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We got an interview with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, and he explained how to spot someone pretending to be tough: "The telltale signs of someone pretending to be [cool] when they're not, typically include overcompensation, excessive boasting, and a constant need for validation. These behaviors can be driven by cognitive biases such as the optimism bias and the halo effect. The optimism bias leads people to believe that they are better or more skilled than they actually are, while the halo effect causes them to overemphasize positive traits in themselves or others, creating a distorted self-image."

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Claiming you are an "Alpha Male". If you have to tell people you are a natural leader you probably aren't one.

jasenzero1 , Jeff Tumale Report

Final score:

305points

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Loverboy 1 year ago

These self proclaimed alphas and sigmas are really just douches who like to think of themselves as better than they actually are. They feel the need to proclaim how great they are to make up for their lack of actual qualities and a small banana.

123points

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are “Inside me is a wolf, mess with me or my pack and I’ll show my fangs” or any similar cringy edgy quote about being an animal

Ragingbull444 , Cristopher Ott Report

Final score:

257points

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B.Nelson 1 year ago

Inside me is a giant sloth. Also, outside me is a giant sloth. Give some sloth love.

336points

No_Bullfrog5811 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky also explained why people do it: "People often pretend to be tough due to feelings of insecurity, which may stem from a desire to fit in or to establish dominance in social situations. The horns effect, a cognitive bias where we tend to see negative traits in a person and ignore their positive attributes, can contribute to this behavior. If someone feels they are perceived as weak, they may overcompensate by pretending to be tough in order to counterbalance that perception. In other cases, they might be influenced by the empathy gap, a bias where people underestimate the power of emotional states in their decision-making process. When people feel insecure or anxious, they may misjudge their emotional response and engage in exaggerated displays of toughness to protect themselves from perceived threats."

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are “Do you know who I am... or whose son/daughter I am” kind of people...

Final score:

256points

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in.love.with.taylor.swift 1 year ago

I don't think my father, the inventor of Toaster Strudel, would be too pleased to hear about this

202points

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Do you know those people who disrespect teachers, janitors, and other people who work just to make them able to not being f****d in the a*s by life? That. That screams it out loud. You're not badass, you're disrespectful and ignorant.

RaimondoSpit , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

252points

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Loverboy 1 year ago

Disrespecting staff of any kind just automatically makes me dislike you. They're worked half to death and payed minimum wage, they don't need your b******t added on top of it.

117points

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky shared if he'd ever witnessed someone pretending to be tougher than they were: "While I cannot personally attest to pretending to be tough, I have certainly observed this behavior in others. As an expert in cognitive biases, I've seen people project a tough exterior to mask their insecurities or to fit into certain social environments. Sometimes, these performances can be quite convincing, but they often unravel when the individual is faced with a situation that tests their mettle."

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are "You don't want to see me mad"

Unless your name is Bruce Banner, STFU.

yes_u_suckk , Lance Reis Report

Final score:

250points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

Jokes on you, I don't want to see anyone, any sort of way.

162points

I went to lunch with a friend and a friend of his. The waiter was a little slow in bringing us our drinks and food because it was busy. So when our bills came, instead of leaving an actual tip, the other guy wrote something snarky as his "tip". I was really embarrassed and ask if he can refrain from doing that. He refused and then basically called me a wuss. I left a bigger tip on my bill to compensate and never wanted to be associated with that guy ever again.

You're a real badass now buddy - punching down on a retail worker who has to be at least polite to you to keep her job.

hangonreddit Report

Final score:

233points

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Loverboy 1 year ago

They live off those tips. Not only did you give them basically nothing, but you actually tried to make it worse by making some comment you didn't have to. You're an absolute douche.

111points

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky also shared that most people put on this tough facade: "I believe that many people do indeed pretend to be tougher than they are, often due to the influence of cognitive biases such as loss aversion and the status quo bias. Loss aversion makes people more sensitive to the prospect of loss than the potential for gain, so they may act tough to avoid being seen as weak or vulnerable. Similarly, the status quo bias leads people to prefer the familiar, so they may maintain a facade of toughness to keep up appearances and not risk disrupting their social standing."

I'm prior enlisted in the Marines and I'm happy I was in, but now that I'm out that time has passed, I can't stand people that were in and it's their entire identity after they get out. All clothes are military stuff, vehicles covered in military decals, all they talk about is when they were in and so on.

For anyone that wasn't in, the easiest way to tell someone that was in the military but weren't in any kind of real combat situations is if they wear and do all that c**p.

Edit:spelling

Mac2311 Report

Final score:

202points

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Snorkeldorf 1 year ago (edited)

I used to work for a company that had numerous retired military clients. I was always careful as to how I addressed them verbally and in correspondence to be respectful. Some of them were real sticklers about that. One day I was speaking to a gentleman for the first time and I asked if I could call him "Colonel" or if he preferred something else. His reply? "Honey, I've been retired for 30 years. Please call me Sam."

19points

I work in a psych hospital in a unit that is the roughest unit we have. We have a lot of people with violent histories and serious mental issues.

Without fail, the tougher someone acts, or the more intimidating they try to be is inversely proportional to how soft they actually are—and that goes for patients and staff alike.

The people you don’t want to f**k with are the ones who are confidently quiet.

RockHound86 Report

Final score:

201points

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Shirley Kibler-Pace 1 year ago

My father always told me to watch out for The quiet ones.

95points

#10

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Demanding respect, but giving none to anyone.

yankstraveler , Yan Krukau Report

Final score:

197points

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Jesse Setliffe 1 year ago

My stepfather.

40points

#11

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are “I would have enlisted and probably made Special Forces, but I would have punched a Drill Sergeant if they had gotten in my face.”
Sure, bud.

aircavrocker , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

191points

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Ba-Na-Na 1 year ago

“I would have been a professor in super duper physicology but I was smarter than my instructors and punched the dean in the face”

104points

#12

Spousal and child abuse.

SyddyC Report

Final score:

190points

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S Schmidt 1 year ago

Yes, the classic bully. And all bullies are cowards. In terms of male abusers at least, it's strange how many of them can control themselves if there is a bigger, stronger man in the room which means they can control their tempers when it suits them.

79points

#13

Moms who constantly threaten to go “mama bear” on people

beads6 Report

Final score:

183points

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Irish woman abroad 1 year ago

I think most mothers are capable of turning into a tigress when their baby is threatened, but they don't go around broadcasting that fact, in fact they may not even realise it's a thing until something happens to their child.

84points

SilverYayFern , Ambitious Studio* - Rick Barret Report

#14

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Refusing to wear safety equipment like helmets when its available. True badasses (including truly skilled people) have goals in doing dangerous s**t, and they understand the challenges in carrying it out.

Final score:

180points

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Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

I saw a car once with a bumper sticker saying "NO SEATBELTS. WE DIE LIKE REAL MEN". So.... unnecessarily and for reasons of your own stupidity? Okay.

130points

#15

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are I saw a massively lifted truck wit the words "ALPHA AS F**K" stamped across the windshield the other day, does that count?

gatheringdusk , Irfan Rahat Report

Final score:

167points

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Rachel Reynolds 1 year ago

too bad about his penis

206points

Ken Beattie 1 year ago

Yeesh it's a joke. It's *The* joke about people with giant trucks. It doesn't mean they actually believe he has a small d**k or that it's in some way a bad thing.

13points

XenoMurph 1 year ago

Would you judge and shame a woman based on the size of her breasts? Why do people continue to think thats an acceptable thing to say?

9points

mSpencer 1 year ago

🤣 lemme get my tweezers

6points

Andrew Parsons 1 year ago

What penis?

4points

DeeDee M 1 year ago

hahahaha YES

3points

Becky Samuel 1 year ago

Body shaming jokes are lazy. Get some new material.

3points

Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago

I always yell (but not so they can actually hear it) "Sorry about your penis" when I see some younger guy in a Corvette, Porsche, Lambo etc. - older guys get a pass because it probably took them a while to be able to afford it. My husband asked what I would yell if it was a woman driving and without missing a beat yelled "Congratulations on your divorce!"

2points

Beverly Lodge 1 year ago

Haaaaaaa! Upvote all day

2points

Nikole 1 year ago

And the brain

2points

Kate Johnson 1 year ago

Why? Why must we always insult them with a crack about their d***s? Maybe, just maybe, their personalities and behaviors are based upon their previous experiences, and have nothing to do with their genitals whatsoever. It's as bad as "oh, she's on the rag" to dismiss women's behavior.

2points

Matt Fry 1 year ago

T0o bad aBoUt YoUr sMaLl b0oBs... Why the f**k even sink that to that level?

2points

Thetruthhurts 1 year ago

You are the perfect fit for this thread

1point

Cyber Returns 1 year ago

When he is parked up, sneak up and add a second S to as

8points

OutspokenHBW 1 year ago

But then I'd actually respect him lol

4points

Red PANda (she/they) 1 year ago

Any guy with a garish truck with like the monster truck wheels and fancy flashing lights is likely to be an a hole, ESPECIALLY if they fixed their engine to be extra loud.

4points

Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago

Only if the rubber testes are hanging off the hitch

4points

Ash 1 year ago (edited)

Anytime a guy's got an exceptionally loud car/motorcycle, I assume he's compensating for something. Which is probably not the impression he was going for.

3points

Michele Dickson 1 year ago

These are also the people who take up two parking spaces.

2points

Cheryl Ramsay 1 year ago

These are the guys who hang on my bumper when I'm going 5mph more than the speed limit.

0points

LuLuBelle 1 year ago

Claiming to be an "alpha male" just tells me that's a person who doesn't understand science and is therefore best avoided. Thanks for the douchebaggery warning, though.

2points

Mike 1 year ago

Wow! That's so sad and hilarious at the same time.

1point

SofiaB 1 year ago

Any jacked-up car or truck with a loud muffler screams an insecure guy who's overcompensating for *something IMO 🙄

0points

Michelle C 1 year ago

That person is either really cocky or simply doesn’t realize he’s or she’s making himself or herself a target for ridicule. It’s sad!

0points

StrangeOne 1 year ago

Did it also have ball extensions on it with the naked silhouette ladies on the mud flaps?

0points

zak 1 year ago

Unrelated, but I recently saw a beat-up old Honda Pilot with a custom sticker on the rear windshield that read "BRAND NEW 2022. IT'S CHERRY, BRO" which I thought was awesome 😂

0points

Seabeast 1 year ago

"Sorry, I'm waiting for the Beta version to be released after they debug the Alpha version."

0points

Josh Gilland 1 year ago

2 counts of insecurity

0points

the_harbringer_of_doom[s/t/h] 1 year ago

is he compensating for his brain size or something else.....

0points

TheBlueBitterfly 1 year ago

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0points

serenarita 1 year ago

My friend once put random cringy bumper stickers on cars. Then he would put a sticky note on the review camera. 😐

0points

Roger9er 1 year ago

He probably tried to compensate the fact he had nothing to say at home.

0points

Brenda 1 year ago (edited)

Yup, I'd say so

0points

Michael Largey 1 year ago

If you really have to tell people, then you're definitely not.

-1point

Cthulhu Kitty 1 year ago

Same thing as truck nuts. That is not a secure person who has those. And always s****y drivers also

-2points

General Anaesthesia 1 year ago (edited)

This is a wimpy wannabe Jean-Claude Van Damme. See the real thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJU3PrHvxn4

-2points

#16

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Claiming to be "crazy" like it's something to aspire to. In this context it just means abandoning tact and acting like an a*****e to feel like a badass.

ETA: I'm not referring to people with legitimate illnesses. I'm referring to people who think acting like an a*****e makes them look tough.

anon , engin akyurt Report

Final score:

159points

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Loverboy 1 year ago

"I'm a crazy Aries, mess with the bull and you'll get the horns." or some stupid s**t like that on a tshirt

79points

#17

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are My gf serves tables for work right now. Apparently yesterday some “tough” dude refused to write his signature with her pink pen simply because it was pink

underroad01 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

147points

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Elec Aire 1 year ago

If you're not "man" enough to write with pink, you're not "man" enough for any color 😂 "I AM ALL MAN! NOTHING GETS TO ME! I'M THE ALPHA!!!! NO ONE GETS TO ME! *Whispers* do you have one with an different ink? 🙄

109points

#18

Revving your engine loudly at a red light/ burning rubber just to hit the next red light

ProperBlue Report

Final score:

147points

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Richard Ross 1 year ago

Or anyone that drives a noisy POS 🤔

58points

#19

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are “When I get mad I blackout and lose control”

Okay buddy.

Edit: I’m disappointed that there’s some people replying that claim to black out.

anon , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

130points

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Jesse Setliffe 1 year ago

That's a serious problem if true, not something to brag about. Especially if it happens while driving.

93points

#20

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Joker profile pic

treeinaforest9 , Zachary Kadolph Report

Final score:

128points

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Loverboy 1 year ago

Joker is probably my favorite villain or just comic book character ever and y'all are out here misusing his name and image, come on. You aren't the joker but you are a clown

87points

Beneficial_Wheel_274 Report

#21

People in their 20s hanging around with prepubescent kids, thinking they are the top dawg. Doesn't have any friends their own age because people their age know what they are about.

Final score:

123points

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Ken Beattie 1 year ago

I would think anyone over 20 actually hanging out with kids who are what? Younger than 12? Has got to be problematic. I don't mean uncles/aunts taking nieces/nephews to do stuff. But if you're trying to hang out with random kids that age... yikes!

44points

macaronsforeveryone , Bailey Alexander Report

#22

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Fancy car, no money in bank account

Final score:

121points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

I know several guys with $70k trucks living in $20k single wides for the sake of image.

51points

#23

People who boast about bullying

iknowthisischeesy Report

Final score:

117points

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Patrick Linnen 1 year ago

Boasting about 'triggering' people is a close second.

63points

#24

"Alpha" males losing their s**t when their self image is even remotely challenged in any way.

faxanadude_ Report

Final score:

115points

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Cyber Returns 1 year ago

Did this to an 'alpha' and as he was screaming about how he could crush me I started chuckling and in a camp voice said "He is so butch, look you can see his Adams apple bouncing" then in a normal voice "Hey! Look! He has a hard on!"

44points

#25

One of my ex has a joker sleeve and a pickle rick tattoo. He also yelled that he was a *sigma male* and wouldn't be listening to an alpha.... as a response to a werewolf based RPG system. So... that. **Edit to add**: *I didn't expect this to be so popular or for so many people to tell me I f*****g deserved the abuse that ensued. Y'all are sick*

Euphoric_Commie Report

Final score:

115points

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I’mSoEmotional 1 year ago

Ignore those incels.

112points

#26

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Continually requesting a fight, but never actually starting the fight.

AlterEdward , Luis Quintero Report

Final score:

105points

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Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

I saw a guy try that on once, but the victim remained completely calm and collected and refused to be provoked even while being yelled at and threatened about how "I'M GONNA F**K YOU UP!!" Needless to say the guy doing the yelling and threatening eventually gave in and slunk away with his tail between his legs. A classic example of being tough vs being "tough".

47points

#27

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Anyone who gives themselves a tough-sounding nickname. They are to be earned, not self-imposed.

history7s , Davide De Giovanni Report

Final score:

103points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

My earned nickname is Mule, because I'm stubborn and strong. Not a nickname anyone wants to brag about. 😂

48points

#28

The biggest indicator that you are not a baddass is telling me you are a baddass. If you have to tell me how important you are, you are not terribly important.

aecarol1 Report

Final score:

101points

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C.O. Shea 1 year ago

The first rule of fight club is...

36points

#29

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Post bible quotes online about how you’re being tested.

For example my Aunt, who has never had a job, has barely ever left her hometown. Has posted this quote:

* “The devil whispered in my ear, ‘you are not strong enough to withstand the storm’. Today, I whispered in the devil’s ear, ‘I am the storm’.”*

With a puppy dog face. When her previous visible post was about traffic.

anon , Priscilla Du Preez Report

Final score:

97points

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Rachel Reynolds 1 year ago (edited)

The Devil whispered "Your not strong enough to withstand the storm". I whisper back "At least I didn't lose my golden fiddle to a Georgia hillbilly"

273points

#30

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Saying ‘I’m a psychopath’.

jimmisjumbobumbo , Rene Asmussen Report

Final score:

92points

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in.love.with.taylor.swift 1 year ago

🚩🚩🚩

41points

#31

Picking on that one friend in the group around everyone and then acting like an offended little b***h when they even try to joke back with them.

Trying to start a fight with just about anyone that gives them a dirty look.

Buying a giant pick up truck that they need to climb into to just get in, and never even use the *bed of the truck for its purpose.

And finally… screaming/yelling at anyone who disagrees with them no matter how big or small the subject matter is.

Edit:*

AskinggAlesana Report

Final score:

89points

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C.O. Shea 1 year ago

I saw a guy with a tricked out Tacoma. 35 inch tires... lift kit. Turned out it was a 4-cylinder 2-wheel drive.

35points

#32

I follow a guy on Instagram who try so hard to be a badass, always posting pictures of drinking black coffee, straight whiskey, smoking cigars, and he always has his handgun showing. But it's so easy to tell the only time he does these things is when he posts on Instagram.

NatewiseGamgee Report

Final score:

82points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

I love the bros at the bar that act tough and order shots of Jack Daniel's or whatever, drink it, then make a face like they just ate poop, and pretend to act like they enjoy the flavor.

52points

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#33

Bragging about how many people you’ve had sex with. No one really cares, and at worst, it’s a cause for concern.

Master_Cake6412 Report

Final score:

80points

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Channo Sagara 1 year ago

Gentleman don't kiss and tell.

43points

#34

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are guy at a Christmas party told me he could easily drink heavily and drive safely if he just concentrates. Half an hour later he passes out and falls on the Christmas tree.

edit: Infront of his boss and his whole family. I‘m 16 and he is 31. I‘m german so I drink too. I had to bring him to bed…

iBrawler_ , Balljinder Singh Report

Final score:

79points

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Jesse Setliffe 1 year ago

Germans are required by law to drink?

37points

#35

40 Signs Someone Is Trying To Look Way Cooler Than They Actually Are Talking about being the most badass zombie killer in a zombie outbreak when truth is most of us would simply die

Amy_Tar , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

79points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

Most of us would start killing each other.

30points

#36

Men who take their shirts off when they're mad, punch their chest like a gorilla and get red faced yelling. Usually someone's going to pull them back so nothings really going to happen, nor is anyone scared. It's all bark. If they can't stay calm, there's no doubt they're not tough.

dotjpegdotcom Report

Final score:

79points

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C.O. Shea 1 year ago

Watch how fast those same guys will wet themselves.

30points

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

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#37

Telling the same stories from years back.

I have a friend whose only personality is that she is aggressive, always telling the same story from middle school where she apparently had a reputation. Acting like she is the toughest person and no one should mess with her. Fake confidence, extremely annoying.

isushristina Report

Final score:

74points

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C.O. Shea 1 year ago

I had a friend like that. Emphasis on past tense.

28points

MintIceCreamPlease Report

#38

"I'm a psychopath!

One day I made my therapist cry and that's tooootally legit!

I'm insane! I have so many mental illnesses!"

Acquaintances I actually have to deal with.

Final score:

72points

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Lee F. 1 year ago

I know someone who claims to know how to assemble and disassemble ANY firearm in under a minute. Because he has an app that shows him parts of guns. We live in Canada. He also tried to tell me my beach glass was quartz. Because of course, an app identified it as quartz. People are A LOT.

32points

#39

18 year olds with more tattoos then face on their face.

altdelvis Report

Final score:

71points

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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago

"Why won't anyone hire me?"

51points

#40

Most military styled clothing, almost none of the actual special teams people I know wear that c**p.
Maybe the occasional shirt or whatever but the guys wearing tons of it, yeah that’s nonsense

Trictities2012 Report

Final score:

65points

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similarly 1 year ago

When I was a kid, back in the 70s and 80s, a LOT of people wore army surplus. Let me tell you: surplus stuff is good quality, comfortable, sturdy, and lasts FOREVER. I was a high school JROTC cadet, and as such, got to keep my shoes: army low quarters. Best pair of shoes I've ever had. Lasted 12 years. I have a pair of steel-toed combat boots that are fantastic work books. One of my favorite coats ever was a wool USSR surplus great coat. Loved that coat! Yeah, some people wear military stuff because it looks cool. Let it go. It's not hurting anybody, and especially if it's teens: I was teen who wore that stuff and thought I was cooler than I was. Everybody's entitled to be a kid for awhile.

63points

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#41

Acting like they don’t need things like sunscreen because they are manly

bluegreenliquid Report

Final score:

27points

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

Do yk what's manly? Being BURNT and in PAIN every summer and eventually getting CANCER and DYING because I'm a MAN and I don't need no suncream 😎

17points

#42

Aggressive responses to non aggressive situations. Nobody who’s really about that life WANTS to do things to people.

pussymonkey Report

Final score:

23points

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Nosirrow 1 year ago

I'm scared of saying anything to my father bc while I'm polite, he may or may not get angry over nothing and start yelling. He's an alcoholic, so there's no hope.

6points

Anxious_Solution_282 Report

#43

Feeling threatened by other people's successes.

Polyphemus117 Report

Final score:

22points

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#44

Driving a car without a seat belt and filming yourself speeding and putting it on Instagram or Facebook

Final score:

22points

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Shirley Kibler-Pace 1 year ago

There is such a thing as a dork you know

6points

#45

Basically any statement of being tough at all--whether that be outright spoken or written or whatever. Letting people know you're tough is such a weak move. Tough people simply are that way and, a lot of the time, people would just have to f**k around to find out.

telestrial Report

Final score:

20points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

My "tough statements" largely revolve around my tolerance to cold weather, because I'm cool. Haha. No I'm not.

10points

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#46

A Punisher sticker on your car

High_Ground_Sand Report

Final score:

20points

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Rachel Reynolds 1 year ago

Off topic, but why do those people always have blue lives matters stickers too? Or worse the Punisher skull with he blue line? Did you read the comics or watch the show? Frank hates cops.

18points

#47

Same picture of a lion that 20.000 others already posted to prove how they're not sheep that fall in line.

PM_ME_YOUR__BOOTY Report

Final score:

19points

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C.O. Shea 1 year ago

A sheep in lion's clothing.

5points

#48

Jake Paul not fighting a trained professional boxer in his weight class

defiance211 Report

Final score:

19points

POST

MontanaMariner 1 year ago

I hope Nate beats the brakes off of him.

6points

#49

People that need to be the center of everything and they act special.

ezbiwolf Report

Final score:

19points

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Lee F. 1 year ago

Main character syndrome!

3points

#50

Only God can judge me

VisualResidual Report

Final score:

18points

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Ty Stratton-Quirk 1 year ago

It would be hilarious if someone said this, completely seriously, seconds before being struck by lightning.

23points

#51

Jesus, where do I start? Maybe humiliating people. The most frightening powerful people don’t need to prove themselves by making other people look small.

StoatofDisarray Report

Final score:

18points

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Array Index Out of Bounds 1 year ago

Trump comes to mind.

8points

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#52

Keyboard warriors

Wizeazz71784 Report

Final score:

17points

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JoJoB 1 year ago

Amen to that. They're nothing but cowards.

3points

#53

“Hold me back”

JAMP0T1 Report

Final score:

16points

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Channo Sagara 1 year ago

Isn't it supposed to be "don't hold me back"?

1point

#54

Telling people how badass you are.

Green420Basturd Report

Final score:

15points

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#55

People who brag.

EDIT: I think most people understand what I mean but just to clarify, I’m not at all referring to being proud of your accomplishments or sharing your success with people you care about. That’s obviously healthy and good.

JakeRogue Report

Final score:

15points

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Surenu 1 year ago

I only used 16 instead of the usual 20 swear words when I heard my alarm yesterday, does that count as an accomplishment?

10points

#56

Barbed wire tattoos.

anon Report

Final score:

15points

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Jesse Setliffe 1 year ago

How else is he going to stop the milk cows from being rustled off his skin?

9points

#57

Tribal tattoos.

"Sure thing Chad. You and Brett and the rest of the Orange County Native Council, have our attention."

thebigdawg7777777 Report

Final score:

14points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

I was a dumb 18 year old once, have the tat to prove it.

8points

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#58

"I know karate"

OneSockSally Report

Final score:

14points

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Maisey Myles 1 year ago

I know karate and some other Japanese words, too

23points

#59

Open carrying a gun

Aphr0dite725 Report

Final score:

14points

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MontanaMariner 1 year ago

I live in Montana, surrounded by bear and meth. I concealed carry.

8points

#60

Getting your a*s beat in a fight you provoked.

SurfingSeemsCool Report

Final score:

13points

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#61

“Don’t tread on me”

anon Report

Final score:

13points

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Mike Fitzpatrick 1 year ago

Stay out from under my shoe, idiot.

14points

FrankyFasthands892 Report

#62

Pseudo edgy demeanor. A sort of sad deflector of your inner most insecurities that shine brighter and brighter the more you attempt to mask them.

Final score:

7points

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Boatswain Bill 1 year ago

Pseudo-intellectual psychological analyses like this post's second sentence is just as bad. You don't know a damned thing, son

1point

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similarly 1 year ago

A great many of these actually boil down to anxiety and fear. A lot of people are kind of designating a barrier, a limit, their "territory", either physical or emotional or intellectual. A lot of these are just defense mechanisms to cope with anxiety and fear they may not even realize they have! For a VERY long time, I was socially stunted by habits formed in my childhood. I was basically reduced to anger or emotionlessness broken by short bursts of enjoyment. As I got older, I realized that most of the time that I thought I was angry, I really wasn't. I was sad, or scared, or confused, or worried ... and I'd just never learned to process those feelings. Part of it was this idea hammered into boys back then that those feelings were "weak" and boys shouldn't be "weak". Yet: when I learned to recognize those feelings, accept those feelings, FEEL those feelings and embrace them, I became a really different person, a better person, a happier person, a stronger person.

21points

Tanya Venter 1 year ago

Anger=fear and frustration. I am glad you are doing well

5points

Joe Publique 1 year ago

May as well have a sign saying 'Stupid as hell', because alphas and betas are not a thing. Those who believe in it are simply using it as a crutch to justify their often abhorrent views and behaviors.

5points

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

Even wolves and wild horses don't have alphas.

0points

Will Cable 1 year ago

It is really odd that so many have to play up to the "Tough guy/girl" image and yet if you look at media the ones that are tough don't go around trying to act that way all the time so it makes me wonder where do they get that idea from.

4points

Old Roadie 1 year ago

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DBear 1 year ago

Bragging about their self-defense skills. No, your hands are NOT registered as lethal weapons. And bragging about having street smarts shows that you don't because people who really do don't have to brag about it.

2points

Bisou 1 year ago

Similar to #1: People who take pride in "having no filter." Lacking tact, grace and basic manners is not a positive personality trait. These people usually can't handle the same behavior in their direction either.

2points

Danish Susanne 1 year ago

So true. They are most often the ones to take offence at the littlest provocation

0points

Valaun 1 year ago

The truly badass people that I have met all share these qualities: confidence, they never start fights, try to avoid fights and always, when forced, end the fight quickly and without undue theatrics. They are all decent people who don't start things, look for solutions, and don't take c**p or tolerate bad behavior. They are in control and the kind of person you respect and/or don't mind working with.

1point

James Doe 1 year ago

Making a lot of noise. Especially with a bike or car. They basically scream "insecurity". Its really sad if someone thinks of their accomplishments so little that they fear the only way they'll get recognition is by annoying others with noise..

0points

Jungle Empress 85 1 year ago

*rubs temples* My "genius" ex often bragged about things like how he would take someone down in a fight. My sister called him naïve.

0points

Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

Trying to look cool is itself uncool. Cool is effortless or it is absent.

0points

Joe Publique 1 year ago

This. Cool isn't being the same as everyone else. It's about being different.

1point

Colin Matthews 1 year ago

covering youslrself in tattoos but being hopelessly out of shape

0points

Old Roadie 1 year ago

Love of ink is not dependent on physical fitness. It's art, to be interpreted by the wearer.

3points

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similarly 1 year ago

21points

Tanya Venter 1 year ago

Anger=fear and frustration. I am glad you are doing well

5points

Joe Publique 1 year ago

5points

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

Even wolves and wild horses don't have alphas.

0points

Will Cable 1 year ago

4points

Old Roadie 1 year ago

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DBear 1 year ago

2points

Bisou 1 year ago

2points

Danish Susanne 1 year ago

So true. They are most often the ones to take offence at the littlest provocation

0points

Valaun 1 year ago

1point

James Doe 1 year ago

0points

Jungle Empress 85 1 year ago

*rubs temples* My "genius" ex often bragged about things like how he would take someone down in a fight. My sister called him naïve.

0points

Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

Trying to look cool is itself uncool. Cool is effortless or it is absent.

0points

Joe Publique 1 year ago

This. Cool isn't being the same as everyone else. It's about being different.

1point

Colin Matthews 1 year ago

covering youslrself in tattoos but being hopelessly out of shape

0points

Old Roadie 1 year ago

Love of ink is not dependent on physical fitness. It's art, to be interpreted by the wearer.

3points