People Share The Worst Reactions They've Ever Seen Someone Have After Losing
Reddit user ImaginativeEmpress asked: 'What’s the worst reaction to losing you ever saw?'
People who are extremely competitive can ruin the experience of any time of gameplay or sport.
Yet, you can't fault them for their passion...until you see them win and run victory laps around you until you're dizzy.
But when they lose? Oof. It can either be amusing or utterly disturbing to witness.
Strangers online shared their experiences after Redditor ImaginativeEmpress asked:
"What’s the worst reaction to losing you ever saw?"
"Board games are hardly boring."
Hunger Games
"Breaking the board apart and eating the pieces. We were just playing ludo."
– randomhumen
"Eating the pieces? Damn, that’s a whole new level of sore loser."
– AstreaShira
Diplomacy
"In university we played a game called Diplomacy in between and after classes when we could. We had a little table set up in the common room and no one bothered with it. There’s a lot of backstabbing and secret deals that goes on. We had this one friend, Jamie, who got so mad at being double crossed by a secret deal that he flipped the board and the table. He and his girlfriend left our friend group and dropped any classes that he had in common with anyone in our game group. We never saw him again despite knowing him since high school."
– KauaiGirl
Sister's Rage
"My sister tore down a door in our parents' house a couple years ago when I said that 'zag' wasn't a word in Scrabble. Turns out it is a word and I was wrong, but her reaction was nuts."
"She paid for the repairs, and then I chipped in for half once I realized that 'zag' was actually an acceptable Scrabble word."
– ormr_inn_langi
It's not all fun and games after all when the cops get involved.
Haywire Hockey
"We had some dad whose name I've long since forgotten lose his sh*t after a hockey game. This was one of those kids games the parents got too invested in. It started when his son supposedly had a penalty called on him for high sticking + checking, and supposedly this butterfly effected the entire game. Everybody was sick of this guy's antics after about 45 minutes, and one of the parents confronted him, and he stewed some more. At the end of the match he was banging hard on the glass, and swearing every word that is unholy, then he got into a fight with a few parents. Ended up with a bloody nose and was cuffed."
– radiantpenguin991
Angry Coach
"I play tennis and in high school we played a team and beat them."
"The coach called the cops on us after threatening our coach and had us escorted off the premises of the country club … for beating them. We weren’t even loitering, he just lost his mind on our coach and my coach was standing up for us, we were just trying to pack up and leave. Next thing you know - cops have arrived. This was a 50+ year old man."
– Feeling_Ad_2354
The tantrums people can have are downright frightening to watch.
Poor Guitar
"I've seen a dude take his Wii Rockband guitar, both hands on the neck and smashed it to hell on a coffee table because he 'got boo'd off of the stage.'"
– Weedhopper24
Projectile Vomiting
"saw a guy scream so much about everybody else cheating, so hard, he threw up."
– nelliesgrowingpayne
Game Over
"A buddy of mine was playing Rocket League and getting his a** handed to him game after game. He got really mad after a while and threw the controller at the screen while calling the other players cheaters. After he calmed down, he just stared at the broken TV and said 'F'k. Now I can't play anymore.'"
"Congratulations buddy. You realized you're garbage at the game and can't keep playing to get better all in one."
– Merry_Dankmas
What A Mess
"My stepdad threw chili ALL OVER the kitchen and smashed the lid to the crockpot, then threw our Christmas tree off the deck (we had it sitting on our deck to get rid of it) because his football team lost a game. He was also drunk."
"Best part was my mom was PISSED. She put up baby gates on both entryways to the kitchen to keep the dogs out. Then made him clean it all up, spotless, the next morning when he was hungover. It was all over the ceiling, walls, cabinets, countertops and floor."
– Gyzonx
Bye To The Pillow
"I was on zoom waiting for the teacher. Kid playing a phone game gets up, screams, tears his pillow with his teeth, cries."
– LynxWantsToBeHuman
Pitching a fit after losing is no different than a toddler wailing after not getting their way.
So it's rather unsettling to watch a grown adult have a total meltdown and cause property damage.
Like, seriously, how are they during job interviews that don't go well in their favor?
If you have a short fuse, remember, it's not that deep.
You can either seek anger management courses or have an edible.
Otherwise, you'll be that person no one wants to play with anymore.
The Olympics has just ended, with the U.S. winning more gold metals than any other country. Not far behind were China and Japan. We witnessed incredible feats of strength, agility, and advocacy for mental health.
Surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and karate were added to the Olympics for the first time this year. These four additions showed the incredible athleticism that people from all over the world can poses. But what are we missing?
There are plenty of other sports out there that we haven't included. Let's see what the people are clamoring to see on the international Olympic stage for 2024.
Redditor BMD04 wanted to know:
"What sport should be in the Olympics but isn't?"
Check out some of these genius suggestions.
Archery, but add a little... spice.
"Archery with moving targets is something I'd like to see return."
"It's not livin' if you're a moving target."
"Archery on horseback."
"I love archery at the Olympics, but would like to see the events expanded more. Other bow styles (compound, barebow, longbow/traditional) as well as like you said horseback archery."
Bring back an ancient favorite.
"Old Greek naked hand to hand combat."
"Pankration!"
- Vanatru
"Will there ever be a Pankrationist as legendary as Arrhichion, who in 564 BC managed to defeat an opponent after pulling a move that resulted in his own death?"
Maybe that's why we don't do this sport anymore.
Dreaming of this Paralympic challenge.
"I had a weird dream that one of the events was people in wheelchairs going down a steep ramp, and hitting an angled jump that made them barrel roll. They had to dunk a basketball while mid roll. I'm not sure how the scoring works, but that one."
- sosogos
"Sounds like a wheely ballsy sport with a steep learning curve."
"Happy Wheels."
"I had a weird dream where blind people threw a rugby ball into an open fridge, and scored based on how much groceries came flying out."
"It took place on a pier and all the spectators [wore] black and white and dressed from the 30s. Weird stuff."
"There was some little shops and stuff, slap in the middle was an open fridge. I was competing against the blind guy and he was kicking my a**."
An elementary school classic.
"Dodgeball."
"On the final day of the Olympics, anyone who has won a medal has to compete. More medals, bigger team."
"Nah, only gold medal winners."
"And it's a free for all, no country alliances."
"All to determine the ultimate Olympic champion."
Probably one of the more dangerous suggestions.
"They should totally bring back tug of war!"
"There is a massive tournament in Thailand where people have lost limbs if their team loses the rope - good international coverage."
- BMD04
"I vaguely recall seeing an explanation that the energy in the rope is absurdly high. Not something to play without constraints."
This person found a website that really takes a look at the science behind tug-of-war.
"'If we figured out how to manufacture large ropes out of graphene ribbons, which have tensile strengths over 10 times higher than existing materials, we could theoretically support a tug-of-war between teams of up to 100,000 players each. Such a rope would be over 200 miles long, and could stretch from New York to Washington."'
"Yeah but you'd have to dig a tunnel due to the Earth's curvature."
"And that's why we need to get started on this sooner rather than later."
We have got to give our teachers more credit.
"Listening to a child in the 4-7 age range tell a story. Whoever goes the longest without waving their hand to speed up the story wins the gold."
"As a teacher I appreciate this."
- BMD04
"As a teacher I hate this."
Better than Soccer.
"It's more suited for the Olympics than the football itself and much more entertaining for casual audiences."
- thehdv7
"True! I would be in favor for changing football to futsal in a heartbeat. We already have the world cup so Olympics feel a bit meh for me."
Why hasn't this been added?
"Squash - without a doubt."
- "An extremely popular worldwide sport."
- "Popular with both men and women."
- "The top 50 players for both men and women come from almost every region in the world - definitely Egypt-heavy but top players come from Peru, Colombia, France, England, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, the US, and multiple other countries."
- "Fast-paced and easy to televise. Okay - trading 20 rails in a row might not be that interesting to the new viewer but how exciting is a 1500M swim or a 2-person row."
- "Skill and experience can match up well with youth and energy; so an "older" squash player could still beat a younger inexperienced one."
"I consistently played squash for about 2 years 1-2 times a week from a complete beginner level. The guy I played was a decent player and after those 2 years we were fairly consistent in him or myself winning equally. I got a chance to play a friend of my sisters who taught squash, I knew I still weren't that great, but to get better you've got to play higher-skilled people. He owned me badly. He put me anywhere on the court he wanted. It was an amazing experience, seeing the levels in the game."- grayz81"
I think you find that with all sports. You get to a level where you think "yeh I'm pretty good at this", until you meet someone who really is good."- user deleted
It seems it's a long process to get a sport into the Olympic arena. It involves a lot of paperwork, recognition, and approval from the International Olympic Committee, the International Sports Federation, and the Olympic Charter.
If you want to see a sport added to the next Olympic games in Paris, you'd better start applying!
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Competitive types have the drive to will themselves to victory in competitive situations.
While that passion for the game of any sort is an admirable trait, their reaction to losing can be intimidating and even downright terrifying.
Those who are defeated and erupt in a fiery rage are the ones to look out for and avoid at all costs.
When Redditor ihave1 asked "What was the worst display of a sore loser you witnessed?," readers recalled horrific experiences that wound up with them covered in bruises – and in some cases – broken bones.
Physical Violence
The rage was real with these very sore losers.
Reason For The Stop Sign On Sweaters
"In a high school hockey game back in the late 90's, there was a kid who made an opposing player look really bad with how he got deked. The guy scored, the play was over and he was headed to his teams bench for congrats when the guy he just schooled cross-checked him from behind, paralyzing him from the neck down. Kids who play high school hockey on the North Shore of Chicago STILL have stop signs sewn onto the backs of their sweaters because of this incident."
Spelling Bee Trauma
"I was this really small 8 yo with glasses that loved to read. It was time for the annual spelling bee and was sure I would win. So in my school you had to go through your class first and I won. Then against the winners of the other classes in your year and I won also. Then we had the contest with winners from other grades and I won. Got a bag of candy, my name in the notice board at the school entrance and a cute diploma. So far so good."
"My mom worked so she was always over 30 mins late to pick me up. She didnt want me in public trasportation and my school didnt have school bus service. I never minded because used the time to finish homework but this meant being almost alone as almost everyone had left by then. I was sitting in the steps in the parking lot, when this giant 15 yo came up to me, angry that I had defeated his sister. He punched my face, pulled my hair, broke my glasses, kicked me several times dragged me along the sidewalk. I was screaming and crying. At that moment a police car making rounds caught him. As I had a broken nose, two broken ribs, he was charged."
"I transferred schools but never liked speliing bees after that."
Violent Finals
"I was hanging out with a friend at a local tournament for tekken 7 , and we watched the finals as one guy who hadn't lost a single round got his a** kicked by his opponent in both games to win, the loser looked like a volcano ready to erupt. The guy stands up out of his chair and decks the winner in the face , which causes everyone else to try and hold him back from punching the other dudes face into the floor. Cops showed up and he got arrested for assault, possession of a firearm and some cocaine he had in his car."
Acting Out
These losers really knew how to make a scene.
Gone Too FORE!
"I've seen too many on the golf course. This high school kid broke and threw all his clubs in the lake on 18 after he messed that hole up. His parents made him go back at night and fish them all out (spring time in FL...gator bait), made him pay to fix them, then made him buy the clubs from them (patents). That kid never do much as look cross eyed at his clubs again. Lesson learned."
"I've also seen guys throw a driver into a tree, then get more clubs stuck trying to get it out. Funny sh*t."
Getting Really Madden
"My roommate in college was a classmate of mine at my high school."
"He was good at Madden. REAL good. I would probably lose by 50 points at times. But, Madden's mechanics are super simple to the point where I figured out my type of playcalling to potentially get close to, if not beating him."
"I played him one day after classes, and he chose to be the same team he always was, and I changed it up to a team with some solid wide receivers (I believe at the time it was the Rams). I hit a few slant route plays, and I went up 7-0."
"I intercepted his pass after that drive, and did the same play, scoring another touchdown. 14-0."
"A fumble on his part, followed by the same play by me. 21-0."
"Not even a minute left in the first quarter, and he takes the controller and slams it on the ground, sparks shooting up, the controller going in pieces."
"We never played again."
The Ruckus Over 9-Year-Olds Playing Baseball
"My son was on a travel baseball team, and we were okay, but closer to mediocre. They'd win about half of their games."
"A new team entered their tournament, and since they were new, they could self classify. They self classified as single A (the worst division in Indiana youth sports), even though most of their players were AA or AAA."
"Pool play they won both games in the 3rd inning. Run ruled both 20something to 0. Their team and fans were singing songs, and dancing around like they won the world series, and our team (and the other team) just rolled our eyes knowing that they'd get forcibly moved up after this anyway."
"We got last place on Saturday, so we drew them in the tournament Sunday. Our boys didn't even want to go. The coach talked them into playing anyway, and apparently gave the best speech of all time. That team came out overconfident, but our boys were out for blood. 0-0 first inning, 1-1 second inning, their pitcher struggled and we wound up having our first ever team homerun, a grand slam, putting us up 5-1. Our pitcher played the game of his life. Final score... 7-1. The other teams in the tournament were watching and cheering for our boys (only one field, so they played as soon as we were done). It was like a scene out of the Mighty Ducks or Little Giants."
"Their fans, on the other hand, did not react so well. They proceed to corner the ump, screaming at him for 'fixing the game!' (He had just graduated from our local HS and was umping for college money), and admittedly there were some close calls, but you don't lose 7-1 to a significantly inferior opponent because of an ump. It just got worse from there though. One of their parents threw a punch at the ump, and it was on. The kid fought hard, but there were like 6-8 of them on him, and it turned into a giant riot as parents from other teams jumped in to break it up. Ultimately the police showed up, a bunch of people went to jail, and the tournament went on (we got absolutely destroyed in the finals lol)"
"All of this over a bunch of 9 year old kids playing baseball."
Bad Sportsmanship
Having too much pride was their downfall.
Denial Of Losing
"One of the top chess players Hikaru Nakumara frequently accuses people that beat him of cheating. He doesn't lose too frequently because he is very good, but when he does it's a sh*t show. And he also is very hypocritical about draws and timeouts."
God's Gift
"My little cousin thinks hes the greatest at everything he touches. He challenged me to some madden. Well I've been playing madden since before he was born. We play and I pick a team with a relatively even overall to his. I start beating him. He says my team was better."
"So we restart and I pick a team with a significantly lower overall than his team. I start smashing him. He gets mad. Quits the game, throws MY controller and starts crying actual tears. Runs up stairs to our aunt."
"Your not gods gift to this earth despite what everyone leads you to believe. And there is nothing your better at than me other than being a miserable little sh*t."
Pretending To Lose
"It was me. This story still makes me cringe."
"I was about 8 and on a family holiday. There was a pool table at the place we were staying and I thought I was pretty hot sh*t for an 8 year old. There were three girls there about my age from one family. One girl had a hand deformity and only had a couple of fingers on one hand and I assumed she wouldn't be as good as me."
"She asked if I wanted to play and I agreed. It was obvious she was gunna win really early on an I was so embarressed about being smug. She had to go to the toilet and when she was gone I started putting my own balls into the pockets, making a big song and dance about pretending I was doing it behind her back, while also making sure her friends saw me."
"They asked me what I was doing and I told them I felt bad about her losing so I was letting her win. I must have thought I was some genius manipulator or something but they saw right through me and walked off. I didn't make any friends on that holiday..."
Pist-Off
"With almost eight seconds remaining, the Pistons walked off the court during a time out, without shaking the Bulls' hands and congratulating them after the Bulls won the series. This after the Pistons had beat the Bulls for three straight years."
– tedepo
This wasn't a competition, but I was in rehearsals with a dancer at a theme park show who seemed to be at war with himself.
We were dancing gazelles in one scene, and we all wore these plastic helmets covered in velcro to secure the mask perched on top of our heads that had long antlers.
This dude was a perfectionist, but even the most trained dancer out of all of us struggled to get used to dancing with a top-heavy headpiece. But he wanted to prove to everyone he could absolutely nail the choreography on his first try. He didn't. No one could.
The gazelle head kept sliding off the velcro helmet while he was dancing, and at one point he got so frustrated, he ripped off the thousand-dollar headpiece and smashed it to the ground.
While his rage was unsettling to watch, some of us struggled to stifle our giggling, because he looked so ridiculous having a tantrum with the helmet on his head and looking like an angry crash test dummy.
Like I said before, this was not a game, but he certainly was not winning that day.Arnold Schwarzenegger Has The Perfect Idea For What To Share Instead Of That Video Of A Guy Dropkicking Him
A recent video was uploaded that shows Arnold Schwarzenegger being hit from behind with a flying kick to the back. Likely due to Schwarzenegger's celebrity status, it quickly went viral.
Schwarzenegger talked to Today about the incident, and had a request for people.
He wanted people to focus on the reason that he was in South Africa in the first place: the fourth annual Arnold Classic Africa competition.
The Arnold Classic Africa is a gathering of over 24,000 athletes of all ages and abilities participating in various and athletic events.
Schwarzenegger said he appreciated everyone's concern, and he was not significantly injured by the attack.
Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by the crowd, which hap… https://t.co/XhLJ1Qyjq6— Arnold (@Arnold) 1558192702.0
Instead, he highlighted one of the athletes competing, a young para archer.
Do me a favor: instead of sharing the video of the guy who wants to be famous, watch some of our @ArnoldSports athl… https://t.co/AE0EY2YsxS— Arnold (@Arnold) 1558199706.0
There are no shortage of other determined athletes who competed at the event to focus on.
We have 90 sports here in South Africa at the @ArnoldSports, and 24,000 athletes of all ages and abilities inspirin… https://t.co/Bnz7jDuR7y— Arnold (@Arnold) 1558199795.0
Looking forward to visiting a lot more great athletes today at @arnoldsports Africa. Starting with karate, naturall… https://t.co/AsZrYpbtFn— Arnold (@Arnold) 1558255457.0
In addition, he said that if you do still feel the need to share the video, share a blurry one.
People were still pretty impressed by Schwarzenegger's ability to take a kick, and his attitude about the whole situation, though.
@Schwarzenegger holy shit dude, i hope i can take dropkicks that we'll when im your age. absolute legend.— Prince_Of_Fish (@Prince_Of_Fish) 1558344981.0
@Schwarzenegger You are my hero. Thanks for being generous and gracious too.— Graciela Bielma (@Graciela Bielma) 1558324385.0
@Schwarzenegger Pretty bloody good to get drop kicked in the back and still be standing especially when you don't k… https://t.co/0XOT1a4ACH— Klondike (@Klondike) 1558275759.0
Schwarzenegger's message is clear: Don't focus on the person trying to disrupt the event, focus on the amazing athletes there to compete and show off their skills.
The Arnold Sports Festival promotes physical activity and fitness throughout the world, and has regular competitions for those athletes wanting to compete. There are prizes for some of the events, but promoting general fitness is a big theme.
The Arnold Classic Africa competition is only one of several throughout the world. There are also Classic events in Australia, Spain, Brazil, and Hong Kong.
If you think you might be interested in attending or competing in one of these competitions, you can find more information on the Arnold Sports Festival website.
France Is Holding A Design Competition To Build A New Spire For The Notre-Dame Cathedral
French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for the restoration of Notre Dame cathedral after the main frame managed to avoid complete destruction.
On Tuesday night, Macron said that the symbol of France's history and culture will be rebuilt within a five-year timeline and promised it will be "more beautiful than before."
An architectural contest for competitors to submit designs for a spire to replace the one that fell during the accidental blaze on Monday has been announced to set the restoration plans in motion.
BREAKING: France announces an international architects' competition to rebuild the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral. https://t.co/QzKw30c0Cg— The Associated Press (@The Associated Press) 1555499144.0
France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe asked the international architects' competition to rebuild a new spire. But, whether it will reflect a modern time or be an homage to the original will be up for debate.
"The international competition will allow us to ask the question of whether we should even recreate the spire as it was conceived by Viollet-le-Duc."
"Or if, as is often the case in the evolution of heritage, we should endow Notre-Dame with a new spire."
Bishop Patrick Chauvet told The Guardian that Notre Dame will remain closed to the public for five to six years, as "a segment has been very weakened."
Imaginations are running wild with proposed concepts.
@AP new look, seen it somewhere on the net https://t.co/BivP9gtVX4— AsslanKhalil (@AsslanKhalil) 1555501185.0
@KhalilAsslan @AP Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if something like this is built.— Rachel (@Rachel) 1555504293.0
@nypost it better not be some modern piece of crap! This building is almost 1000 years old! It needs to be grand and beautiful!— lovetrumpshate (@lovetrumpshate) 1555517958.0
@nypost REDESIGN??? So we weren't happy with it in the first place and good riddance?— LiterallyNoOneEver (@LiterallyNoOneEver) 1555514128.0
Let's stick to what we know.
@AP I am an architect and have a rendering completed for my design submission. Boy, I hope it wins. https://t.co/uIMRT0rZC9— MaineMan (@MaineMan) 1555502707.0
@washingtonpost Rebuild as it was earlier !! What's the point in design contest ? Replicate the old one as it was.— Sunny Samuel Mittra 🇮🇳 (@Sunny Samuel Mittra 🇮🇳) 1555523488.0
@AP Can’t they just re-create the spire that was there before? Why change the design? Maybe use a lightweight non-f… https://t.co/E3rfdHDktD— Izzy Pupper (@Izzy Pupper) 1555503140.0
@Redskins283321 @AP They don't have the blueprints— 🇹🇷 Muse 🇹🇷 (@🇹🇷 Muse 🇹🇷) 1555508002.0
@mitridatesvi @manardesazevedo @AP I agree. Just with better more modern materials. They could even keep the origin… https://t.co/FJBZDJlmj4— S Smith (@S Smith) 1555501805.0
The conical structure that collapsed was not original to the medieval cathedral built during the 13th century.
The fallen spire made of wood and lead was a taller, more ornate structure than its predecessor and was added to Notre Dame during the 19th century renovation.
Parisians are hoping to avoid a repeat modernization make-over like the controversial glass pyramid structure housing the entrance to the Louvre museum.
@AP https://t.co/PS6vHKaDAY— Hatsandwhitegloves (@Hatsandwhitegloves) 1555505473.0
@AP Ai ! :) #Notre_dame_de_Paris #NotreDameFire #intouchwithtime https://t.co/9dVEaTlsDb— Hendrik-Jan Derksen (@Hendrik-Jan Derksen) 1555512139.0
The jokesters couldn't resist presenting their proposals.
@AP I'm sure the winner will be incredibly tasteful. https://t.co/LhPMs4gOcN— Rabi Abonour (@Rabi Abonour) 1555530826.0
@AP I humbly submit my plan ‘Mmm, Yummy Ice Cream’. A fun, modern, and optimistic proposal of enormous height. https://t.co/quczz8rLzD— Ross Foley (@Ross Foley) 1555511873.0
Do they really want to tempt fate again with the same materials?
@AP But we do let’s offer them some Redwood. They are big enough, and naturally🔥resistant. “A French cultural herit… https://t.co/BoAlDsPYZd— Sir Aaron McCord (@Sir Aaron McCord) 1555499583.0
@tweeptwerp @AP Not sure, but Redwood is strong, naturally fire, and pest resistant. Plus it’s beautiful and would… https://t.co/f0Y6GP7tDd— Sir Aaron McCord (@Sir Aaron McCord) 1555522115.0
An estimate for restoring the cathedral has not been released, but fundraising efforts brought almost $1 billion in donations.
The good news is, Our Lady of Paris was saved from complete destruction thanks to the brave fire fighters determined not to let her forever disappear into history.