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X, the platform that was once Twitter, is the ideal playground for verbal humor. Back when it allowed only 140 characters per post, people had to be really precise with their jokes. Every word counted. Now there are double the characters and double the opportunity for funny stories.

The Instagram account Really Dumb Tweets finds the best jokes and funny posts on the platform. Even their bio claims that they're "posting the funniest tweets you'll ever read." The page also has a huge following – their current follower count is at 1.6 million. So scroll through these humorous gems and upvote your favorite ones!

And to know more about what makes a funny tweet successful, read our interview with comedic writer, actor and director Emma Tattenbaum-Fine. She's also the author of the collection of essays Trash Mermaid, and Bored Panda asked her what makes a successful tweet and what to avoid when trying to be funny on X (Twitter).

More info: Really Dumb Tweets | Emma Tattenbaum-Fine | Emma’s Substack | Emma on Instagram

In 2019 Emma Tattenbaum-Fine wrote a piece for Gold Comedy titled "How To Be Funny On Twitter." In it, she called being funny on Twitter "an art." She also commented on the brevity the platform requires. 

"It is tough to squeeze your genius into 280 characters, but it's worth it," she wrote in the article. "No matter what, it's great practice for concise, show-don't-tell writing, and a perfect place to test out your jokes."

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In many cases, there is a formula between funny tweets. Back then Emma covered the comedy devices that show up in many of the successful posts on X (Twitter) – the "me, an intellectual," "you had one job," "don't @ me," "TED talk time" tweets and many more.

But of course, a successful tweet is only measured by the number of people it reaches. If the post got popular only among your friends and family, can you really call it a success? So we asked Emma Tannenbaum-Fine whether certain elements can help a funny tweet gain traction.

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Emma says that a good, funny tweet should have similar characteristics to a good joke. "A successful, funny tweet, like a good joke, sets up an expectation and then breaks it with a surprise," she tells Bored Panda.

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

Nice! But, why is this one filed under 'Really Dumb Tweets'? (...wondering if/when BP will change the title of this post so that my comment becomes obsolete...).

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The comedy writer has some advice for people who want their tweets to get a little bit of traction. It needs three main elements: to relate to current events, be relevant to a wide audience, and give an authentic opinion.

"A good tweet, in particular, is probably going to be something topical that is top of mind for everyone, that then finishes with a fresh take, giving the reader something clever they hadn't considered before that is infused with a clear point of view.

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Jon Steensen
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

of cause not, there are hundreds of dentist and they only ask 10, so the odds of them asking you is miniscule.

Mabelbabel
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dentist has a screen in the waiting room that plays short films and cartoons about dental health. One of them was about how much toothpaste to use-it went into detail about how adverts always showed a toothbrush completely laden with the head covered in paste, complete with an ice cream like twirl on top, but the proper amount was a pea sized drop about 1/3 the length of the brush head, and that excess paste did nothing except put toothpaste company profits up. That's the only thing my dentist has ever said about paste. She has a huge tub of sample sized tubes of paste she gets from companies, all types and flavours, in a size perfect for taking on holiday, and customers can take a handful to try out. Kind of makes up a little for the eye-watering prices!

Dogcat vet (retired)
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is human toothpaste safe for dogs and cats? (hint: not really due to detergents and most dogs and cats don't rinse and spit).

Christof Irran
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I asked my dentist once if he know of any unsweetened toothpaste, one that doesn't have any saccharine or similar in it, and he was totally stumped. He said that he should know and was frazzled by his not knowing. He was a dentist for 15 years at the time.

Timbob
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But you A L L , should be recommending electric toothbrushes, because , IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO EFFECTIVELY BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH A REGULAR TOOTHBRUSH ! But of course, that would cut into your practices !!!

Annik Perrot
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are plenty of TV "dentists" advertising various toothpastes, though.

Wayne Resnick
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, but I'm sure that people ask whether you recommend sugarless gum to your patients who chew gum.

Adam Zad
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about Trident Sugarless Gum for your patients who chew gum?

JSMart26
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They only ever asked five of them. I always heard it on their ads, "4 out of 5 dentists surveyed recommended..."

Elizabeth Butler
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a friend who used to work in the Colgate plant across the Ohio River from Louisville, and the stories he told me about the stuff that came out of that plant.....I have never used any commercial toothpaste since and I use baking soda moistened with 3 percent food grade hydrogen peroxide instead. My dental hygeneist says my mouth is in exceptionally good shape.

Tiffany Wilson
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a hypersensitive gag reflex. I hate toothpaste with a passion (yes I still do my best to brush my teeth).

Pat Curran
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But I bet 54 of out of you 68 dentists recommend Trident to your patients who chew gum.

Bill Kubeck
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I brush every day with a good fluoride toothpaste because A: I keeps my gum disease in check, B: I helps bed-ridden people avoid pneumonia (I know this from experience.) C: The organism behind periodontitis is implicated as a factor in Alzheimer's.

Fenchurch
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One time I compared the ingredients on all the different boxes of one brand of toothpaste, since every box claimed to do something different. Every ingredient list was *exactly the same*. I asked two different dentists if all toothpastes are the same, and they were like, congrats you figured out the secret that dentists all know. (They did say the sensitive teeth brands are different, but basically everything else toothpastes claim to do is just marketing tricks)

David
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IIRC, they only asked 10 dentists and it was so long ago they are likely retired so you may not have met them. Source: Me, a kid in the 60s listening to commercials tell me what 9 out of 10 dentists recommend.

Nikki Sevven
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a dental patient, and every dentist I've ever seen in my life seems utterly unaware that there are a plethora of things that affect dental health even if you brush, floss, and get regular cleanings. Genetics. Diseases. Poverty.

laura lee
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or by doing this he increases awareness of the necessity of brushing by making us research😉

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Roger9er
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's about brushing properly. Toothpaste is secondary.

Upstaged75
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a joke about how all toothpaste commercials say "9 out of 10 dentists recommend" that particular brand.

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

Even if so, it's none of her business. Also, didn't Jesus himself say not to judge people? I don't understand why so many Christians do this when it literally says bot to in the bible.

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Granted, not all jokes on X (Twitter) are winners. Some inevitably end up being real duds. Emma says that oftentimes people forget to infuse their tweets with a fresh take. 

"When I go back and read, or randomly encounter, cringey things my friends and I said online ten or maybe twelve years ago, the common pitfall is: they tend to be just observations or complaints or half-baked thoughts," Emma admits.

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"There's nothing terrible about that, but it's not funny if it's missing that element of surprise and a clear, original point of view."

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

Don't worry, we all have brain.exe has stopped working moments sometimes😅

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

"if you could just let your legs fall apart for me- oh, and please help yourself to some brie"

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How can joke aficionados and word craftsmen avoid that? Tattenbaum-Fine says the writers should dig deeper. She suggests asking yourself: 'What do I really, honestly, think about this topic?'

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"If you dig deep and check in with yourself, your honest response to a current event might be totally unique and unusual because YOU are unique and unusual. People say lame and unfunny things because they are afraid to go a little further and find what's true for themselves. It's easier to play it safe," the comedy writer concludes.

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

Living fearlessly won't be good for your survival chances, though...

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Emma is a professional comedy writer and director. She launched her Substack 2 years ago and is currently mostly writing on that platform. "I haven't paid Twitter (X) a visit in a long time," Emma admits. At its beginning, the site was a great opportunity for aspiring comics to get themselves known.

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

For anyone who doesn't understand - Ku Klux Klan - american, white supremacist, terrorist group.

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We ask Emma if she thinks Twitter (X) is still a place for aspiring comics and writers to get their start. "I think of Twitter now as a place for journalists to share breaking news and then for sociopaths to yell about it," she tells Bored Panda honestly. "But that doesn't mean that quality content won't get noticed."

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

I was somewhere in Paris, and we found a tiny Italian restaurant. We walk in and the only people there were 5 older italian men in suits, drinking scotch and smoking cigars seated at a round table. The looked genuinely surprised, and said there was a better restaurant down the street. I laughed and said, if you are worried thqat we are going to hear your mob plans, don't...k=none of us speak italian. One of them thought it was funny, and he and an older gentleman seated us, brought us pasta and sauce, bread, minestrone soup, and kept our glasses of wine full. They were funny, and when we asked for our bill, they refused to let us pay anything. I told them, I'll meet you in Sicily for the hit next week, and they all laughed, kissed us all goodbye, and walked us to the door. Truly one of the best experiences of my life, but I know something was going down in Sicily that following week!

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Emma tells us her preferred platform nowadays is Instagram. "I prefer Instagram because it allows you to engage with fellow comedians and strangers outside of comedy who can become fans."

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"Sociopaths come to Instagram too, of course, but I feel like I can curate my feed with funny people who inspire me if I do so intentionally," she says.

"Any medium you write in is a good fit for you if you're using it consistently and employing the feedback you get from readers to continue to hone your skills," Emma tells us.

For her the place to do that these days is Substack. She started on there in July 2021 and got her Substack named a Featured Substack of 2022. Subscribe and say hello to Emma on Substack or on her Instagram.

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

Well did you give his face sweet licky licks and wag your tail? Then maybe you just don’t deserve those kisses as much as the dogy did.

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

Your first mistake is giving a rat’s 🍑 about what people on Rotten Tomatoes say.

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

Can I just point out that it's usually the childless adults that are expected to cover holiday shifts which are tiring enough as it is. I'm in a relationship (same-sex) and my partner and I had to work every Christmas and New Years for 7 years because 'we don't have a family waiting for us at home.' Erm, the two of us ARE our family and here we are working together on holidays.

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

He may have been drafted but really was pretty coddled and protected... see this article https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/22/sixty-years-ago-elvis-presley-was-drafted-into-the-army-he-was-never-the-same/

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

Then there’s my teacher who went “u tried but you didn’t structure it right, also the algorithm said you copied off other students. C+.” (My essay was similar to other students’ because we all had to extensively cite from the same document. I contested it and got that demerit removed.)

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

You should pity that guy. The whole time he was thinking, "What? No! Not now, dammit. Grandma grandma grandma...oh just go away."

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

But for it to be a match dont both parties have to show an interest by swiping?

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

My favorite professor was my neuroscience prof. First day of class she waltzes in, introduces herself, then says "Ok, here are all the drugs you can experiment with in college without many long term side effects, and here are the ones that will mess you up for life." She quickly became my faculty advisor haha

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

One more time with feeling: if the rich are exempt from it, it’s not inherent to adulthood.

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

His grandfather was admitted to hospital for breathing problems. He couldn't breath because he was laughing so hard

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

French may look complicated but is way more logical than English. "ough" is the same in "though" and "tough" but you end up saying thow and tuff thank you very much

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

It's worse... They could have said you were born in the last millennium, not even last century.... Last millennium.

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

Buy a carton of eggs because that's how much eggs will cost by the time I accrue 2 million dollars.

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

in 2021 Covid was still a big thing in some places, some workplaces had to check temps before you were allowed to stay.

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