Being liked is a desire many people have. Wouldn't you want others to think that you're smarter, tougher, and cooler than you really are? Isn't that what we do when we're in a new place, among people who don't know us — pretend that we're a better, cooler version of ourselves?
The key to being cool is not to overdo it, but for many people online, that's a foreign concept. Folks tend to brag, lie, and embarrass themselves in myriads of ways, all in an effort to seem more interesting than they are. For your next dose of cringe, Bored Panda has collected the funniest and most embarrassing instances of people online acting tough and failing miserably, so proceed with caution if you don't feel ready for copious amounts of second-hand embarrassment.
#1 And M**dered By Words Of Another Vet
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#2 The Sun
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#3 Less Is More
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#4 Someone I Knew From High School
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#5 Boomer Responds To Being Ok'ed By A Journalist He Yelled At About Climate Change
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#6 Some Kid Sent This As A Threat To Our School
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#7 Most Bada*s Gamer Alive
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#8 Fourteen Year Old Kid Cries After Getting Shot At, What A Wimp
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#9 People Who Are Part Of The "Hustle Culture" Really Are Built Different
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#10 Female Police = Bad Police?
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#11 Hahahaha She Just Got Eaten By A Shark
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#12 An Instagram Girl's Wet Dream
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#13 Accidentally Added The Wrong Guy On Facebook. Guess I'm A Coward Now
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#14 Going To The Gym Makes You Invincible
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#15 Greatest Warrior Of All Time Or Alcoholism Gone Wrong? You Decide!
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#16 When You Are In An Aviation Unit And Post A Bada*s Pic To Your Ig, Your Unit Makes It A Poster And Hangs On The Wall
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#17 Packing Heat In A Goodwill
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#18 Shooting A Target From A Mile Away? Light Work
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#19 "Didn't Even Shed A Tear" Yeah Sure
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#20 It’s Hard Being So Strong
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#21 A Warm Welcome Back From My “Bada*s” Roommate
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#22 Who Would Dare After That
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#23 Sleep Well Dear Citizens
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#24 Facebook Chad In A 1v1 With God
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#25 I Don't Have To Do What You Tell Me
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#26 He Had To Check Himself As A Deadly Weapon At Security
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#27 How To Deal With Supernatural Serial K**lers
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#28 Kiss My Girl. Go Home
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#29 Let's Start A Riot (The Poster Was Fired)
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#30 First Day Of Concealed Carry Class
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#31 Literally Shaking And Crying Rn
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#32 Don't Talk To Me And My Son/Son/Daughter And Our Guns Ever Again
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#33 Walmart Patriot
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#34 Absolute Badass Nearing 39k Karma!
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#35 World War I World War II And Great Depression Are Good. Internet Is Bad
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#36 Not Cringe At All
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#37 Trust, The Foundation Of A Healthy Relationship~
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#38 From Civilian To Assassin
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#39 Damn Buddy Save Some Second Amendment For The Rest Of Us
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#40 Sh**ting A Schools Computer Because Your Daughter Is Talking To Boys
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#41 He Will Break Your Legs
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#42 Xzibit Is Feeling Froggy Today
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#43 You Know You’re A Bada$$ When You Sprinkle In Your Height
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#44 The Devil Inside (?)
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#45 Other Men Who See Me Cower In Fear
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#46 “Out Ran Four Police Departments In One Afternoon, It Was Actually Easy”
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#47 Who Wanna Square Up
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#48 Local Man Too Cool For Afterlife
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#49 A Challenge From A Badass
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#50 Oh Man... Stay Away From This Guy!
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#51 Dude On Video About Muay Thai
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#52 I Am Very Bada*s And Scientifically Illiterate Too Weakling
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#53 I Love Giving Witty One Liners In All My Knife Fights
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#54 On A Golf Course 🙄
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#55 I’m Short And Bada*s But I’m Considered A Different Race
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#56 Doing The Exact Same Thing As The Person He Is Talking To
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#57 Marine Btw
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#58 Only True Bad Boys Eat Subway
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#59 He Said Later That He Only Fears God And His Name Is "The Almighty."
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#60 What To Wear To My Kids Middle School Concert?
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#61 Ex-Cop, Current Bada*s
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#62 You Never Know What Will Go Down At A Subway Sandwich Shop
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#63 Boomers Are Such Warriors
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#64 Alpha In The Room, Watch Out! Don’t Tell Him Alphas Don’t Exist, He Will Call You Beta And Punch You Because He Has Great Self Esteem
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#65 Bad A*s Gamer Roaming The Streets
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