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Unless you were born yesterday, most of us can agree that the easiest place to lie is the internet. These aspiring deceivers did a really, really, bad job at pulling the wool over the internet's eyes - and got called out for it. Seeing these losers brought to justice made our day, and we hope it makes yours.

The internet is a sad, scary place that seems to be brimming with cringe. These cringey pics, however, are a special breed. These embarrassing posts are actually so cringeworthy and sad that they're guaranteed to make you feel more depressed than you already are. If you're into that sort of thing.

Getting a tattoo is - or should be - a serious decision. Getting inked up is a hell of a lot easier than getting a hasty tattoo removed. That's why you should never get the name of that person you're absolutely in love with after just a few months of dating. It's also why you need to choose an artist you trust, and try not to request a tattoo when you're under the influence of alcohol or under the influence of stupidity. These awful tattoo fails will probably scare any lackadaisical ink addicts straight.

We don't know about you, but this monotony has a way of making us feel pretty damn numb. One way to combat this feeling of listlessness is by looking at terrible, pain-inducing cursed images.They might disgust you or leave you with sympathy pains, but at least you'll feel something. Right?  

We've got to hand it to these, uh, aspiring artists. While we respect anyone's desire to pursue a creative outlet, these artisans are showing nothing short of inflated self-esteem. Making crappy art is one thing, but having the gall to charge an exorbitant sum for it, or even tattoo the cringe is where things start to baffle us. Here are some serious offenders.

If you've ever spent time on social media, you're probably aware of the existence of "Reply Guys." The term refers to men who go out of their way to reply (unsolicited) to women's tweets or slide into dms with comments that are generally very inappropriate and very horny. While we're sure these messages are generally disturbing and annoying to recipients, we have to admit that the cringey ballsiness of the senders is incredibly entertaining. Twitter account @guyinthereply has set out to document these creepy messages, and their archive is filled with pure gold. We've put together some of the more tame examples but you can visit their twitter for the stuff that is decidedly NSFW. 

Laughing at the stupidity of others may not be the kindest pastime, but it sure is entertaining. Especially since the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have made a lot of dumb, selfish and misinformed people really angry. While we're relishing the uptick in dumb social media posts, we pray that the idiocy doesn't lead to more pain and suffering. And if these nuggets of stupidity don't give you enough schadenfreud-y satisfaction, you can always head to r/facepalm. What you see might scare you, but you definitely won't be bored. 

While we realize that for many people education is a luxury, some of these errors are just too ridiculous to to admonish. It's pretty clear from these cringey pics that we either need to invest more money in our schools, or work harder to make autocorrect work for everyone, 

You hittin' the snacks too hard during quarantine? Can't get out for a jog? Well, we may have a solution for you. These cursed food images are so awful that we can almost guarantee they'll ruin your appetite. Seriously. So. Much. Gelatin. And so many crimes against pizza.

As far as cringey online interactions go, this one is definitely up there for the amount of discomfort it makes us feel. It takes a lot of guts (read: stupidity) to ask your friend if he'll break up with his girlfriend for you. This dude very clearly gives zero f*cks!

Happy Monday! Are you ready for a new week of cringe? 'Cause there's a whole lot of it on the internet today. Our new favorite facepalm-worthy thread comes from @alpharivelino, an account run by a sexist dude with way too many followers. The thread, which was shared on May 2, suggests that men who lean into their partner during photo ops are weak. Using photos of Hafthor Bjornssen (one of the world's strongest men), Jason Statham, and Kevin Hart, @alpharivelino tries to make his case that posturing determines whether you're a strong, powerful man, or basically a needy simp. Needless to say, people on Twitter did not take kindly to the ridiculous thread, and were very vocal about it. 

What is it with Nice Guys^tm and role-playing? This should go without saying, but we don't like that sh*t, so although this might seem harsh, we're doing you a service here. Dudes, if you're reading this, we hate that we have to remind you not to do this, but here we are.

Rule 34 states that if it exists, there's a porn for it. That's almost true for these Starter Pack memes. They somehow manage to get super niche and also super relatable. These starter kits are some of the most exceptional we've seen. 

Forget wholesome content and happy memes. Sometimes we all need to scroll through a selection of cringey moments that can only be described as "dumpster fire." You know, so we can all feel a bit better about ourselves.

This tweet might just be the most ignorant statement in history, and we don't say that lightly. If you aren't familiar with Prager University (or, PragerU for short), it's a non-profit organization that puts out videos on various topics from a conservative perspective.

Yesterday, PragerU tweeted out a quote by co-founder Dennis Prager stating, "The lockdown is the greatest mistake in human history." That's right, apparently PragerU thinks that the lockdown is a bigger mistake than any war or atrocity ever committed by humans. 

In response, Twitter has been rightfully meme-ing and trolling the quote, and we're really liking the results.