterpret the term ‘mad lad’ in the first place.

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    #17

    Absolute Madlad Outsmarting His Way Through Life

    Absolute Madlad Outsmarting His Way Through Life

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was expecting something more inappropriate so I was relieved when I read the last sentence.

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    #18

    Grandad Glass Blowing Madlad

    Grandad Glass Blowing Madlad

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    #20

    Textbook Bait And Switch

    Textbook Bait And Switch

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    Mohsie Supposie
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... unless you are "blue-lighting" i.e. an emergency vehicle with blue lights ON indicating it is on an emergency call.

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    The mod, practically beaming with banter energy, agreed to talk to us on the condition that we keep mentioning that they’re the greatest moderator Reddit has ever known. Have we said that u/RalphiesBoogers is the greatest moderator Reddit has ever known? Well, they are!

    “For the most part, we just try to manipulate the price of GME,” u/RalphiesBoogers, probably the best mod that Reddit has seen in its entire existence, jokingly told Bored Panda, referring to the GameStop stock rise (and fall). “The main point of this subreddit really is to manipulate the NYSE and various other currency markets. The majority of our posts are code for market movements. We decisively curate and control the information here in order to send clear market signals that our followers use as predictors. I understand your skepticism, but that's how it works.”

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    #22

    Madlad Kid

    Madlad Kid

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just one moment that shows kids aren’t born prejudice, they are taught. This 6 y/o obviously took a moment to absorb the information and then didn’t seem to bat an eye lid asking about a hubby.

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    #24

    Even The Police Are Madlads

    Even The Police Are Madlads

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    Just another piece of proof that you need to have a good sense of humor at all times, never take things written on the internet without a grain of salt, and that tongue-in-cheek sarcasm really can translate well through text, not just speech.

    “The other mods will say what they're paid to say. Just to be clear though, everything I said is true,” they quipped.

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    Moderator RalphiesBoogers said that a lot of people have misconceptions about the term ‘mad lad.’ “It's about people who take something very mild and comment on social media as though it is not. However, most of the users here are like 12 so they think it's all about being actually wacky or being a first-world anarchist or something,” they explained that not everyone can sense the irony in some posts that are shared online.

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    #29

    Give This Guy A Medal

    Give This Guy A Medal

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    #30

    Mad Lads

    Mad Lads

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    Julia Atkinson
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a real company called TWATS in York. My former neighbour drove a van with TWATS emblazoned on the side.

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    “Truly, this misconception plagues the subreddit in ways that have cost the dow several hundred points this past week. r/madlads isn't about being mad. It's about taking way too much excitement in mildness or mundane things, and also driving Dogecoin to the moon,” the best, brightest, and most brilliant that Reddit has ever known and will ever see added, hyperbolizing just a tad.

    #33

    Behold The Founder Of Netflix

    Behold The Founder Of Netflix

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    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A whole workforce gone and the economy survived. Seems like we should keep this in mind.

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    We were curious to find out how some people, who are shy, lack confidence, and are afraid to stand out from the crowd could develop (unironic) mad lad energy and the courage to do things that are out of the ordinary.

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    However, RalphiesBoogers, the best mod Reddit has ever known, thinks that it’s all the opposite and that the modern world is more skewed towards people yearning for attention. 

    #36

    Just Mad I Tell You

    Just Mad I Tell You

    My bike was stolen last week and yesterday I saw it for sale on Craigslist. So I messaged the seller, met him at McDonald's and when I noticed it was 100% my bike I dumbly asked to take it for a ride. He said "Yeah just don't ride off." Which is exactly what I did. I stole my bike back.

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    Rowlie
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I fully support this and if I ever had a chance I would do the same.

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    #37

    Gotta Use The Backdoor

    Gotta Use The Backdoor

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the no pre marital sex rule is stupid. Whilst sex is not the most important thing in a relationship, it still plays a vital role. You could marry someone and they could be terrible in bed. They could be selfish, rough, demanding, you could have different sexual preferences/fantasies etc but you are now stuck coz divorce is against the bible.

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    #40

    Mad Lass Advances Her Career

    Mad Lass Advances Her Career

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    PhybreAwptic
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why stop there, though? Should have done some ambiguous self promoting with examples of positive things you've seen the janitor doing.

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    “I see everyone, everywhere, screaming for attention and trying to stand out all the time endlessly, and careers being constantly pursued to become the next wacky social media star,” they said.

    The best mod on Reddit, u/RalphiesBoogers, said that the term ‘mad lad’ was intended to be used ironically, but “subtlety is lost on the internet, like the value I lost in GME.”

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    Tattoo Artist

    Tattoo Artist

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    Andy Acceber
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're the Asian tattoo artist and someone asks for that tokenizing bullshit, I think that slight edit is perfectly acceptable. = D

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    #43

    Madlad Granddad

    Madlad Granddad

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    Pamela24
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This again...I thought we all agreed it's fairly sad he feels obligated to go to church when he's clearly not enjoying it.

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    #46

    Anonymous Lad, Still Mad. Dude Really Doing This In Minnesota

    Anonymous Lad, Still Mad. Dude Really Doing This In Minnesota

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    Madlad Not Using The Letter "F" For At Least One Month

    Madlad Not Using The Letter "F" For At Least One Month

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    Andy Acceber
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to assume the letter "F" is broken on their keyboard. Still, that's some super creative writing to completely avoid it for a month.

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    #48

    Just For Thise Who Don't Know, This Piece Is Very Tense

    Just For Thise Who Don't Know, This Piece Is Very Tense

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    #49

    This Student Of Mine Turned In His Homework Like This, (3rd Grade)

    This Student Of Mine Turned In His Homework Like This, (3rd Grade)

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    #50

    Dad With The Long Con

    Dad With The Long Con

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    Done with scrolling through this list? Let us know which pictures you loved the most and why! Got any ‘mad lad’ moments of your own to share? Did you enjoy the vibe that the greatest Reddit moderator has been giving off? Drop us a line or two in the comment section, dear Pandas.

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