"What screams “this person peaked in high school” to you?"
Let's Be, Like, Entreprenurial!
"Hey girl hey!"
"'Do you wanna be your own boss babe while working from home?!'"
"And its just a pyramid scheme."- Tyler_origami94
Scam Pyramid Scheme GIF by Amazon Prime VideoGiphyDude, Get Over It!
"I had a conversation in a bar with a drinking buddy years ago."
"The guy kept going on about 'the one that got away'."
"How perfect she was and their chemistry together, how natural it was, how he hasn't felt that way about any girl since, yadda yadda."
"He was feeling pretty sorry for himself and uninterested in meeting anyone else because they could never compare."
"When I asked how long ago it was that she moved away, he said "8th grade."
"LMFAO."- d*ckbaggery
Reliving The Glory Days
"I graduated in 05."
"I was sitting at a tire shop waiting for my truck to get done and an employee slightly older than me walks up to me and asks me, with no previous interaction, if I played football in high school."
"Wondering where this was going, I responded that I did, but I wasn’t great at it."
"He asked what school I went to, and I told him."
"Then he starts talking about himself."
"How he was 'all conference' and walking me through all of his high school accolades."
"I never asked for this conversation."
"I just sat there wondering why this nearly 40 year old, wildly out of shape, tire shop supervisor was telling me all of this."
"Then just as soon as it started he bid me good day and walked off."
"It was bizarre."
"The best comparison I could make was that he was like the manager 'Dan' from the movie waiting."
"That was his vibe."
"That’s how I knew he peaked in high school."- aznuke
denzel washington football GIFGiphyStill Thinking Mean And Cool Are The Same Thing
"Still acting like a typical 'Mean Girl' when they're damn near (or past) 30."- cpsg1995
"Anyone who bullies other adults as if they were still in High School."- pkeit32
Not Something To Brag About...
"Bragging about high-school hookups in their thirties."- SuvenPan
Bragging Season 2 GIF by The BoysGiphyReady, Okay!
"My ex stepmother constantly bragged about being a cheerleader in high school and winning a beauty walk (in a town of like 500 people)."
"She was still bragging about these the last time I saw her."
"She was in her mid 40s."- jewelsforfools
In Case Anyone Needed Reminding...
"One guy I knew literally got our school emblem and mascot in a huge 'CLASS OF 2010' tattooed on his shoulder."- Empowered_Jackfruit
Same Old, Same Old...
"Regularly reposting the same picture of the one notable moment that they had in high school."- MissingDarts
Sad Book GIF by HollyoaksGiphyTaking Others Down To Pick Yourself Up...
"Ridiculing the hobbies of others to make yourself look good."- littlebubulle
But Are They?
"'These are the best years of your life' on repeat."- Spirited_Tadpole_508
When Life Is Still A Popularity Contest
"Almost 10 years after high school a guy asked me if one of my friends 'was popular in high school'."- satirevaitneics
But I Cant Help It That Im Popular Mean Girls GIF by filmeditorGiphy"The people that ask you to join those MLM schemes selling body wraps or the like."
"Anyone that has a 'salt life' decal on their car when they live nowhere near the ocean or even a salt mine."- Static_Discord
There's nothing wrong with holding on to special memories of days gone by.
But growing up is part of life, and people who choose to keep living in the past are missing out on so many wonderful new discoveries life has to offer.
Redditor K2TsU-wanted to hear tales about the kid everybody knew in school, and maybe not for the best reasons.
They asked:
"What was the most disturbing thing the popular kid did?"
The popular kids in my schools were pretty chill.
I mean they were elitist and rude alcoholics, but not violent so there is that.
Pooper
"Freshman year in high school the jocks pooped in their hands and smeared it all over bathroom walls of the place we were staying, on a school trip. As well as a lot of other weird crap." ~ IskandarSingh
GiphyThe Shooter
"Popular kid lived in other friends house with other friend and his girlfriend. Popular kid was always careless and weird around guns. After the bar other friend and girlfriend were laying in bed and popular kid came in and shot other friend in the head. The girl involved was faithful to her boyfriend and never showed interest in popular kid but all involved had known each other most of their lives." ~ Brainlessthe2nd
Psycho
"Pinned a girl down, with help of her mates, and forcibly shaved her eyebrows off in the middle of lunch. Teachers went ballistic, obviously but the poor girl got sent to school as normal by her mum the following day.Thankfully one of the girls that’s great with make up did her brows for her everyday until they grew in."
"The final straw was stealing a freaking huge knife from food tech. It was never locked as the school was old af, and the doors were crappy. She had a fight planned after school with the new girl, she has issues with prior to her starting. Thankfully, the police were quietly called after most of my year group told the office asap. She was marched out of class, soon after." ~ charlottee963
Tissues
"Oh man, I’m just now being reminded of how this one very popular, good looking kid used to masturbate in class. He would wear very baggy sweat pants and use tissue that he threw away in the classroom. Everyone knew he was doing it and I’m sure he knew that we all knew."
"Come to think of it, why the heck didn’t I think this was more weird when I was a kid?? I mostly just remember thinking 'there goes Cohen, throwing away his 'stuff' rags again…' ~ UptownShenanigans
Fighter
"Nothing as crazy as the other ones here, but he got into a fight with a kid and ended up breaking the other kid’s ribs pretty bad. he got expelled and charged with assault." ~ Pi-s
GiphySee crazy shows signs early.
Start your people survival kit now.
Criminal
"Rubbed a peanut butter sandwich in the face of a girl that was allergic. Oh and threw a pen at someone's face and they ended up in the eye infirmary." ~ melonsmcgee93
GiphyBully
"A football player at my school bullied everyone. One kid tried to fight back but the bully beat him almost to death. That kid is now in a wheelchair and needs 24/7 care. He has severe brain damage and is unable to take care of himself. He lives in a nursing home. Has been there now almost 20 years. The kid that beat him got 1 month in juve and now is the fire captain for a big metropolitan area." ~ tayvia99
Poison
"Science teacher at my school used to keep fish in her class room. A girl in my year thought it would be hilarious to poison them by tipping acid into the tank. Thus killing all the fish. Kids are horrible, why would anyone want to be a teacher is beyond me." ~ oublieternel
Bunch of Heathens
"Got beaten up, dragged down the street until my trousers ripped off and my birthday presents stolen by a couple of bullies on lunch break. After going back to school to report the incident and get some clothes, I was in a toilet cubicle and heard the bullies come in and remove their earrings and start pushing them into their faces to make themselves bleed so they could blame me for starting a fight. Luckily I wasn’t the only person that overheard and they got suspended. I also got suspended for leaving premises without a lunch pass." ~ Jazzlike-Bee-6284
Foreshadowing
"One of the 'popular kids' in my 5th grade class crushed a poor turtle to death at recess. 10 years later, he was arrested for shooting and killing someone during a home invasion." ~ CozyLemonade
GiphyWhat in the world?
If I were a teen today, I'd homeschool.
What a hot mess.
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Uninfluencing....
Makeup Influencer GIF by BBC ThreeGiphyI don't really understand influencers. Like why do they have such big followings? Why do people obsess over these random people who make their lives look better just for social media? I don't get it.
Keep your Money
TV evangelicals, like I have nothing against religion but why would anyone follow these guys to the point that they would be willing to give them money. For what? I just cannot wrap my head around why these guys are so rich.
This here. The one time Jesus got angry was when he flipped all the currency exchange tables and all other monetary stalls and locations. Even letting all the animals free. We need to get these holy water selling fraudsters off of the air. It's been proven that many of these especially super churches are scamming there congregation. Wolf in sheep clothing. Don't even need to make a point for prosperity preachers.
Gross
Toddlers and Tiaras. Why is there a bikini competition? Why are we forcing kids to participate in these terrible pageants just for the entertainment of adult viewers?
That's Fashion?
dog shoes GIFGiphyExpensive ugly shoes.
Golden Goose look like off-brand children's shoes you'd buy from the 2000s, but they've got nothing on the trend of ridiculous, bulky, extra-terrestrial looking shoes. Like the Balenciagas that seem to be all the rage. As someone who loves his common projects, I honestly don't get that kind of shoe at all.
The Maniac
Chris Brown. How is this guys career still booming even though he's a clear freaking maniac?
Some women were even fawning for him harder AFTER his violence! A la "Chris Brown can mess me up any day". It's gotta be related to whatever makes people romanticize serial killers. Weird as hell.
Sign of the Times
The signs people buy for their homes that say "EAT" "KITCHEN" "PANTRY" "LAUNDRY" "HOME". Why!?!
My wife does this. I don't have any idea why. I refer to them as our 'wall memes'.
The one right above our kitchen sink says "Eat ~ Pray ~ Love". We don't even go to church, fam.
Edit: Here are some more!!
- "Husband and Wife, together for life."
- "Grow old with me, the best is yet to be."
- "Home is where your story begins."
- "No Whining."
- "Family is forever." PAMountainMan
Why the Publicity?
couple love GIF by Sony Music ColombiaGiphyCouples wishing each other on social media on Anniversary/B'days, while they might be sitting next to each other.
It's been years since I've ever posted about my birthday online. All the wishes just felt hollow. So I stopped bothering.
I took my birthday off Facebook. I don't need my phone to blow up reminding me of my age. I would much rather have the people closest to me call or come say happy birthday.
Weeping
Taking videos of yourself crying and posting it online. Also don't understand the people who sympathize with them.
I've noticed as time has gone on that people have become super self aware of their own "reactions" to things and so it's become a weird competition. People will post videos of themselves crying about things that make me think "they were this devastated and still took the time to record themselves and post it to the Internet?"
Am I High?
Frog Dancing GIF by FOX TVGiphyThe Masked Singer. I just don't get it....
I saw that show for the first time in the hospital, in the early hours of the morning, hopped up on painkiller and half awake while waiting for an MRI. Sat there groggily wondering why there were fursuiters on a reality show and wondering if I was hallucinating or something.
Under the Influence
The "Influencer" culture. Not only doing it - which makes you look like a huge narcissist - but following these people. I don't understand following people on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc to the point of obsession and calling them celebrities...
Like... am I (30) that old already?
Edit to add: I'm not talking about the channels that are actually about something - cooking, gaming, humor, hobbies, etc. I'm talking about the ones who just stare into the camera, give a little wink and lip bite, and then say something along the lines of "like and subscribe for more." Or channels that exploit kids.
Just not my thing 🤷♀️....
Fillers
Funny Face Dog GIFGiphyLip fillers and injectables overall. Why does everyone want the same face all of a sudden?
The Life
"Show off" - "Showing off Money" in life or in social media.
I've always lived a cheap life style while making decent money and banking as much as I can i have no debt and people always asked me how can I be 30 with no debt and the secret to my success is to live with your parents.
No Payoff
Strip Clubs. Why would I wanna pay to just be teased?
And to add to that some guys go as a group. What is the appeal of a bunch of presumably straight dudes sitting down and getting boners together? For me it just seems like an awkward and uncomfortable situation for everyone involved.
The Simpsons Dancing GIF34B
Bra companies that don't carry band sizes under 32.
Most thin models will have band sizes between 26 and 32. It's completely fine for a brand to choose what type of size range they want to cater to. However, it annoys me that a brand that only carries 32-40 band will use slender models, often putting them in band sizes that are wrong for them.
It's misleading for the customers to see a thin person wearing a "34B" when the model's actual bra size is more likely to be a 28G.
edit:since we're talking bras, please visit r/ABraThatFits and use the calculator there. So many people are wearing the wrong size. They really helped me with my back pain, and I finally have comfortable bras.
Supreme
Expensive clothing brands like Supreme. The difference in price to a regular shirt with similar design and quality is huge especially considering most of the price comes due to the brand label.
Edit: I've read through a lot of the comments and just wanna say thanks for explaining why clothing brands can be such a premium for plenty of people.
The Music
I'm mostly a metalhead. I like some rap. I like even less county, but still some.
I can't get my head around country rap. My brother goes bananas for it and it's awful to me.
I haven't heard anything from the genre that I would consider innovative, thought provoking, or even halfway challenging.
I'm not trying to be a super smart guy here, I don't have the time to type the pants on head stupid things I listen to when I'm in the mood for the auditory equivalent of Spam and eggs.
But what's cool about music is you can find people pushing the boundaries in any genre, but country rap reeks of complacency to me.
The Fallacy
Penis themed everything at bachelorette parties. Penis cake. Penis straws. Penis candies. Penis-nosed glasses. Penises everywhere. Like, I've already been in a committed relationship with this dude prior to getting married, nothing is really changing.
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