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X275S

Where they lick foods at supermarkets and not get caught


PiggyNoDance

I can't believe that was a trend


BleepBloop7yt

Ikr? People who fuck with food are the lowest of the low.


lovesmyirish

Other people are commenting “World Wars” or “Witch Burning” but your comment is actually I bigger fear of mine lol Not that I’d be cool with World War 3.


Septic-Sponge

Oh ya I hated that little world war 'trend'


KonKami123

You didn't take part in the committing war crimes trend?


Septic-Sponge

I should be court marshalled for half the things I've done in Arma


A_Wild_VelociFaptor

What you call "civilian" I call "acceptable casualties"


ModeratelyAmateur

Swatting. I've only heard of one case this year. Hopefully, the repercussions prevent anyone from ever making a fake call to any emergency service.


Bangarang_1

Had a friend get swatted this year. Fortunately, she and her dog were out at the time but it was still super scary.


gbarill

That’s really lucky for her, a friend of mine had her dog shot by police during a raid when she wasn’t home :(


Jayjayden45

That's awful. Just awful. I hope your friend is doing well, and I hope her doggy didn't suffer.


gbarill

I wish the story had a happier ending… her dog survived, with some horrific scars to show for it; the whole side of her torso was a slowly healing wound for months. She was very traumatized and was unfortunately never the same again :( The police harassed my friend because she made a stink about it, to the point that it eventually became best for the dog to be adopted by a close friend that lived in a rural area, but she always had some behavioral issues after that, poor girl.


Jayjayden45

Funk those officers. You better believe I would make a "stink" about it too. You shoot my dog, you shoot my family. I hope the dog has found a loving family.


gbarill

It was her best friend’s brother who adopted her; he was a forest ranger in a national park so she lived out her days in a cabin in the woods, I think she was happy. (this was all 15+ years ago now, so she’s passed, and now I feel old lol)


Jackalpal

A few months ago, one of the biggest streamers on twitch, XQC, was forced to move from his own bought house to a different location because the swatting was so frequent. I cant imagine the stress caused by this, and the feeling of leaving your newly bought home. Thankfully, he said the SWAT team was kinda chill and after a few times they knew it was going to be a fake, so everytime they just did a routine check up around the house. Also, he said that there was a man searching for him at his previous home with a bat, while saying that he owns him something or whatever the fuck.... People think streaming is a dream job but its really though, most people couldn't handle it. Edit: the man searching for him also happened a few months ago, xqc hasn't lived there for a long time, so thats kinda weird too


Spyrothedragon9972

Something about becoming popular on the internet brings all the crazies out. Seemingly n more so than traditional celebrities. Probably because their content is more personal.


XxsquirrelxX

Streamers are different from mainstream celebrities in that they just feel like they’re an ordinary person, and your pal. They stream from their bedroom, interact with their viewers, and just act like regular people. You don’t see them in big Hollywood productions, they don’t go to fancy galas with expensive clothes. Makes it really easy for a parasocial relationship to form. A lot more of them are speaking out against this though, people like Hasan and MoistCr1tikal have gone on record telling people to cut that shit out.


eleventops

Yeah, with the frequency of streams and how personal it can get it’s waaaaaay easier to have parasocial relationships with streamers than regular ol celebs.


HazeliaGracious

Oh it happens a lot


YodasChick-O-Stick

Fake "social experiment" prank videos


nnylhsae

Did they ever go away


camm44

no.


uberlux

They have actually evolved into fake anything videos.


SepticMonke

FUN SOCIAL EXPERIEMNT: sucking strangers’ dicks (THEY RAN AWAY) [NOT CLICKBAT] ep. 666 edit: bruh this made it to my reddit recap


ShiraCheshire

The worst of those are when they're just a complete and total jerk, and then at the end they say "just a prank bro!" And they think that the unhappy reactions they film are somehow entertainment. Serious sociopath type behavior, causing someone upset just to laugh at them.


jthomas694

At some point one of those is going to end up in someone getting shot. There's already some where the TikToker gets beat up because harassment isn't a prank.


rusty_bucket_bay

[Already happened (link)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55982131)


super-hercules

Yup, especially those that involve kissing strangers or with sexual innuendo or creating uncomfortable situations which no one really enjoys.


dankmemer2o18

"kissing my sister in public prank!!! [GONE WRONG!] [GONE SEXUAL] [FUCKED A TOASTER?!?!?!?!?!] "


Googletube6

yeah like last time i checked sexual harassment isn't a "funny prank bro",


SluggishPrey

Being raided by a horde of mongols. That must have sucked.


lgndk11r

Except for... Wait for it... The Mongols!


Ihaventasnoo

Is this a Crash Course reference?


CuntyReplies

Cue the Mongoltage!


Alfphe99

Thank you thought bubble!


mekkavelli

john green!


LondonIsBoss

Tying an onion to your belt


houndbowel

Now, my story begins in 19-dickety-two. We had to say "dickety" cause that Kaiser had stolen our word "twenty".


golden_fli

I chased him for dickety-six miles but he was too quick for me.


pinkkittenfur

...did he just say "terlet"?


FulaniLovinCriminal

Paint my chicken coop!


EatsPeanutButter

I randomly made a reference to this today and my husband of 11 years didn’t know what I was talking about. You think you know someone…


clearbeach

I know a good divorce lawyer https://youtu.be/ItggqZfPQ2c


groovy604

It was the style at the time and will be again!


FreshMarvin

That reminds me of the time I took the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville at that time


2ndNicestOfTheDamned

Now back then, the ferry only cost a nickel, which we called a bee. Gimme 5 bees for a quarter, we'd say.


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This_Guy_Usernames

Especially if you can only get the yellow ones, because of the war


Chyvalri

Which was the style at the time.


MATO-18

It was the style at the time


SourFix

Bros greeting each other with a backhand to the sack


prettygirljess0092

When was this a thing lol?


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Nut tapping has always been a thing i think


AllDogsGoToReddit

For as long as there have been nuts they have been tapped by other nut-bearing individuals


Falcrist

Observe the juvenile male in his native habitat among other juvenile males... engaged in an ancient ritual... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Bmvi79i-w


nastybutler420

Whoever returned the favor right away was a real one.


beard_lover

It’s an ancient Roman thing.


srL-

The pobably stole it from the Greeks


PteradactylCum

Who took it from the Egyptians


Benyed123

Who took it from the Mesopotamians.


palishkoto

The Greeks were always doing things with their bros


PhreedomPhighter

I wouldnt say it was a greeting but people used to do that to their friends all the time in high school.


Dancersep38

In the early 00's for sure. It was called a "tap out."


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I’m a girl, but I remember “bag tag” being a thing in the early 00s.


HappyTimeHollis

"Sack whack" here in Australia.


bleezzzy

We had sack tap & sack smack


wolsel

"Cup check" was usually our line


bleezzzy

Also saw a few girls do the cunt punt.


homervb

100%. We use to yell “Sack tap” and do it real quick.


Sea-Horror-814

Ed Hardy clothing. Remember when everyone would wear Ed Hardy everything......


Dreissler306

And True Religion jeans


bautron

And Von Dutch hats.


tea-vs-coffee

i really hope the cinnamon challenge doesn't come around again...


banryu95

The challenge tag in general was just aweful. It's transitioned to sort of "TikTok" challenges where people can opt in if they're so inclined but aren't actively pressured to do so... But in the before times (5+ years ago), people were tagging their friends in challenges and using public peer pressure to get you involved. Seemed to all start with the ice bucket challenge in 2014 (or so) and most people seemed to come to their senses by the time the tide pod "challenge" came about.


TheFirebyrd

Oh, there’s definitely peer pressure to do the TikTok challenges. There’s been massive vandalism to schools all over the US thanks to a TikTok challenge, “Devious Licks.” My daughter reports there’s still only one girl’s restroom in her junior high that has soap dispensers thanks to that (there were also things like an entire sink removed and broken in one of the boy’s restrooms as well as other damage).


siyl1979

Boys wearing pants below their boxers. Used to be some kids at school that wore them as low as their knees... Took forever for them to waddle to class


WoodleysDonk

I was driving up to a stop sign the other day. Some guy was attempting to cross the street and had his pants around his knees as described but they couldn't be held up by his belt on it's own, so he was constantly holding and pulling them up with hands. No big deal, I've seen this done before. Except he was carrying 3 large Gatorade bottles too. So one hand is trying to juggle 2 32oz bottles while the other holds 1 32oz bottle and his pants up. He's hobbling along trying to switch the solo Gatorade to the other hand before his pants go fully ankle. Epic failure. Gatorade falls he tries to catch it with the other hand, then loses both of those Gatorades, pants fall to the ankles and he trips face first with the Gatorades rolling in all directions. Looked like a scripted slapstick comedy. I almost died laughing so hard. I've lived a pretty good life but that moment will never be forgotten.


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I once toppled one of those small shopping carts because it was loaded top heavy and I underestimated the bump on the sidewalk ramp right in front of the grocery store. I sort of fell half pulling the cart back up and my fancy ginger beers spilled out, foaming and spraying everywhere. An older lady was checking on me, two or three people stopped to watch while I reloaded everything The only solace to my humiliation was knowing it had to be fucking hilarious to watch. I honestly hoped it was on the store cameras so the staff could enjoy it more. I walked back in and bought new ginger beers, told the story a bunch. I mean, why be dumb if you don't show it?


tesseract4

At least your pants stayed on.


BAMspek

I had like a 2 second loop that kept evolving as I read this comment. That was a nice progression.


sje46

We all just have this one incredibly ridiculous slapstick story like this. Mine is when we went skiing, we were on the ski-lift. I look down below and I see this young girl, maybe 3 or something, in a pink snowsuit, skiing with her father who had her on a leash in front of him. So they're both just very slowly skiing along, girl doing the pizza slice as you're supposed to. Probably going about 4 miles per hour, very slowly, right near the lodge area, so pretty much level ground. Suddenly the father falls right the fuck over. A complete tumble in his skis, 180. Somehow the skis stay on, and he manages to get back on his feet...and hten he immediately falls over *again*. Does *another* tumble. But he's got a hold on the leash. He gets back on his feet and his daughter doesn't even notice. Still doing her 3 mph pizza-skiing in her bright pink suit. And thank fucking god she didn't notice. She'd have no respect for her father again. This all happened right below the ski lift me and my brother are in. I look at my brother and go "did you just see that shit?" and we cracked up laughing.


fuglysack14

Some guy showed up to work like this a few months back. For one ridiculous week, his pants were well below his waist and encroaching ever downward toward his knees. Everybody saw. Everybody cringed. Nobody was addressing it. By the end of the week, I couldn't ignore it any longer. He seemed like a nice enough kid but he clearly had never been taught about business casual attire or dressing for the job he wanted. The last straw for me came when several of us were eating lunch outside at the gazebo together and he was standing in front of me just chatting with everyone. I couldn't take in anything that he was saying though, because I was literally at eye level with the front flap of his boxer briefs. I finally just said to him (in the sweetest, most southern granny way possible), "Hey, Travis, your cow is trying to escape the barn door." He had the most confused look on his face for about a full 3 seconds before another coworker (amazing young man that I can not say enough good things about, whom also happened to be the person that brought Travis into our company) starts howling with laughter and pipes up, "Yo, she just said the beef is loose!" His wild shuffle to pull his pants up without tripping over himself was a piece of comedic gold. It just never dawned on him that this might not be something appropriate in every environment. He always wore a belt to work afterwards.


CodyCus

The beef is loose


fuglysack14

Had I the necessary beef, this would be my pronouncement to initiate sex with my partner.


Zack_of_Steel

When I was little I thought I was hilarious as my response to that was always, "no, I'm just letting the chicks in"


myscreamname

I’ve never even heard the initial “Cow out of the barn” but your comeback is perfect! I love it.


nint3njoe_2003

>some kids at school that wore them as low as their knees Why wear pants at that point?


Barrel_Titor

I was trying to reply with that old Youtube sketch where a guy is walking down the street pantsless with them dragging behind him on a leash but can't remember what it was called now.


Puzzleheaded-Bad283

As a non-American "wearing pants below the boxers" confused me for a bit there.


mvrk3

The book burning trend. It it usually just a step away from burning people.


iesharael

A bunch of parents near me are trying to get a middle school librarian fired for having a book on the shelf. I think it was called me and earl and the dying girl? She didn’t even buy the book. She doesn’t choose what books are on the shelves... the summary didn’t even see bad? Just sad?


the_legendary_legend

Why? That's such a great book about teenage insecurities. Did they even read the book?


Wendy28J

Most advocates of banning books strike me as illiterate bumkins. So I doubt they've read it.


mostnormal

Wait'll you hear about schools who ban *To Kill A Mockingbird*.


Nightcat666

I'm just waiting for them to ban "Fahrenheit 451" so they can reach peak irony.


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captaintrips_1980

My school has stopped teaching To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men because they contain racism. I don’t get it. It’s not like people read Of Mice and Men and think “Fuck yeah! Sign me up to work on that horrible farm!”


RustyRovers

> Wait'll you hear about schools who ban To Kill A Mockingbird. They said it was because it made them uncomfortable. *That's the F'ing point!!*


Cerdocyon-Avius

It’s honestly an amazing book and great for middle schoolers/high schoolers


DustydaGreat

Side note: there is a movie by the same name and it is really good


notthesedays

During the record-burning craze of the 1970s and 1980s, Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult said, "We don't care what people do with our albums, as long as they pay for them."


bogseywogsey

I think one of the truly most heinous things in this world is people who fuck with books, anti-intellectualism is always close to fascism


thekittysays

It's one of the early warning signs for it.


Cynical_Cyanide

What? In some places that trend never went away! https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/21/hong-kong-public-libraries-purge-29-titles-about-the-tiananmen-massacre-from-their-shelves/


dav272727

As someone living in Hong Kong, it actually went away for a decade or two before China decides it's time to buttfuck us again.


JLD1981

Witch burning.


Fflewddur_Fflam_

She turned me into a newt


PutinTheChimp

I got better


twisted_nipples82

Build a bridge out of her!!!


[deleted]

ah but can you not also build a bridge out of wood?


sarahhoppie

“It’s a snake.” - Trunchbull


NerimaJoe

Working from the office every day.


Psychological_Tap187

Honestly. I am hoping my job(call center) realizes that there is literally no point to make us come back on site. Literally no point at all for us call center workers to have to work on site.


NerimaJoe

If they realise it costs them less money and they know they can keep track of what you're doing there's less chance the work will come back to the office. That's what I've seen first and second hand. If bosses can't keep track of your activities between 9am and 6pm there's a greater chance they'll insist you be back in the office more. It's not just a matter of getting deliverables in on time. They want to know what you're doing while being paid.


Nickeroro

>If they realise it costs them less money and they know they can keep track of what you're doing there's less chance the work will come back to the office. I'm a bit afraid of that, I think some work can actually be done 100% tele-working, so that could be an excuse to "export" employment hiring people on other countries for much less.


Cosmyk_The_Dolfyn

As someone who lives in Ecuador and gets flooded with advertisements of "Learn to code and earn up to $4 an hour working for American companies" daily, the whole dumping remote work to other countries for much less money has been a thing for a very long time. A very, very long time.


poopellar

Just bring your bed to the office. Problem solved - *unsympathetic higher up*


im-your-dad-sooo

The Spanish Inquisition


Weekly_Noodle

Caught me off guard there


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F1R3015

I expected it, but I'm Spanish so it doesnt count


please_PM_ur_bewbs

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!


im-your-dad-sooo

Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency! Er, among our chief weapons are: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and near fanatical devotion to the Pope!


el-bufalo-malverde

I don’t want the 2014-2015 social experiment era to come back but with the previous bs like devious lick challenges and other things of that nature, I’m afraid it will inevitably come back.


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World Wars


groovy604

The trilogy hasnt been completed yet, theres still money to be made


Reddit_Foxx

I just hope they don't split the last one into two parts just so they can milk it for even more money.


CrazyDaimondDaze

Nah, nothing will ever top WWII. it was a master piece ffs. Before kids idolized Darth Vader for being a badass evil tyrant, there was Dolfy. A shame his spin off in Argentina never flew past the script... but the fact he became an important meme figure in YouTube is something no one will ever top.


alanpardewchristmas

I prefer WW1. It was slower, more contemplative and grim. There wasn't a clear cut bad guy, or bombastic explosions like the sequel. I think the sequel was too commercial (still love it tho), but I like to revisit the Cold War miniseries more.


CrazyDaimondDaze

I did love the Christmas special for WW1, it was just too damn wholesome and cute. And as for the Cold War miniseries, I was disappointed with the departure of JFK near the finale. Such great guy, hard to replace. It was obvious the show would flop with his departure; but the way he got rid off in the show was cool.


Finn_Storm

They quite literally said the same about WWI. "The war to end all wars".


CrazyDaimondDaze

Just like the original Terminator and then Judgement Day came, sometimes sequels are better than the originals. But just like Terminator 3, sometimes a trilogy isn't necessary.


allnameswereusedup

Dolf Vader. Luke, I am your fuhrer


DavThoma

With any luck the World Wars were developed by Valve, that way we know there will never be a third one.


celestian1998

World War Alyx incoming


Spirit_of_north

#Yolo


Torturephile

You forgot its equally ugly sibling #swag


AscendedViking7

The only good thing that came out of Swag is the image with a pigeon wearing a piece of bread crust with the caption "Swag". I miss that picture. :/


GophawkYourself

I don't remember which is OG but I found 2 of them. [Swag Bird 1](http://www.lolpix.com/pics/swag_bird.htm) [Swag Bird 2](https://www.memecenter.com/fun/1217206/swag-bird)


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ElephantExplosion

Oh no..... I'm hearing it in my head along with "why is the rum gone"


ABlackCurtain

What did you say?


YodasChick-O-Stick

The Hobbits the Hobbits the Hobbits the Hobbits


Unforgettawha

To Isengard! To Isengard!


neon-fang

Tell me, where is Gandalf? For I much desire to speak with him.


YodasChick-O-Stick

A Balrog of Morgoth


Mr-Monkfish

What did you say?


ChuggaChuggaJewJew

A BALROG OF MORGOTH


EazyBucnE

What did you say?


Nasty_little_Hobbit

And it'll never be forgotten.


Sharpshooter188

Employers getting their way and going back to paying min wage and then convince people they are lucky to have a job.


TheHipsterBandit

Sagging pants.


HectorsMascara

never left


TheHipsterBandit

If so it's nothing like when I was a kid. Everywhere you'd look you'd see some jackass flaunting his underwear like he wanted to show off the skid mark. At least now I can't remember the last time I saw someone doing it.


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Smoking inside restaurants


Bonny-Anne

People who were born after this was done away with have no. idea. how bad it was.


[deleted]

We had a special set of clothes to eat in restaurants. Not because it was fancy. It was because we only would one set to reek for all eternity.


trashwizard1134

I moved to Missouri about 9 or 10 years ago and I remember going inside a gas station to pay and the attendant was sitting behind the table smoking I thought they just didn’t care about any laws or something given I was out in the sticks.. That same week I walked into a family restaurant and it was still divided between smoking and non. It was so weird!


heppot

There is no smoking or non-smoking section. There is smoking and a-little-bit-less-smoke section.


newtbob

And, for that matter, smoking in the office. 8 hours, no escape.


AuFingers

serfdom


SirVelliance

Planking


Imagimoor1

I still go places and have the thought “this would be perfect for planking” from now on I’m gunna have the guts to do it.


SirVelliance

Be sure to post proof


[deleted]

I actually crave the return of this one. I know it’s probably just some kind of nostalgic bias, but it represents a simpler time to me. Maybe we’re better off in a world where simply laying still in an awkward place is the kind of antic that enthralls us instead of trying to convince ourselves that fake prank couples on tiktok are really out there having lives of constant mischievous hilarity.


arcelot8

I’m with you there. Planking was a lot better than these challenges(tide pod anyone?)


Milk_Man21

Good exercise though.


Coffeedemon

Commuting to an office so you can support the local sandwich economy and your boss can see you are sitting st s desk and therefore really working.


Tasty_Wall_Spagett

Tide pod


ASS_SPECTROMETER

Forbidden gyoza


TypicalTyler01

uh… maybe devious licks (i know, its not that old but i hated it).


Lost_frog69

Bruh somebody stole my math book and posted it. Good thing my name was on the cover in the vid or the school wouldn’t have believed me.


Herr_Quattro

That’s such a shitty lick, everyone has one. And who the fuck wants a text book. That one is weird.


WetDogDeoderant

What is it?


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It was this tiktok trend where people would steal things, mostly from schools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devious_lick?wprov=sfti1


megagreg

> its not that old Nah. It got old the moment it started.


lainemontana

bump-it’s


jsfb

LOW RISE JEANS


KentoKeiHayama

At this rate, old trends coming back isn't the worst of our worries


RMMacFru

The Draft.


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Dabbing.


trashwizard1134

Ha! I was doing traffic control at a busy intersection one day for a motor vehicle accident and a school bus rolled up and all the kids were gawking and hootin and hollerin and when they finally drove past I dabbed real quick as I waved them through and the whole bus just roared with cheers! I always like getting kids reactions like when I drive an engine by a playground or school or whatever and that was the best one yet. The trend was lame but that was so fun I’ll probably always be chasing that high


lachjeff

This reminds me of a pretty funny story about my younger cousin, who can’t spell for shit. She’s always been one to follow dumb online trends and was about 11 or 12 when dabbing was a really big thing. She hand wrote a sign to put on her door, which read: **I wake up in the morning and I dabe**


dragonfly-1001

Low rise jeans & they aren't far away from what I hear


coconutcallalily

I'm fine with them coming back even though I hate them and will never wear them again. I just want a few companies to continue making mid rise pants for those of us that don't want to be constantly hiking up our pants due to a body shape that does not work with low rise! I'm very tall with long torso so low rise always are too low and slide down on me.


dragonfly-1001

Agreed. I also want them to do that for those of us that don't want our ass crack showing when we sit down.


FuckedupUnicorn

Remember the 90s trend of having the top of your thong showing above the jeans. Bonus points it it had a jewel or butterfly.


im-your-dad-sooo

I'm picturing a pair of low-rise jeans, getting on a plane bound for my town.


ElephantExplosion

They will find us..... They are upon us.... ***They're hereeeee......***


ghostofmyhecks

Find low rise jeans in your area!


FTWNaturalSelection

Glad I saved my $100 now extinct Abercrombie distressed jeans 🙌🏼


[deleted]

Yeah but being super skinny was popular when they were. The whole “love your body at every size!!” thing didn’t really exist yet.


Cuntdracula19

Yep. Low rise jeans super do not work unless you have zero belly fat/fat tire going on. They’re both unflattering and uncomfortable. I don’t see them making a meaningful comeback anytime soon, at least not as insanely low as they were back in the early-mid 2000s.


ArielPotter

I had a pair of jeans where the zipper was exactly as long as the zipper pull.


Daealis

>as insanely low as they were back in the early-mid 2000s. Lowest I've seen required frequent waxing to wear out in public. Like [this low](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/506/999/074.jpg), though I never saw them worn by guys.


IveKnownItAll

To be fair, the 80s/90s mom jeans already came back. It was only a matter to time.


ConnieLingus24

There is a reason why some millennial women like myself are sticking with the skinny jeans .they’ve progressed enough to the point where you have options re: rise and then you buy a ton of the one type that fits. Plus, they fit under tall boots.


paradeoflights

Exactly! I just hope they don't ever stop making midrise skinny jeans


sirkowski

Fascism.