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'When neighbors start talking, good things happen.' What might have seemed like a sensible slogan at the time, now feels more like the punchline to the fantastic accidental comedy of Nextdoor. We're eternally grateful for Twitter account @bestofnextdoor, who does a killer job documenting all the hilarious little moments that happen on the app and would otherwise stay in that context. Sometimes it's fun to elevate the minutiae and pettiness of everyday life. We' sure got a few chuckles out of this batch of Nextdoor gems. 

Some insults are just so beautifully poetic that you can't even be mad about them. All you can really do is nod your head and say, "touche" while you stare off pensively into the distance. The following examples demonstrate flawless execution, grace, and poise and we certainly think they're deserving of our recognition!

Everyone loves genuinely nice guys who respect boundaries and show compassion towards others. But Nice Guys™ are a whole other breed of dude. Cringey Nice Guys will become friends with a woman with the assumption that the friendship will lead to sex. Nice Guys think that performing basic social expectations means they are entitled to sex. Nice Guys are anything but nice. We've got a handful of cringey Nice Guy moments that were immortalized in screenshots forever.

Friday evening was a rough one for Donald Trump. The outgoing President was suspended indefinitely from Twitter - a move that many people had called for following the violent insurrection at the Capitol. Despite the suspension's favorable response from politicians and opponents of the MAGA movement, the action has also garnered critique from those who feel it is a dangerous show of censorship from big tech. Though it's right to wonder where the line is drawn regarding free speech, some people are merely mourning the President's prolific and often ridiculous Twitter presence over the years. This profound grief has led to users sharing their favorite Twitter moments from the most online President of all time. These screenshot memorials are pretty entertaining, regardless of your stance on Donald Trump. 

Edgelords can be pretty annoying when they put zero creativity into their provocative facade, but sometimes you catch a cleverly written edgy response in the comments that is as entertaining as it is disturbing. We've got a mix of cursed comments featuring wrong answers and dark, spicy humor from people who aren't afraid to go there. 

Sometimes relatable memes get boring. You know the ones. Memes about not getting enough sleep or being late to work because you needed an iced coffee. This banality does not apply to most starter pack memes. Instead of merely relating to everyday annoyances, they make astute observations and roast everything from recorded school scuffles to the annoying and incessant birthday posts from basic girls on Instagram. We admire that they take a little more thought than a meme about hating work. And we've put together a mostly-fresh batch of the best ones we've seen lately. Just try not to feel personally attacked.

If you're ever bored and would like to witness astounding levels of both insanity and stupidity, your best bet would be to go take a scroll through the r/insanepeoplefacebook subreddit. It's the exact opposite of boring. In fact, we'd say it's a veritable treasure trove of stupidity from anti-vaxxers, Karens, and all-around crazies that almost make for sadistic reading. While we are saddened to learn of these high levels of idiocy, knowledge is definitely power. And kind of entertaining. We've put together some of the latest and greatest (hard to find 'em through the scads of political posts) but you can catch more at the popular subreddit.

Replies this clever are pretty hard to come by; you've kinda just just gotta be in the right place at the right time, and brands like Wendy's - the absolute champions of the roast - know this all too well. Some of these people seriously deserve an award for their witty replies!

While we realize that not everyone qualifies for Mensa, these posts shout out people who have somehow managed to take stupid to the next level. And we have to admit we're completely here for it. There's something extremely satisfying about witnessing someone exhibit a lack of intelligence that rivals your own. It's a sick ego boost, but we'll take doses of elevated self-image when and where we can get them. We just hope these poor souls invest some of their time into exercising their brains and familiarizing themselves with common sense. They clearly need all the help they can get. 

It's no secret that any given social network can quickly become toxic, because wherever there are human beings, there are idiots with unfathomable blind confidence in the bullsh*t they spout. r/insanepeoplefacebook is a pretty cursed subreddit where you can find and endless supply of flat-earthers, anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, and bigots caught in the wild posting their nonsense and commenting when no one asked. If you're in a mood to feel worse about humanity, we've got a bunch of cringey posts for you from the worst of social media.

We're willing to bet that you all have those Facebook or Instagram friends that make you wonder how they're still allowed on the sites. Their posts might make you cringe or curse humanity, but you keep 'em around because they're entertaining. Here's a batch of those kinda posts without the guilt you feel from actually knowing the posters.

You've heard of those toxic 'nice guys,' well guess what? 'Nice girls' exist too, and they're cringey AF. Anyone who takes a scroll through r/niceguys or r/nicegirls will leave feeling like the world is just a cesspool of self-entitled assholes tangled in an endless, toxic cycle of cruelty. May these examples of cringey not-so-nice girls be a reminder to everyone that trust, communication, and mutual respect are an invaluable part of any kind of relationship. 

We all had a reasonable amount of fun with the "bone apple tea" meme that started popping up back in 2016, but these fails are truly next level. We're seriously praying that these poor souls are feigning ignorance!

One of our favorite pastimes is admiring the cringe explosion that is old people using social media. Twitter user @dogwithablog_69 has made all of this a lot easier with this Twitter thread of the elderly and technologically ignorant completely abusing Facebook's cheerful status banners. The collection is impressive, a very worthwhile way of getting your Monday procrasturbation on.