Join the Fun!

Corvus_Manufaktura , Dorothea OLDANI Report

Friend: "I've always wondered how goats grow into deer in the wild but stay goats at the farm."

Me: "Ayo what the f**k?"

Friend: "I know, crazy, right? With ponies at least you can see them grow into horses but the goats??"

Final score:

324points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

What animal grows into cows?

186points

My wife's Grandmother was on her death bed in 2015, right around Christmas. I was scheduled to work that Christmas Eve... she took a turn for the worst that morning and I was told we'd all better get to the house quick. Tried to call my manager, no answer, left him a voicemail. I called the manager on duty and said I'm sorry it's just not happening today I have a family crisis. Duty manager said absolutely no problem. Called their manager too to ensure I covered all my bases. They both said take all the time you need. Was supposed to work the weekend after too. No problem, we'll get you covered. She died that Sunday.

Get back to work Tuesday. My own manager comes to my desk, he's pissed at me. Why didn't I show up for work those days? I told him the situation, told him I'd called everyone to ensure I was covered. His response? "Well, you should have planned that better". This is the only time I've ever seen my cube mate, this mild mannered Iranian I'd worked with for years, get upset. He leapt out of his seat, grabbed my manager by his arm and dragged him to his office. Apparently the shouting match went on for some time, I was too busy sitting at my desk with my jaw on the floor processing what he just said.

That manager was an a*****e. My coworker is one cool dude. I never got an apology, but I note he was fired for unrelated reasons a few months later so f**k him.

zerbey , Jose Losada Report

Final score:

291points

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Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago

What is it with employers thinking that people should plan a death in the family to fit around the work schedule? I've seen several posts on several articles on BP where managment is berating an employee for not giving proper notice to use bereavement leave. Either they are utterly incompetent or an absolute a-hole,complete with swollen hemeroids, bleeding,festering pustules, and dingleberries hanging in profuse numbers.

146points

We managed to get in touch with Redditor Xlh883dragster, Brad, who was kind enough to have a chat about his thread. When asked about what inspired him to start this conversation in the first place, he told Bored Panda he’s not 100% sure where it came from. "It was just one of those things that kind of materialize or occur randomly in your consciousness. However, I have been binge-watching (and re-watching) 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Seinfeld' recently, so that could have had something to do with it."

Brad explained these popular sitcoms have put him in this weird frame of mind. "[It] has me thinking about ordinary day-to-day things that happen to me or random thoughts that streak through my mind in the context of 'Hey, that would have been a funny scene in Curb' or 'That would have been a hilarious Seinfeld character', followed by the respective theme song playing in my head," the Redditor added.

When asked about the avalanche of replies his thread received, Brad said it felt good to put something out there that many people connected to. "I definitely didn’t expect it to get the response that it did," he added. "But was pleasantly surprised (and slightly mortified at the thought of trying to read all of them) when I started to see hundreds and then thousands of replies flooding my inbox."

50 Times People Heard Someone Say Something So Blatantly Stupid, They Just Had To Share It Online Banning abortion will stop abortions.

fonduesalsa , Philip Cohen Report

Final score:

288points

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Rod 2 years ago

Well murder is illegal so there is no murders, right?

236points

Substitute teacher told me the moon is bigger than the sun that's why it blocks the sun during an eciplse. Was in grade 4 I argued with her.

Amelor_Rova , Andrés Gómez Report

Final score:

282points

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Bernd Herbert 2 years ago

This one is actually quite sad. Uneducated people who become teachers

272points

That Darwin was half right and that black people evolved from monkeys but white people were the descendants of Adam and Eve.

The same guy went on about what an idiot his heart doctor was because he was Indian. Yeah, that guy is dead from a heart attack now. Oh well.

rhett342 , Hans Veth Report

Final score:

281points

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Leon Malone 2 years ago

Oh well 🤣

196points

Magickmaster 8 2 years ago

What a shame

24points

theoneandonlynoira 1 year ago

Yes, very sad. Anyway...

5points

Mickie Shea 1 year ago

Agree, sometimes a sigh and a "Oh Well" is that we can do.

0points

What's sleep? 1 year ago

lol

0points

Delta Dawn 2 years ago

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Elin Calliel 2 years ago

Aand that guy has now also discovered that you don’t get racists in heaven.

20points

Diolla 2 years ago

Darwin Award winner.

20points

Willow Sunstar 2 years ago

Yep, totally

4points

Emmydearest 2 years ago

Irony at its finest...

3points

PolymathNecromancer 1 year ago

Thinking same thing, was gonna say "Looks like Darwin was ALL right, not HALF right! "

0points

Doug 2 years ago

Actually, no one evolved from monkeys. Ourselves and other apes have a common ancestor that we all evolved from.

15points

debrina blackmoon 2 years ago (edited)

Yes, and many will still cling to the whole god/heaven/hell/devil, etc. fantasy/sci-fi stories. Nofucks for downvotes.

5points

Deborah Harris 2 years ago

I'm confused, we all know that God looks like Morgan Freeman ( yes I know he looks like God this is tongue-in-cheek) and that Adam was built in Gods own image, so wouldn't we all be direct descendants of a gorgeous black man :p

10points

Bouche Clay 2 years ago

George Burns played God in the "Oh God" series of movies in the '70's. I do like Morgan Freeman's better, though. I expect that God would be okay with having Mr. Freeman fill in if God ever wants to go on vacation.

3points

Gemma jones 2 years ago

this post blows my mind, clearly evolution avoided this person

10points

Cactus McCoy 2 years ago

Might have been a stone stupid racist, might he not,?

8points

Penny Hernandez 2 years ago

Stupidity should be painful.

6points

debrina blackmoon 2 years ago

Well, idiots do give me quite an immense headache.

3points

Electra Complex 2 years ago

New type of guy: Guy who believes in both evolution AND creationism, in a racist way

4points

TheDivineMsM 2 years ago

Sounds like an ignorant racist to me.

3points

Reinaldo Fuentes 2 years ago

Auto-selected for deletion from the gene pool. ;)

2points

debrina blackmoon 2 years ago

Bring in the Daleks and Cybermen!

2points

Markus Weiler 2 years ago

hell must be bursting at all seams

2points

Jul Chv 2 years ago

That´s karma... and also very very ironic.

2points

Sanchi 2 years ago

Don’t mess with us Indians… 😶‍🌫️

1point

TEDDEHBEAR!!!! 2 years ago

U, outta the gene pool now!

1point

Thatkamloopsguy 2 years ago

No loss, he is an idiot.

1point

Katrina Wysocki 2 years ago

Ahhhhh racist stupidity at its finest

1point

Julia Mckinney 2 years ago

And the dead guy gets a Darwin award!

1point

Kitty Lane 2 years ago

Whut

1point

Jane Doe 2 years ago

I read this thinking, “Darwin said what?!?” Oh. reading comprehension, I missed you for a minute there!

1point

Notyomama 2 years ago

Omg. 🤦‍♀️

1point

M. 2 years ago

Adam and Eve are myths created by a cult that worships an imaginary friend and his son.

1point

Bee she/her 2 years ago

Adam and Eve is a story to represent the story of creation. Know how offensive your words are before you say them. While I understand the idea of the cult you are talking about, that isn’t most of Christianity and shouldn’t be used to generalize this religion. If you wouldn’t bash other religions for fear of sounding like an ignorant AH don’t bash Christians, because here you kind of sound like one.

10points

PandyLynn 2 years ago

Oh well indeed

1point

Amanda 2 years ago

One less idiot in the world.

1point

Xenia Granados 2 years ago

Also married his first cousin!

1point

The pizza girl is here! 2 years ago

Oh. Sad. Anyway..

1point

Mistouko Les 2 years ago

Darwin rules!

1point

Mickie Shea 1 year ago

There never has been an Adam or Eve as the bible mentions. It was only a story to appease the ignorant, while explaining how we got here. We all be descendants from something else, humans all grouping from the family of apes. Not apes themselves..Before that we were all a one celled life form..Environment eroded any common ancestry, creating multiple hues of hair, eyes, body types and yes, even skin tones. Nature is beautiful.

0points

Ambry Petersen 1 year ago (edited)

Some foreign doctors are good...some are not. I went to a family doctor once that had a nurse practitioner from India. Went in for pink eye and she chewed me out saying emergency care is for the emergency room. Pink eye is not an emergency. You prescribe the eyedrops and send the patient home. Not waste the ERs time for a trivial case. Then there was the time my daughter got rosiolla (a childhood disease not sure if I spelled it right) she was sick and miserable with fever and an extremely itchy rash. The nurse when we asked what it could be. "I don't know?" Wouldn't talk to her colleagues or call the doctor. Did a walk in at a pediatricians office. He looked it up on his phone and knew exactly what it was. We were switched to his office that day. He was a good doc. Then there was a foreign doctor that saved my ex step-dads life when he had a stroke. So it just depends on the doctor.

0points

Robert Hernandez 1 year ago

Now that is some Darwinian natural selection.

0points

Bingyu Hu 1 year ago

r u sure the guy knew darwin??????...

0points

elcee 1 year ago

where do ppl get this stuff?

0points

Todd 1 year ago

It was a different time. We have the benefit of all the henceforth knowledge unknown to him at that time.

0points

Asphalt Bubblegum 1 year ago (edited)

The guy probably earned a solid smack to the head each time he told a stupid lie, and his heart couldn't take all that constant abuse.

0points

No Name 1 year ago

Oh no. Anyway...

0points

crowspectre (he/they) 1 year ago

Sucks for him! Not for us tho

0points

Toy Slaughter 2 years ago

Right where he outta be 🔥🔥🔥

0points

Verona Bingham 2 years ago

Some people are so ignorant it's a wonder they survived past childhood, he should have been a contestant for the Darwin Awards he would have been in some like minded company.

0points

M. 2 years ago

Nah man, I'm a chimpanzee, you're a chimpanzee, and according to that one 'horror' comic I read, we're all lunchables for aliens in the making.

0points

Rylosalex 2 years ago

"Yeah, that guy is dead from a heart attack now." I like the callous way this sentence was written

0points

Crow (he/they) 2 years ago

Yeah a heart attack. No one threw him off a bridge. Why would you ever accuse me of something like that? I'm injured

0points

Susanne B 2 years ago (edited)

If that heart attack occurred in his fifties, is might be retaliation for his stupid racism. For he wouldn't have listened to an "idiot" doctor

0points

Holly Smethurst 2 years ago

Well then his heart doctor may well have been an idiot?

0points

Jo Davies 2 years ago

Living in South Africa in the 80s I was told by a teacher that they were a different species because their hair didn't crown. I wish I was making this up.

0points

Barbara Baldwin 2 years ago

That first statement is the most horrible c**p I've ever seen..

0points

🤣🤣🤣 (Me while reading bp) 2 years ago

Whaaaaaaaaaat

0points

Michael Largey 2 years ago (edited)

And where did he think Orientals descended from?

0points

Rabbit-Of-ill-Portent️ 2 years ago

You should never speak badly about the dead, only good. The dude is dead. Good.

0points

Jaguarundi 2 years ago

Another Darwin Award winner received 2 prizes. One for himself and one for humanity in general.

0points

Fearhunter 2 years ago

Anyhow

0points

Jessica Julian 2 years ago

Survival of the fittest/smartest...he didn't listen to his heart doctor, because he was an ignorant bigot, and now he is dead.

0points

Elizabeth Molloy 2 years ago

Darwin Award!

0points

Paul Pierokowski 2 years ago

Oh no! Anyway. 😂

0points

As you’re scrolling through this list, you can’t help but feel entertained by the dumb things that inevitably leave our mouths. While it makes for some cringe-worthy material, we humans seem to always feel intrigued by these stories.

Brad shared a few reasons people are drawn to devour stupid things others overhear. "First is, it’s funny. I found myself laughing out loud at several of the quotes that were posted. Some were just absolutely hilarious. It’s the whole concept of Schadenfreude — laughing at others' misfortune. We do it because laughing makes us feel good."

The other explanation we enjoy reading about these moments is that it offers us comfort and makes us feel slightly better about our own embarrassing blunders. After all, they represent a certain universal truth — we all sometimes hold false hopes and wrong beliefs that are hilariously stupid. "It’s a little bit of a confidence boost, and also something you can relate to as a fellow traveler. Some people might think 'Thank god I’m not the only one who thought or said the same thing' or 'Whew, at least I know I’m not the dumbest person on Earth!'"

A flight was delayed due to snow on the runway, a woman complained saying “damn it this happens every year, why don’t they put a roof over the runway or something”.

Bangkokbeats10 , Merve Sensoy Report

Final score:

267points

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Aoife Lorris 2 years ago

Not me genuinely considering that for a second.

220points

One of my college roommates wandered in while we were watching JAWS. It’s the final 15 minutes. The shark is tearing the Orca apart. It comes to the scene where the shark heaves itself up on the stern, the roommate says,

“It’s pretty neat how they trained that shark to do that.”

Dear reader, he was serious.

jabberwox , Ritesh Man Tamrakar Report

Final score:

263points

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Nobody 2 years ago

special effects crew would be thrilled with his comments!

221points

Better_Collection840 , Hannah Lim Report

How do dogs in China learn Chinese. He was under the assumption that dogs just naturally spoke English.

Final score:

249points

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Lia Salvatore 2 years ago

yes, my German Shepherd confirmed this the other day /s

184points

Moreover, these stories can "teach people that we all say a lot of dumb things, and may have incorrect or false beliefs, but it doesn’t mean you’re uneducated or stupid, and shouldn’t be labeled as such," Brad added.

"There’s a phrase I like, and that’s 'Common sense is learned'. No one was just born with common sense, it's not innate. It’s built through experiences and everyone’s are different, and we all followed a different path to get where we are today. So what’s common sense for one person isn’t necessarily for another."

#10

New girl at work...she was horrified that we eat the eggs that come from our chickens. She insisted store bought were normal good eggs. She then really blew my mind when she said she doesn't eat chicken, so she only buys "hens". She about had a panic attack when I explained hen is just lady chicken. Very sheltered

Fubar_Ranch , Thomas Iversen Report

Final score:

237points

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Mistiekim 2 years ago

Lady chicken is my new band name.

262points

#11

I used to work as a paralegal and had to fight with Social Security when they accused my clients of fraud. Got on a call with an agent who insisted my client was faking the disability her daughter had. The daughter died of the disability and it says it on the death certificate. The agent told me it wasn't enough proof.

Ahkwatic , Gabrielle Henderson Report

Final score:

231points

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Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago

This sounds normal for governmental incompetence and bureaucracy.

14points

Illustrious_Low_6583 , Estée Janssens Report

#12

I had this friend I met for lunch once after not seeing her for a while. She said, "I never see you. I miss you." I told her that I've been working a lot and that I've worked 9 days straight. She goes, "HOW? THERE'S ONLY 7 DAYS IN A WEEK!".

Final score:

230points

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IndieRockFan 2 years ago

...

94points

Brad stressed that while these replies represent some hilariously painful things people voiced out loud, he guaranteed that many of them were said by intelligent people. "Just because someone says (or does, for that matter) something really dumb or absurd, doesn’t mean they are stupid or ignorant."

"My advice for anyone that made the list or has said things that still make them cringe and haunt their memories to this day is just to say — Welcome to the club! We all have our moments. Everyone’s brain farts. The smartest among us think, say, and do some really dumb things, so don’t ever let yourself or anyone else make you feel bad, stupid, or less than," Brad said.

#13

A girl in my high school said that of she and her hypothetical husband had undesirable face features that they didn’t want to pass on to a child (like a bumpy nose) one of them would just plastic surgery before conceiving a child. When I said that with her logic if both me and my partner chopped off our index fingers our child would be born without index fingers. She said that wasn’t the same thing. We were 17 at the time. I still think about that, 18 years later.

BannedFromIKEA , Olga Guryanova Report

Final score:

220points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

If the dad is circumcised then the child should come out circumcised right?

153points

#14

When I was 17, I casually mentioned to one of the high school nurses that I didn't want to have kids until I was at least 25, and she told me that by the time I was 25 it would be "too late" to have my first baby and I should have two kids by the time I was 20. She then called the girl who got pregnant at the beginning of freshman year "the smartest girl in town" because she was the same age as me and on her third baby.

I remember it so well because it was the last time I ever saw her. She apparently told the other nurse about the conversation, and the other nurse was so revolted that she reported her to the school board, who then transferred her to the elementary school (which she then got fired from for calling a girl's clothes "slutty".)

illumi-thotti Report

Final score:

218points

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SheamusFan1987 2 years ago

Why the hell was she even posted in schools to begin with???!!! Sounds like she shouldn't even be a nurse to begin with, either!

206points

Crafty_Attention_164 , engin akyurt Report

#15

My friend once turned around to me and said "i don't believe in oxygen".

Final score:

215points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

How do you respond to a statement like that?

199points

MasterOfPuppets72 , Leon Pauleikhoff Report

While it looks like there's no limit to dumb things people end up saying aloud, it's also true to our brilliantly foolish actions. As Balazs Aczel, an associate professor at ELTE University in Budapest, and author of the study What is stupid?: People's conception of unintelligent behavior, explained to us in a previous interview, people use the label "stupid" for three very different types of actions.

"We call the first category 'confident ignorance'. In these actions, people's confidence tends to exceed what their skills or knowledge would allow," the professor told Bored Panda. "In other words, they think they know how to do risky things, and they do it. For example, they go bungee jumping with their home-made gear, such as a metal cord."

#16

At KFC one woman was surprised to learn that Buffalo wings were made of chicken, she actually thought that buffaloes had wings.

Also, a couple of people thought that islands float.

Final score:

210points

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Birgit M 2 years ago

A bovine version of Pegasus?

86points

#17

My boyfriend's dad said the vaccine was full of aids and shards of glass.

VioletssadestVibezs9 , cdc Report

Final score:

201points

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Rod 2 years ago

Your boyfriend's dad is an idiot :)

216points

#18

"Breastfeeding your child is so gross! You're basically teaching it to have sex!"

Said by a 21 year old woman

refinnej78 Report

Final score:

197points

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Queen fhk 2 years ago

Boobs are originally meant for breastfeeding thats why it's called the MAMMARY GLAND, I wish some people would use their brains

184points

The second type of "stupid" happens due to absentmindedness. In this case, people have sufficient knowledge to act rationally, except they don't monitor their actions. "Whenever we turn into auto-pilot, we risk doing something very irrational. A good example is a professor who was so engaged in a deep conversation with his colleagues at his home that when he went to his bedroom to get a book, seeing the bed he got into his pajamas and went to sleep," Aczel explained.

The third kind of stupidity is "lack of control". "Here, people know how to do things right and are aware of their actions, they still make that mistake," he continued. "Impulsivity and short-term emotions can make us act against our best thinking. In heated conversations, we can easily lose control. Overindulging in food or drinks can also seem stupid the day after."

#19

My sister once asked if something was spelled right. As I was looking, she said "it must be right, there isn't a red line under it."
She was hand writing on paper.
I'll mock her forever for that one.

Also, when I was drunk, I once said "I'm quite short for my height."

Unquietdodo Report

Final score:

190points

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Robert T 2 years ago

It anoys me profusedly that there are kno red lines unda the txt I type on BP.

119points

#20

The sky is blue because it’s reflecting the color of the ocean. There are many things wrong with that, starting with the fact that WE ARE IN KENTUCKY.

AltruisticCats , jenna duffy Report

Final score:

190points

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Nobody 2 years ago

so using that logic, the sky over central australia would be orange

141points

#21

That men have one less rib than women because, you know, god made Eve from Adams rib so, naturally, ALL men have one less rib. (Just typing this makes me feel stupid.)

PlantMomaJ , Aswin Chembath Report

Final score:

183points

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Deborah B 2 years ago

Actually, we got taught this in Sunday school and for several years I believed that this was how archeologists etc determined the sex of skeletons.

163points

When asked why we find a sense of satisfaction in witnessing someone else act foolish, Aczel explained it brings us both sorrow and joy at once. "The entire entertainment industry is built on people's desire to watch other people doing something very stupid. One possible answer is that when we watch others' stupid actions then we feel superior, we can easily think that we are not that dumb. Watching stupid actions also simplifies the complexity of the world temporarily: nothing is more obvious than the stupidity of a stupid act. Feeling superior and easing our brainwork is very pleasing for humans."

#22

A guy i knew thought that bones were made of wood.

firstvermillion , Wilmy van Ulft Report

Final score:

177points

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Skara Brae 2 years ago

We are Groot.

249points

#23

50 Times People Heard Someone Say Something So Blatantly Stupid, They Just Had To Share It Online My friend once thought Aloe Vera was some European model who was hired for every cosmetic commercial because they would always say the product name and then “with aloe vera” as they showed models in the back dancing or washing their face or whatever. He thought she was one of them.

I believe the direct quote was something to the effect of “it’s crazy how she gets hired for literally every single commercial”.

This was in like 1995.

Curtainmachine , pisauikan Report

Final score:

177points

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Local foodie 2 years ago

I understand if it’s a child who came to this conclusion but an adult?

64points

lasvegasbunnylover Report

#24

I once had a professionally licensed Chiropractor in the State of California - San Luis Obispo (Hi Laura!) tell me that the Sun is a Planet. She could not be swayed in her opinion, so I purchased a National Geographic map of "Our Solar System", had it framed and made a gift of it to her. That ended our association.

Final score:

176points

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Kate 2 years ago

SLO in more ways than one!

73points

However, doing stupid things is simply a part of being human — often by mistake but sometimes by wish. "Why is it so tempting to get silly sometimes? The writer John Steinbeck says: 'Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.'"

"Perhaps, acting smartly is very tiring and, occasionally, we have to take our leave from the control of rationality. It might be even adaptive to do that but only if we find the line between being silly and doing something really stupid," Aczel concluded.

#25

Pretty much anything believers of almost any conspiracy theory say. Whether it be Qanon, Antivaxx, climate change denial, flat earthers etc...there are some real f**ken dumb ppl out there

Tel-aran-rhiod Report

Final score:

166points

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Mistiekim 2 years ago

Wait…is this just a conspiracy theory not to believe in other conspiracy theories??

103points

cookiesoverbitches , Anthony Tran Report

#26

“You’re just gonna have to hold it like it’s your period.”

Final score:

164points

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Local foodie 2 years ago

I wish I could hold my period mate

170points

#27

That wearing a face mask mid pandemic meant that I support the Taliban/the suppression of women in Afghanistan and want it the same in my country.

Skeleterr Report

Final score:

163points

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Vasana Phong 2 years ago

Silly people, it means you’re a fan of Michael Jackson

141points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

See Also on Bored Panda

Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#28

Coworker couldn’t figure out why Alaska was cold and Hawaii was hot because “they’re next to each other on the map”

taco_sl*t16 , Internet Archive Book Images Report

Final score:

161points

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AKRaven 2 years ago

From Alaska, tired of ordering something online and getting an email back "We only ship to the USA" 🤦‍♀️

8points

#29

Grade 11 Law class in high school the teacher was talking about different bills the government implemented in history, bill of rights for example

30 minutes into the lesson the girl next to me raises her hand and asks the teacher “who’s this bill guy we’ve been talking about”

The whole class burst out laughing and the teacher was struggling to keep it together as well

Suka_Blyad_ , howard_morland Report

Final score:

161points

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Aoife Lorris 2 years ago

Bill O'Wrights

162points

#30

When I moved to Texas from Hawaii *multiple* people asked me how long the drive was.

BICSb4DICS , Karsten Winegeart Report

Final score:

159points

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Bored Person 2 years ago

Oh America

105points

#31

We have a rightwing politician here in Australia who shot to fame as an independent that pandered to the worst xenophobic instincts of conservative voters in her maiden speech to parliament. In an interview with 60 minutes she was asked what she thought about Euthanasia - a hot button topic at the time - and her response????? “I don’t mind as long as they stay there!”. To no one’s surprise it cemented her place amongst ill educated rightwing voters and allowed her to start her own political party.

jhick107 , Manny Becerra Report

Final score:

159points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

In some countries the above is a sound method of getting elected.

94points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

See Also on Bored Panda

“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#32

Fellow student in a philosophy class.

"Evolution doesn't make any sense. How could monkeys evolve into humans in 2000 years since creation?"

sirkowski , Eugene Zhyvchik Report

Final score:

156points

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Bernd Herbert 2 years ago

this one is also quite sad, it shows where religious indoctrination leads to

173points

#33

During a foreign language class, when learning the names of different countries... Someone stopped the lecture and asked why this language we were learning, made up names for different countries. Why can't we just use the real names like Germany, Japan etc. Total silence. Then 10 minutes of the entire class trying to get this person to understand that Germany is not the name of Germany in German. That all these country names they know are all English "made up" names for those countries. They did not comprehend.
Confounds me to this date as this person was not from an English speaking country.

cellhk , Andrew Stutesman Report

Final score:

154points

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Monday 2 years ago

To be fair it is kind of weird that we made up new names for countries. We could have just stuck with whatever it was called in it's native language. It's not really much harder to remember "Deutschland" or "Nihon" instead of Germany and Japan.

169points

#34

Went to a friends house and saw his carbon monoxide detector by an open window. I asked him why it was there. “The smoke detector said ‘get to air,’ so I moved it so it would stop going off!” I don’t know how that guy’s still alive…

i_wake_up_at_12 Report

Final score:

153points

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Nicky 2 years ago

But at least the carbon monoxide detector is safe.

113points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

See Also on Bored Panda

French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#35

My ex wife and I had a one hour argument - her insisting that 10:30am was in the afternoon. Started with her saying "we need to go at 10:30". Me: "I thought you said it wasn't until the afternoon?" "It is in the afternoon. 10:30. You know... later on." ME: "Afternoon doesn't mean later on... it means AFTER... NOON!" (arguing ensued). I still think about it all the time.

GIjokinaround Report

Final score:

148points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

What did pm mean to her then?

66points

#36

A flat earther say Australia isn’t real , that it’s just made by the media to cover the fact the earth is flat .

kenworth117 , Denise Jans Report

Final score:

143points

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Bernd Herbert 2 years ago

and yet, there are Flatearthers in Australia. That would be an interesting debate, between those 2

190points

#37

A professor at Belmont once told me that cars could never run on electricity, because there are no electric components of a car.

I wasn’t sure where to go from there.

Soles4G , Andrew Roberts Report

Final score:

141points

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Local foodie 2 years ago

Have they actually been in a car before?

73points

#38

Once when I took a class trip to Washington DC we went to a museum and saw a reenactment of something featuring George Washington on a big screen. While we were watching it I heard two girls from the front row. One of them asked the other, "Is this real footage?" And the other then replied, "No, if it was real it would be in black and white."

Aguamenti_Ventus Report

Final score:

140points

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Nobody 2 years ago

well, duh, everybody knows the world was in black and white until 1935

82points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#39

Met a nursing student who more or less believed the cure to cancer was "pretending like you don't have cancer."

Creepy-Original8200 , Olga Kononenko Report

Final score:

135points

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Local foodie 2 years ago

Fake it till you make it!! /s

119points

user7777777777777778 Report

#40

conversation i once had with a grown woman:

her: 'the sunset is pretty this morning'

me: 'you mean sunrise'

her: 'oh. what's the difference?'

i thought she was joking. she was not

Final score:

132points

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Nicky 2 years ago

In high school on New Year's Eve we walked down to the beach to wait for the first sunrise of the new year. This was in California.

53points

#41

“Well, just listen better!” That was said to me by my teacher… im deaf

Bears_a_Bro Report

Final score:

129points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

WHAT A STUPID PERSON THAT TEACHER WAS. I AM TYPING IN CAPS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE DEAF PERSON SHOULD THEY READ THIS COMMENT.

227points

#42

A girl in middle school thought that trees flapping created wind rather than the other way around.

Halgy , Khamkéo Vilaysing Report

Final score:

124points

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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago

What a load. Everyone knows it's trees *sneezing*.

135points

Urtaallthetime , Cristian Castillo Report

#43

That dogs don't have brains.

Final score:

123points

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Jul Chv 2 years ago

They don´t. They run on cuteness and people calling them "good boys/girls".

152points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#44

“I live at 438 Cattle street. Remember it like 4 plus 3 is 8 cattle.”

“What?!”

I still remember that address

taylorpilot Report

Final score:

122points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

It's not dumb if it works.

130points

#45

'It's really weird how cows developed udders so humans could drink their milk. How did that evolution come about?' - my brother, forgetting that baby cows exist

Followed by 'oh, well that understands it' when our mum explained

lumoslomas , Gabriel Porras Report

Final score:

122points

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Little king trash mouth 2 years ago

"Oh well That understands it" lol

92points

czterdziescicztery Report

#46

In the 1990's I went into a store in Canada (where I live) with a $100 American bill. I bought a bottle of wine for about $13. When the woman working the register worked out the exchange rate (about 13%) she said 'oh, you get $100 back' and handed back the American $100 bill to me and said 'funny how that works'

Back then I took it and left snickering... but I would correct the situation now if that happened, which I'm guessing never would again.

Final score:

122points

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Owen Jarvis 2 years ago

That's a lucky wine.

46points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#47

SIL believed up to a very late age that meat was taken from an animal that was released back to the paddock to re-grow the missing piece. Then the cycle repeats

SheepShaggerNZ , Kyle Mackie Report

Final score:

120points

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Icy_Question_4977 2 years ago

Ya, when I was 5, i thought that the reason why raw meat turns to cooked meat was because of the heat and when the cooked meat is stored in a cold place, it would turn back to raw.

63points

#48

Wait wait,

Why have you been lying to me?! You said you were from Liverpool, not England!

British_manwhore Report

Final score:

118points

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SheamusFan1987 2 years ago

I kinda think dinguses like that will Always Walk Alone because of their ignorance...

66points

anon , Sebastian Coman Photography Report

#49

A friend's boyfriend asked "What's roast beef made of anyway?" He was also a restaurant server. I told him "it's beef. Roasted". Cue surprised face then he laughed at himself. He wasn't the brightest.

Final score:

111points

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Sharron Lindsay 2 years ago

Why are there no Yorkshire puddings on that plate?

62points

#50

I dont wear a seatbelt, because in the case of a crash it can give you burnings. Was also a car without an Airbag. So good luck.

Usual_Ranger8164 Report

Final score:

105points

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Bernd Herbert 2 years ago

Darwin Award in the making

92points

Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

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What do you think ?

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Kate Jones 2 years ago

I used have a small side business as a web designer. A customer wanted an animated intro to the site, like a site-loader. So I sent them a link to look at the one I created and great- they love it. Then like 2 days later I get a message saying there's something wrong with the loader. So of course I go check it out right away- seems fine so I ask what's going on. They said they tried to show it to someone else but it wasn't moving for them. That it was frozen. I spend like 2 days trying to figure out if it was a browser issue, was a coding issue- can't figure it out. Come to find out they *printed* the loader page and were confused as to why it wasn't moving. ON PAPER. I was like "because this isn't Hogwarts." Even after I kindly explained it, they weren't embarrassed or like 'oh wow duh'. They were a little upset it wasn't working and tried to get a rebate on the service. That was the last job I took. I was getting burned out and that just made the decision to stop easier.

25points

Den Ver 2 years ago

"Because this isn't Hogwarts". ... This is now in my arsenal.

9points

Elizabeth Molloy 2 years ago

Read once about a woman who wanted her animated logo on her business card and got upset that it wasn't moving on the proof. Her boyfriend helped her out. I hope he got out of that one sharpish!

3points

Bored Retsuko 2 years ago

No way! 😵😵😵

1point

Daniel O'Neal 2 years ago

How about a certain someone who recently suggested that if you have solar power, your electricity will shut off at night?

12points

Memere 2 years ago

I had to look that one up. Should have known it was that dumb blonde from Georgia!

7points

Ghostsauce 2 years ago

A past coworker once suggested I was autistic because I was able to focus on my data entry work. Sometimes I wonder, but then she's also convinced that her daughter developed a gluten allergy from getting a tattoo.

10points

Jaguarundi 2 years ago

I was telling my boss how I would go sort calves with my horse for fun at a local ranch "fun day". I explained how the calves had numbers on them and we would sort them into the pen in the correct order. She asked if how the horse could be so smart as to read the numbers. I just stared for a moment. She also can't understand why my pet cats didn't constantly scratch, bite and attack me. I try to avoid conversations about my pets and hobbies with her.

7points

Bill Allen 2 years ago

At the post office, customer wants one stamp. I said that will be 49 cents. He hands me a dollar and as he is putting the stamp on his letter and I’m getting his change he says, “how much are stamps these days anyway?” As I’m sliding his 51 cents change over to him I say, “um, 49 cents.” He goes, “Oh, right.” Walks out giggling.

6points

Injun Joe 2 years ago

When younger, someone told me not to play with my belly button because it's a stomach cancer risk. Imagine the laughter in biology when I asked teacher. But the teacher did say that was an interesting question. Being the naval and all. But hey, I didn't get picked on. Actually had a few after class that introduced themselves. I was new in town and what an ice breaker!

6points

Elizabeth Molloy 2 years ago

*Navel

2points

Den Ver 2 years ago

When I was very young, I was told that if I ate too many cucumber slices, "weeds would grow out of my ears" due to the large size of the seeds - which could easily be seen. I don't know if I thought it was stupid at the time, but I didn't believe it. I ate as many cucumbers as I wanted. When I woke up the next morning, weeds were covering my bed. Thanks dad.

5points

Den Ver 2 years ago (edited)

Yes, Trump did say windmill noise causes cancer https://t.co/QyvLMXjIfk pic.twitter.com/eFeAV9C0s9 — Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 3, 2019

5points

Elizabeth Molloy 2 years ago

Back in the day, sent a client a proof of artwork via fax. Her: It's supposed to be blue! Why isn't it the colour I chose?! Had to slowly explain that the ink in the fax machine was black. Winter, in the middle of a power cut in which the whole street was out, all staff standing in the foyer IN THE DARK trying to decide whether to close (1 hour to go), old man pops in for a photocopy. Co-worker: Sorry, but as you can see we have no power. Him: But I only want one! Had an argument with a client who INSISTED that 12.00am was midday; this was for an invitation for a gallery opening. Good luck with that! He finally saw sense, but, phew! I could go on. People are stupid ...

4points

Wondering Alice 2 years ago

My cousin moved to the US (we are in UK) in a time before internet. Her mum was sad how long mail took, my dad showed her how to use a fax. She sat down, wrote a long letter, popped in an envelope and faxed the envelope. My dad is tried to explain why it wouldn't work, but she said it was private and he had told her it worked like instant mail. So funny to watch my dad and his sister trying to understand each other.

5points

Daffodil 2 years ago

My sister once spent 10 minutes getting frustrated because when she looked up how to grow pickles all the results only mentioned cucumbers

4points

Rob Williams 2 years ago

I was in the USA in a gas station five or so years ago, a guy asked if I was from England, I replied yes, do you like Boxing, again yes, to which he replied do you know Rick Hatton (popular Brit boxer at the time) I said sadly no. The UK population is 67M lol

4points

Haha names who needs them 2 years ago

I'd say most of these could have been brainfarts, or stuff like that. Like I thought we lived to the south of dublin while we actually live to the north- and I'm considered rhe smart one XD

3points

Den Ver 2 years ago

I overheard two customers in a craft store on the next isle trying to select the right size picture frame. They found an 8 x 11 frame, but weren't sure it would fit their 11 x 8 picture. They went on and on asking each other if they spotted anyone who could help them, and had they looked at the entire display of frames, and whether they should risk buying it ... what's the return policy, ... etc. I thought about going over helping them, but I decided it would be futile. It would have turned into an entire lesson on spacial relationships and how objects are measured.

3points

Jill Chesterman 2 years ago

"Is water a liquid?" Said a grown woman going through airport security

3points

Wondering Alice 2 years ago

Many people turn off brains in airport. Just returned from holiday, I had done all packing. I filled my husband's hand luggage only with things he didn't need to take out - this usually means I'm stuck repackaging bags while he waits, so I put his bag last. I finish the repack, turn to see why his bag is holding us up. I can hear him telling the security lady that he definitely has no liquids or electronic items. I can see the exray - he had added a bottle of water to his bag.

0points

Tushar Roy Mukherjee 2 years ago

I'm a big paleo-nerd, and keepposting any new piece of Information I come across on my Whatsapp status. A few days back, a classmate of mine( we are in 11th standard in India) asked me if there were any big Dinosaurs left. I had already explained to him that Birds are technically Dinosaurs, so I said 'Yeah. Ostriches, Cassowaries, Emus,..." " I mean like T.rex and all type." " No. They all went extinct."" How exactly? Who killed them?" " Earth was hit by an asteroid.""yeah I know, but who killed them?". Mind you his Mum is a Teacher in our School, and he wants to get into the Indian Army. I wouldn't be surprised if he was American( What with all kinds of Conspiracy theories), but he's Indian, so how?

3points

Little king trash mouth 2 years ago

Is anyone else seeing many of these repeated in this same post? I'm using the app. Often, one or two entries will repeat (and count as separate numbers in a numbered list) but now it's many repeating. Like the list says 100 entries or something like that, but at least 10 are repeated?? So weird.

2points

Mama Panda 2 years ago

Maybe it's the app that's doing it because I'm not using the app and I'm not seeing duplicate entries.

11points

Emiloy 2 years ago (edited)

I think repeats can happen when a post has just been put up, because at the start the votes change the position of items on the list quite a lot

3points

Yoga Kitty 2 years ago

The posts are moving up and down according to the votes; everytime the side refreshes they may have moved and appear later on down the line again. Happens very often if the article is still new and many pandas are currently reading and voting...

1point

Mikey Kliss 2 years ago

Might be the app and potentially its refreshing? If a post is at 20 and gets upvoted enough it'll raise t 19 or so on

1point

Diolla 2 years ago

I have that from time to time but not in this list. Maybe it IS the app? Am on laptop right now.

0points

L Johnson 1 year ago

2 bartender stories 1. Bartender overheard me telling my friend I was going overseas. He asked me where? I said "England". He looked at me and said "I would like to travel overseas but I only speak English" "Did you have to study a long time to learn their language?" 2. Ordered a pinot grigio from a bartender. Her face screwed up and she said "what is that? I don't think we have that?" I said "okay, how about a white zinfandel?" Again screwed up face on her part, and she brings me a piece of paper. There was a list of Brands/types of wines. On it was Frankies/pinot grigio (made up the name). I hand her back the paper and say "Frankies" at which she said "why didn't you say that! I hope you don't have a "peanut allergy"! Pinot=peanut" Forehead slap!! Must be home schooled.

1point

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

Why are people so afraid of breastfeeding that they make up such crazy s**t about it?

1point

Ezigma 2 years ago

When I was younger a bunch of us went camping and had a fire pit going. One of the guys took a broken wooden bat from his trunk to use as wood and one of the girls yelled " Watch out! You're going to start a fire!" Same girl who later in the night had to pee and went under the lamp post (that was very bright) and stood there and did her business standing up, legs spread, with pants at her ankles.

1point

Ezigma 2 years ago

Oh and said she was standing instead of squatting because she didn't want people to see her........

1point

Shay Tracy 2 years ago

had a friend explain to me that morning sickness happens because the baby can't drink your milk while you're asleep, so they have to eat from stomach instead. She was pregnant with her first child at the time.

1point

Purrcy Katz 2 years ago

My mother had a friend who believed, the weather "was different in 2016, because it was a leap year."

1point

Pieter LeGrande 2 years ago

It's pointless arguing with stupidity like this. The way I treat it is to lead the person on using their logic to some conclusion even they realise is crazy. If they are flat-earthers give them some plasticine and get them to model the solar system 'cos you can never get all the planets in the right order. I did this once and the person modelled all the planets and sin as spheres Got to the earth and went "Oh sh*t". He never raised the issue again.

1point

Panda·mo·ni·um 2 years ago

A friend who worked at Long John Silver's said that there was a layer of mold on top of the hush puppy mix and he'd just scoop it up with the mix without any concern because... 'that's where penicillin comes from'. I still have not eaten there since, that was in the early 90's.

0points

Reviewer UK01 2 years ago

Talking about a documentary I was watching on the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff and how there was an interview with an elderly guy who was a small child on board and how sad it was that lots of people died. What does he ask me? Did he survive? What? Was he one of the survivors or did he die? You mean...the guy who is giving the interview about the sinking? The guy who was 8 years old and is now grown up, you're asking did he die in the sinking? Well... No! Oh thank goodness. I don't know where to start with that logic!

0points

Bookaday 2 years ago

The amount of people that believe your emotions come from your heart is terrifying.

0points

Bouche Clay 2 years ago

I volunteer Bouche for the job. He's only three months, but he's excellent at knocking things down.

0points

Purple Gerbil 2 years ago

I feel stupider having read this post

0points

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Kate Jones 2 years ago

25points

Den Ver 2 years ago

"Because this isn't Hogwarts". ... This is now in my arsenal.

9points

Elizabeth Molloy 2 years ago

Read once about a woman who wanted her animated logo on her business card and got upset that it wasn't moving on the proof. Her boyfriend helped her out. I hope he got out of that one sharpish!

3points

Bored Retsuko 2 years ago

No way! 😵😵😵

1point

Daniel O'Neal 2 years ago

How about a certain someone who recently suggested that if you have solar power, your electricity will shut off at night?

12points

Memere 2 years ago

I had to look that one up. Should have known it was that dumb blonde from Georgia!

7points

Ghostsauce 2 years ago

10points

Jaguarundi 2 years ago

7points

Bill Allen 2 years ago

6points

Injun Joe 2 years ago

6points

Elizabeth Molloy 2 years ago

*Navel

2points

Den Ver 2 years ago

5points

Den Ver 2 years ago (edited)

Yes, Trump did say windmill noise causes cancer https://t.co/QyvLMXjIfk pic.twitter.com/eFeAV9C0s9 — Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 3, 2019

5points

Elizabeth Molloy 2 years ago

4points

Wondering Alice 2 years ago

5points

Daffodil 2 years ago

My sister once spent 10 minutes getting frustrated because when she looked up how to grow pickles all the results only mentioned cucumbers

4points

Rob Williams 2 years ago

4points

Haha names who needs them 2 years ago

I'd say most of these could have been brainfarts, or stuff like that. Like I thought we lived to the south of dublin while we actually live to the north- and I'm considered rhe smart one XD

3points

Den Ver 2 years ago

3points

Jill Chesterman 2 years ago

"Is water a liquid?" Said a grown woman going through airport security

3points

Wondering Alice 2 years ago

0points

Tushar Roy Mukherjee 2 years ago

3points

Little king trash mouth 2 years ago

2points

Mama Panda 2 years ago

Maybe it's the app that's doing it because I'm not using the app and I'm not seeing duplicate entries.

11points

Emiloy 2 years ago (edited)

I think repeats can happen when a post has just been put up, because at the start the votes change the position of items on the list quite a lot

3points

Yoga Kitty 2 years ago

1point

Mikey Kliss 2 years ago

Might be the app and potentially its refreshing? If a post is at 20 and gets upvoted enough it'll raise t 19 or so on

1point

Diolla 2 years ago

I have that from time to time but not in this list. Maybe it IS the app? Am on laptop right now.

0points

L Johnson 1 year ago

1point

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

Why are people so afraid of breastfeeding that they make up such crazy s**t about it?

1point

Ezigma 2 years ago

1point

Ezigma 2 years ago

Oh and said she was standing instead of squatting because she didn't want people to see her........

1point