Adventurous people will tend to give almost anything a try at least once, just for the sake of it.
Others might only be willing to try certain things if there was an incentive to do so, such as money or an exciting prize.
But more often than not, there are many things that people will absolutely never do, no matter the circumstance, no matter the amount of money offered.
Redditor chezjvr was curious what things would be an unequivocal hard pass for the Reddit community, leading them to ask:
"What will you never ever do under any circumstances?"
Hey, you never know...
"Lottery."
"Working at a gas station watching people blow their whole paycheck and win $200 after spending $600."
"Then celebrating by buying more."
"'I won $200!'”
"B*tch you’re in the hole by $400, this week." - Crystalbow.
GiphyThe sun is good enough for me.
"Use a tanning bed." - darecountydramaqueen.
My Health Comes First.
"Smoke a cigarette."
"My parents have smoked since they were teenagers and I had a terrible cough the entire time I lived with them."
"Since I've moved out, the cough is gone."
"Also my mom has COPD from smoking and has yet to quit, even though her dad died of COPD from smoking."
"I know how my mom will die and I hate it. I'm never touching that garbage." - UrdnotChivay·.
"A tame one, but smoke tobacco."
"My dad has always smoked like a chimney and I've seen what it's done to his lungs, his teeth, the way he and his clothes smell."
"I love the man, but there was no greater deterrent to me smoking growing up than seeing what happens to someone after 40 years of near-constant smoking."
"It's just disgusting."
"I'm not the sort of person who has ever done drugs more than a couple of times, and I stopped drinking years ago, primarily because I'm an a**hole that I don't like when drunk and high, but I'd still rather do those than smoke cigarettes, and it's frankly baffling that cigarettes are still legal and everywhere." - Koras.
Mad Men Smoking GIF by guardianGiphyThere's Only One For Me.
"Cheat on my significant other".- SuvenPan.
"I would never cheat on my wife."
"My personal belief is that there is no morally acceptable excuse for doing so." - irish2685.
same old love hold hands GIF by Selena GomezGiphyVery Important Rituals
"Go to bed without saying goodnight to my cat." - lewie2494.
sleepy cat GIFGiphyI'd Rather Wait Till The Big Day
"Throwing a gender reveal party." - Bretters_METAL.
I Can Smell Your Lies
"Trust a fart."
"That’s my #1 life rule. Never trust a fart."- leftofthenormal.
I Do... NOT
"I will never marry you."
"We can be friends though."
"I’m cool with that."- Constant_Fig_8648.
rejected the young and the restless GIF by CBSGiphyThere are better ways to spend my money.
"Buy battlefield 2042."- SHAMEanBLAME
Make America Great Again... by never being my friend!
"Befriend a Republican."- ronmsmithjr
Too far and too dangerous!
"Travel to Australia."
"Everything that can kill you lives there."- violettleafu
Flag Australia GIF by MaytronicsGiphyHas anyone?
"Buy YouTube premium."- Firm_Ad5280
Some words are more harmful than weapons
"Say the N-word.'
'I don't care if the whole population of black people gave me the okay to say the other word and nobody would beat me for it."
"I would never say the N-word."
"My father was very racist person when I was a growing up as a little kid so I hurt him say it a lot and didn't realize until years later how racist that was." - SavageKitsune762·
That chapter is finished!
"Go back to my ex."
"Even if he is the last person on earth, f*ck him"
'Even if f*cking him is to keep me alive I would rather die."
"Seriously."
"I. Would. Chose. Death."- No-Front-673
I'll wait for you in the lodge...
"Don't want to go skiing or snowboarding."
"Sounds like a dumb way to die or get paralyzed."- DanSRedskins·
ski lol GIF by Outside TVGiphyNever let them forget
"End a call to my parents or friend without saying love you first."
"Also applies when i’ve seen them in person."- clmrsmn
What's in a name?
"Name my kid Asher."
"It’s the worst name."
"I would say 'no offense people named Asher'.'"
"But you know what?"
"Some offense."
"Some. Offense."- Poptart102938
No way are you getting me up there!
"Skydive."
" Don’t even care for the 'for a billion dollars you would'."
"Nope."
'I hate being in a plane let alone jumping out mid flight."- Maximum_Malone·
Cow Skydiving GIF by Pablo LopezGiphyWhether it goes against your personal beliefs, makes you feel uncomfortable, or just plain doesn't interest you, it's always OK to say "no".
Reddit user rsideoson asked:
"What is a word that sounds inappropriate?"
Don't worry, Reddit is absolutely no more mature than we are and we all deserve a childish giggle every now and then.
Throat Thingy
"Uvula (dangly bit in your throat)"
- prettysouthernchick
"Ooohhh, so it's a girl house"
- Lusty_Argonian_Man
" 'All god's children got a uvula!'."
- theoldroadhog
"In Swedish it is called gomspene whick translates to pallet teet."
- nemeras
"That little dangly thing that’s hanging in the back of their throat?"
- Admirable-Door1724
Snl Season 47 GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphyA What Hole ?
"Manhole"
- NightOnFuckMountain
"Our city has had several instances of exploding manholes in the downtown area. My friends never let an opportunity to make such comments pass them by. (And I love them for it!)"
- Needspoons
"Played some drawing game once where you'd draw the word u get by the game and others would try guess it...my friend got that word and drew a .. manhole..like.. a literal manhole not the actual one, and that was when i learned that word lol"
- chaexhun
Chew Works Too
"Masticate"
- HoopOnPoop
"Especially at the dinner table.."
- BassWingerC-137
"Those mukbangers masticate all over the place"
- imccompany
"This is the winner."
- the_pointy
"Do you oppose public mastication?"
- Cy41995
Hot Dog Eating GIF by NBAGiphyLets Just Not Use It Anymore
"This is not a fun or funny example, but, 'niggardly'."
"Etymologically, it has absolutely nothing to do with that other word. They have totally different origins, and sound/look similar purely as a matter of coincidence."
"But it's just not worth the explanation when "stingy" or 'miserly" work just as well, so it's basically a dead word."
- rejectednocomments
"Even the Reverend Jesse Jackson defended the use of this word."
"Also, TIL he's still alive."
- AtTheLeftThere
"I remember being a preteen and stepdad using this word. I was horrified. He was mildly racist so I wasn’t too surprised but we were in public. 'Dad!!!! There’s a black woman right there!!!'."
"He explained what it meant but I sure never ever used that word."
- baxbooch
"Yeah this word is gone forever. There is no way of tossing that out in casual conversation ever again, and even if you did you'd have to spend a good few minutes defending what you meant and looking it up to prove it."
- coombuyah26
Playing Around With Speed
"Fartlek."
"It's a running term and as a grown man I still giggle when I hear it."
- PreppyFinanceNerd
"Wait is that how it’s spelled? I always thought it was Fartlick lol"
- Hydra57
"You guys use that? It's Norwegian, meaning speed game."
- Cheetah_Hungry
"Fartlek’s were misery in high school XC. Always just called it a fart lick"
- silverhammer96
Safari Park Running GIF by San Diego ZooGiphyFortunella Sounds Fancier
"Kumquat"
- blaketyner
"You rang?"
- Sour_Kumquat
"Got banned from a forum for calling someone a kumquat. No regrets."
- eclecticsed
"The restaurant I worked at had a kumquat margarita and for a good 2 weeks the menu accidentally had cumquat, but each time the manager tried to fix it they’d accidentally print the wrong on again and there’d be too many copies to just throw out."
- silverhammer96
"That's a good one"
- TheKalebPerkins
The 'L' Is Important
"Caulk"
- HiakaiSiempre
"This may only be true in American English...in other accents it's much less suggestive"
- Tel-aran-rhiod
"Hehe caulk"
- MrsFlubberbuns96
"Don't wanna wait forever for that caulk to harden"
- Brilliant_Succotash1
"I used to work for a construction company doing purchasing and apparently in the winter caulk gets cold and refuses to work so you need to put your caulk in a caulk warmer"
- nmw6
"My brother insists on over enunciating the L so it sounds like. Cow-LK"
- jawshoeaw
homer simpson GIFGiphyYou Sure About This One?
"Jiggers, also known as the chigoe flea. Similarly, chiggers, also known as berry bugs."
- ArmoredArmadillo05
"Jigger is also the little double-ended cup bartenders use for measuring alcohol for cocktails."
- PromptCritical725
"I was looking for these two."
- kazeespada
" 'Jigger' is used every day by Australian surveyors. It’s what we call our theodolites or Total Stations. Short for thingamajigger perhaps. If my mate’s jigger wasn’t cooperating, he’d say 'jigger please'.”
- rawker86
"What’s my motherf*cking name?"
- GeezRick
So Many Botanical Puns
"Clematis"
- bl0ckplane
"One summer day at a barbecue at my mum in laws, she walked outside and announced “wait til you see the size of the flower on my clematis” I snort inhaled my wine"
- Hatchetface1705
"I think they can cure that with a penicillin shot/s"
- 51225
"Another botanical word that makes me giggle:"
"Peonies"
- RunningFromSatan
"Scabiosa. Or, as the Brits would say, scabious."
- Tacoma__Crow
This Is Another One We Should Maybe Not Use
"Negus. It means a hot drink of port, sugar, lemon, and spices, and it's a royal title."
- JustPlay94_cryer
"Can you use it in a sentence?"
- YubNub81
"Doesn't it also refer to an Ethiopian king?"
- Dbwasson
"Negan in Roman times."
" 'I am Negus! Thou shalt provide me with copious produce!'."
- imjb87
You heard (and laughed at) Reddits appropriately inappropriate words, now it's your turn to get in on the fun.
Intergalactic profanity!
"Oh neptune."- StrappinYoungZiltoid
The last thing you want to find in your bed!
"Crumbs."- ThatsHisEagerFace44
Instead of rude, be educational!
“'Safety Hazard!'”
"I said this instead of… other words once when I tripped and accidentally taught this to my nephew."
"Now my sister sends me videos of my nephew saying it when things don’t go his way."- YellowForest4
Warning GIFGiphyThink of the children!
"Not sure of an actual word, but my bf and I have been trying to limit cursing since my toddler is becoming very verbal."
"He’s resorted to making very angry yelling caveman sounds when he wants to curse someone out rather than using the actual words."- Present-Lime-1244
With gravy?
"Biscuits!"- blargney
slug GIFWe can always learn a thing or two from the kids...
"A child in my class tries to swear but unintentionally says foot instead of f*ck."
"It's probably my favorite alternative."
"Wow, didn't expect this to get so much attention."
"Thank you for the award! "
"For those asking, he is a very tiny child with a deep yorkshire accent who actually picked up the word from another child but hasn't noticed he doesn't have the pronunciation quite right yet."
"Context wise though he's bang on which makes it even funnier."- sophishx
Just one word won't do!
"DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU GET, LARRY?!"
"DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU FIND A STRANGER IN THE ALPS?!"- KevinBillyStinkwater
Be mindful, it could backfire
"When my son was little he started saying bastard so I kept saying custard."
"Until the day he complained that we were having bananas and bastard again."- CheeryShortarse
Doctor Who Snack GIF by BBC AmericaGiphyMother knows best.
"My mother always said, 'Curses!'"
"We, the kids, laugh about it all the time."- tenzip10-0
If you feel like you've sufficiently got your anger or frustration out of your system, your choice of words served their purpose.
Whether or not they would have to be bleeped out on network TV.
When we think of iconic movie quotes, there are several which come instantly to mind.
"Here's looking at you, kid."
"Love is never having to say you're sorry."
"I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse."
Appropriately, the ones that might haunt us the most, are those delivered by villains, who linger in our memories not only by their creepy attire and presence but by their devious choice of words.
Frightening us long after the credits stop rolling.
Redditor N_the_character was eager to hear what the Reddit community considered the best quotes from both Hollywood's legendary villains, as well as some lesser-known antagonists from film, TV, and video games, leading them to ask:
"What's the most bada** villain quote?"
Benedict from Last Action Hero
"Benedict to youg Danny in 'Last Action Hero':"
"I should tell you that I have killed people smarter and younger than you."- S-Markt
last action hero art GIF by xponentialdesignGiphyDonquixote Doflamingo
"Pirates are evil?"
"The Marines are righteous?"
"These terms have always changed throughout the course of history!"
"Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values!"
"Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right!"
"This very place is neutral ground!"
"Justice will prevail, you say?"
"But of course it will!"
"Whoever wins this war becomes justice!"- TimeisaLie
The Man with the Midas Touch...
"Goldfinger after Bond says 'Do you expect me to talk?'
"'No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die'."- Hunk_Studly
Interrupting GIF by James Bond 007GiphyThe Last Airbender's Azula
"Dai Li: 'You've beaten me at my own game'."
"Azula: 'Don't flatter yourself. You were never even a player'."- herculesmeowlligan
Inigo Montoya, watch out!
"'Good Heavens, are you still trying to win?'"
"-the six fingered man."
Video game villains shouldn't be forgotten, ask Ghaul
“'You are not brave, you’ve merely forgotten the fear of death'."
"'Allow me to reacquaint you'.”- KentuckyBourbon94
The Good, the Bad, and the one-liners
"'When you have to shoot, shoot'."
"'Don't talk'."
"Tuco, 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'."- jpablo680
Whiterose of Mr. Robot
“'Because Phillip, I had to ask you twice'.”- Lontano64
The final frontier indeed...
"'A true victory is to make your enemy see they were wrong to oppose you in the first place'."
"'To force them to acknowledge your greatness'."
"Gul Dukat, Deep Space Nine."- hamdingers
Deep Space Nine Dislike GIF by Star TrekGiphyA true villain will have you quaking in your boots with just one look.
But it's with their words that they really get you.
And how they instantly go from being merely villains, to legends.