In this new online world, people spend more time giving their opinions through social media than they probably do in real life. And while the internet is often a judgemental and harsh place to be, it’s also a platform for people to share their wit and humor with the world.
Some of the funniest things we’ve seen have actually come not from the post itself, but the comments underneath. To prove it to you, here are 75 times that people’s comments were better than the original post.
1. Trump is really hood, who knew?
For starters, is Trump’s skin tone really classed as a darker shade than former president Obama’s? Secondly, we have to applaud the wit of this person’s comment. Orange, of course, is referring to the color of trump’s (almost certainly fake-tanned) skin.
2. Just a relevant joke
This is police brutality in the right way- a sassy online comment. There are not one but two comments which made us chuckle here. WS Police are soon to be known as the comedy legends.
3. This made me EOOMN -exhale out of my nose-
Isn’t it great to hear about what 13-year-olds are aspiring to be these days? We hope that he isn’t afraid to go out there and chase his dreams. As long as you’re is okay with him being 1% nacho son.
4. I love democracy
Poor Cardi, you either love her or you hate her. In this case, this person clearly isn’t a fan. We’re not convinced that Cardi would be too upset about this.
5. Today, we will only do squats!
This is a joke within a joke, and we think that the joke in the comment actually beats the joke in the actual post. Which one do you prefer? Let’s have a vote.
6. My name’s Karen so yeah
We have to feel for all of the Karens of 2021. 2020 really did do them dirty. Imagine getting prejudiced because of your name? We wonder if all the Karens will ever be able to see the back of the ‘ask to see the manager’ posts.
7. Pew Pew Pew
This joke is a little dark, but unfortunately it’s kind of true. America is known for some great things, but also some not-so-great things. And high school shootings is one of them.
8. Public School teachers next month
We don’t know what film/TV show that this picture was taken from, but it does indeed look like an accurate representation of teaching in 2021, the way things are going. But hold up: they don’t teach cursive anymore? Since when?
9. You might be a dog
In a world full of beautiful people showing only their highlights reel on social media, it’s easy to feel insecure. So jokes about insecurities are something that we can all laugh about. Is there anything wrong with being able to relate to a dog?
10. With that belly, sure we are!
Their granny might not have liked it, but we think this is a pretty hilarious way to celebrate the two of them graduating at the same time. And while the zebra joke might not be totally relevant to the post, there’s no denying that it gave us a giggle.
11. Web designer
If you think about it, spiders really are web designers. But the person who commented is totally right to assume that spiders are the only web designers who want to find bugs. For everyone else, it’s one of the worst case scenarios- but for a spider, it means dinner time.
12. Refreshing
We’re confused as to why there’s one doctor who thinks that soda is better for a child than water. But if that doctor is in fact Dr. Pepper, then suddenly things make a whole lot more sense. In fact, we think that this should be the answer to the joke.
13. Will you marry me?
We’ll admit that this took a while for us to figure out (it’s nearly Friday, give us a break) but we had a lot of fun in the process. We especially like the cavewoman one. Sometimes, simple humor is the best.
14. One hell of a pun
First of all, we’ve never seen what is essentially a steamrollered wasp before, so that’s pretty cool. But the one benefit to all of this is that he managed to get featured on the track. If you know what we mean.
15. 2020 summed up
This picture makes us feel ashamed to be the human race. Remember that time when it wasn’t possible to get the basic human necessities from the store? It feels like so long ago. But they do say that paper beats rock, so you know…
16. I’m in?
This joke is a little NSFW, but we think that we can get away with it. At 12 centimetres, we’re not sure that you could ever really be in, if you get where we’re coming from. We’ll leave the rest to your imagination.
17. When your milk has a date on Valentines Day and you don’t.
Ahh, Valentines Day, a day for boyfriends and girlfriends all over the world to spoil each other. Unless, of course, your only companion is a bottle of milk. Correction- a spoiled bottle of milk.
18. Joke thieves
There’s nothing worse than having someone repeat your joke and get all the laughs. Especially when that person does it in block capitals in the comments section of your joke. Can this person ever get a break?
19. Venn Diagram
This Venn diagram was getting on a lot of people’s nerves because it wasn’t perfectly filled out. But luckily, one witty commenter had the perfect answer to filling in the blanks. They all fit so perfectly!
20. Wrong Kong
They said Hong Kong, but they pointed to the complete wrong country (don’t ask us where it is, there’s a reason why we’re writers and not weather ladies). And what does the wrong continent equal? Wrong Kong.
21. Moms are worriers
Or in other words, reality vs. what our eyes are screaming at our brain. If he falls it will be balconZ. Well, that one went off the rails. Okay we’ll stop now.
22. Pointless
For all you maths lovers/dad joke enthusiasts out there, this set of jokes is perfect for you. Fractions don’t have a point, but on the other hand, you have to draw the line somewhere. If you get what we’re saying.
23. I see what you did there
A parent, or apparent? Since this man’s wife has just recently become a mom, we’d say it’s a bit of both. “Building a body” is a weird way to describe making a child, but whatever floats your boat.
24. He earned that gold
What would possess any mailman to fold a person’s actual degree?? Something that says “DO NOT BEND” in huge letters? At least they have 90 degrees now, instead of just one.
25. Hearing AIDS
The thing is, this wouldn’t honestly work for every situation. What if you went to collect somebody else’s AirPods, only to discover that your dodgy pair were the only ones in there? Then you’ve just cut your regular earbuds for no reason- and you now have no working earbuds.
26. So punny
It looks like a Pokémon symbol, and it’s been created by the base of the fan. Yet somehow, this joke is so witty. How do people come up with stuff like this?
27. I agree
When protesting about the environment, it’s important to make your point heard. Unless, of course, your sign is so small that people can’t read it. No bother, we’ll just enlarge it and print it out in color…
28. A whole lot of jokes
If this doesn’t sum up first world problems, then we don’t know what does. Our generation will forever be known as the username thieves. Something ‘igotnoclevername,’ ‘damntheusername’ and ‘usernameattempt999’ know all too clearly.
29. Cell sea us
There’s nothing we love more than a completely botched spelling attempt, and this has to be one of our favorites. It’s even better when those in the comments section continue on with the joke. Ten the grease in fetter height would actually be pretty cold.
30. Pretty good
This picture made us totally nostalgic for all the Wii games we used to play as a child. Is it any coincidence that nothing has come out since Trump became president? Nothing but a high risk of WWiii.
31. Exhaled hard at this one
Admittedly, we had to google what the infantry meant (forgive us for not being military enthusiasts). Turns out it means “soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.” Now we can laugh about it.
32. Pro-honking virus
Why is it that it seems like if you have a crush on someone, you reduce the chances of actually having a relationship with them? Maybe if we all had a crush on COVID, then it would happily go away. One can only hope.
33. I’m gray
We’re honestly not sure what the context of this meme was, and while it’s humor in its most basic form, sometimes that’s the best way to get an easy laugh. It must have been pretty brave for this gray girl to come out to her parents, but unfortunately, they don’t like her tone.
34. I think Wii can all agree it’s better.
Knives in games consoles? We’re not entirely sure that’s going on here. Whatever it is, they’re playing a dangerous Game Boy.
35. Another covid joke
Dense has more than one meaning, and both have been used perfectly in this situation. If only eradicating COVID was as easy as washing hands and wearing a mask? Some people just don’t get it.
36. Gosh darn
How dare this person’s parents still be happily married? They ruined what could have been a great standup career. Is it too late to get a divorce?
37. When life knocks you down get crack up
Ahh, dyslexia jokes. The lowest of lows, yet still undeniably funny. Does life give you melons, or lemons? That’s a quick way to determine whether you’re dyslexic, or not.
38. Perspective pt 2
Who is coming up with all of these dinosaur jokes, and how are they so darn funny? The irony behind the fossil fuel comment has kept us chuckling for a lot longer than we thought we would. Those poor dinosaurs.
39. At least he found the point
We like the jokes that take a couple of seconds to get the best. You know, the ones that take a while to click. Or if it was a joke about time, we probably wouldn’t clock it at first.
40. We’re gonna see this on a “top 10 pranks gone too far” video in 10 years
Just imagine how terrified you’d be to find what appears to be the remains of a human body behind a wooden board in your house. The T-shirt would be a great addition though, and would probably stop the new inhabitant from calling the police. One would hope.
41. Fuhrer
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ Hitler joke. Isn’t it weird that he liked to play video games, though? Cue all the anti-videogamers to come and say their piece.
42. Oof
If small d*ck jokes aren’t your thing, then maybe skip past this one. A man’s… well- manhood- is a sensitive topic, and not everyone can handle being told that theirs is small. But c’mon, when you make a joke about it being in the Guinness Book of World Records, that’s just asking people to make fun of you.
43. A boob, a vagina and an as*hole
We don’t know where all of these boob/willy jokes are coming from, but as someone with an immature sense of humor, we’re loving it. This joke is particularly great, because as you’re gearing up for the punchline, you realize that the punchline is you. Not for the easily offened.
44. Killer Joke
It makes perfect sense for the orcas to pretend that global warming is a myth. It makes their hunting a whole lot easier if the ice caps are quickly melting. What a killer joke.
45. Observe
If you’re one of the frustrated posters who relate to this meme, then to be honest, this whole slideshow probably isn’t for you. Here is where the commenters well and truly steal the limelight away from the posters. Sorry about it.
46. Nah I don’t like him tbh
Okay, so for those of you who don’t get this, we’re guessing that 71 means that seven won? But it’s okay, because some people like seven too. Confused? Us too. And we’re guessing, 72.
47. People who didn’t watch
Yes to people who didn’t watch- but also, yes to the alcohol industry. As the ones who watched would have certainly needed some liquid courage. Or celebration, depending on what side you’re on.
48. Everyone knows who’s the boss at home right?
Ahh, the innocence of a son’s mom. You just know that the dad knows who this mysterious prom date is, but he can’s say ANYTHING. Imagine seeing this framed pic every day and knowing that the mom had no idea who the woman was?
49. Couch jokes
These stupidly pointless jokes really are the best. We could even go as far as to say that they’re our favorite sofa. Silly, but hilarious.
50. A lesson in number theory
Wow, this joke sure does take us back to our high school Math days. Remember the mean, median and the mode? Who knew that one day, we’d be making jokes about them. This is the only time that we’ve ever applied those Math lessons to real life.
51. Here comes the sun
It’s a well known fact that the sun is light, if you think of it in terms of brightness instead of weight. Though in all honesty, the way this winter has been so far, we’d almost forgotten what the sun even looks like. Hurry up, Spring!
52. 12 nipples
Maybe he’s never seen a boob before and that’s why he’s so shocked. Or maybe he’s from another time when society was totally patriarchal and women used to have to cover themselves up.
Or she might actually have 12 nipples, who knows?
53. Hold up!
Wow, we’ve not thought about it like that before- but what if we were slightly responsible for someone else’s death? What if we let someone go in front of us at a junction, and that person was then involved in a deadly crash? Of course, some incidents might cause you to be more directly involved (like stabbing).
54. Linux
Is this some weird advertising campaign for Linux? (which by the way, we’d never heard of until this post). If it was, then it doesn’t seem to have had the desired outcome. We’re happy to continue using Windows, thanks.
55. So that’s why nobody smiles when they see me
We didn’t think this post could get any more savage until we read the comment underneath. There’s nothing better than being insulted not once, but twice. It’s all in the name of humor…
56. The odds were against me
Those of you who are more eagle-eyed will realize that this is the same joke from before, just with a different comment. Which one do you prefer? Ours has to be the previous one.
57. Nice
To make things easier to understand: 2 squared = too scared, and 2/10s = too tense. The comment is almost certainly better than the initial joke.
58. Doing Spooktober Justice
How did we not know how terrifying MRI images of faces are? These people should get a pay rise! We’ll give it to the commenter though, it does slightly resemble our reflection as we’re waiting for our microwave to ping.
59. They have a point
If you have the morbid curiosity that it takes, then in your spare time you might want to search the exact same question on different search engines- because the responses can vary hugely. Google is like the caring therapist who wants everybody to get better, while Bing doesn’t give a damn. They’re going to lose all their users if they carry on like this.
60. From the space launch
We get anxious getting on the Subway to work, so we can’t imagine how nerve-wracking it feels to launch off into space in a rocket. What are the rain boots for, though? One commenter has a great suggestion.
61. Poor Robert
Don’t be fooled by the diet supplement ads that are cropping up everywhere now that it’s January! Do you want to end up like Robert, $500 down but not £500 down? If you get what we mean.
62. Shrek
We’re not sure this person quite got what this post is all about. But it’s not like they’re wrong. Shrek’s name is indeed mentioned quite a lot.
63. Blow of the plants
Can trees wheeze? Since they literally give out oxygen, we’d hope not. These are some pretty creative suggestions though, we’ll give it to them.
64. She put her hands up
This joke is so bad, that his girlfriend was likely to be a Single Lady from that point onwards. First she was Crazy in Love, but then she realized that he was the Best Thing she Never Had.
65. Took me a sec…
These jokes are teetering on the edge of unacceptable, and we’ll let you decide if they’re funny or not. If you’re confused, then we’d advise you to think literally about the ‘standing’ part of this joke. That’s all we’re going to say.
66. 25 kill streak press g for tactical nuke
Seriously though, was there a kid out there who wasn’t scared of Big Bird back in the day? At this point his kill streak would earn him an orbital strike. Well, that’s just the pecking order.
67. ManBat
68. “I cant read either, I’m just hoping the text is funny”
69. What is my purpose?
70. Department Of Redundancy
Personally, we think this person got well and truly owned, but that’s just our opinion… Welcome to the department of redundancy, we hope you enjoy your stay.
71. Water in the future
But if you think about it, all the electronics would be waterproof if there is no water.
Also ha! This guy thinks there’s going to be a future.
72. McDonald’s new special
Now serving a 10 piece chicken Mcknucles, Whomper with cheese- and would you like fruit punch with that?
73. Counterproductive protest
Let’s not talk about whether we agree with the joke or not, because that would open up a whole new can of worms. Let’s instead just appreciate how the comment outshone the original post. Dark humor at its finest.
74. The actual, real joke
You seriously think you’re so important that someone would hack into your Reddit account? That’s the real joke here.
75. Nice pun there
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