Jokes That Will Resonate With Anyone Who Loves Making Fun Of Themselves

People say it's good to have a sense of humor about yourself, but where is the line? At what point do you cross the line from being funny to kind of just making everyone uncomfortable with your self-deprecating humor?

It's really hard to tell, but it is important to remember that if someone tells you that you're not funny or doesn't laugh at your jokes when you're mean to yourself, that's on them, not you.

Other People Are Weird, It Isn't You

Tweet: when you're clingy and distant at the same time and don't know how to express your emotions properly
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When you're socially awkward, socializing with other people can be a real struggle. Thank goodness it stops you from making too many friends so you don't have to do it too often.

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It's Really Hard To Say, But I Don't Have Time To See A Doctor

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Tweet: Me- why do I get sick so often? Also me- eats 30 pounds of candy and doesn't sleep ever
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No one wants to be responsible for taking care of themselves. That seems like a lot of unnecessary work. How many times do we have to say it? We're here for a good time, not a long time.

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A Knight's Helmet Seems Like A Necessary Purchase

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Who needs to be good with their money? To what end? To leave behind for the children we're not having? Or to pay for a gym membership we'll never use?

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Life Is Hard When You're Ugly

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Luckily, there are ways to put up a thick exterior so that no one tries to get to know you to begin with because really you're never as ugly as you think.

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Not Everyone Is Going To Get You

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Tweet: I forgot you can't make depression jokes outside of twitter lmao my coworker was like
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Sometimes you're going to joke with people and they're going to run to HR or your few friends and tell them that they're worried about you because you've been making some troubling comments.

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Am I To Blame For My Own Problems?

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Tweet: me acting shocked after i ruin my own happiness through the same self destructive behaviours I've been repeating my whole life
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Honestly, it doesn't matter because the behaviors are here and need to be ignored until they go away or they become the end of me. Either way, what am I supposed to? Learn from my actions?

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Sometimes You Gotta Put On A Show

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Tweet: I like it when I'm in a happy mood and people think it's
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Oh, do you want the best version of myself? Well, that person doesn't exist. So, I'm going to watch a bunch of Netflix this weekend and then come in and pretend to be a functioning person.

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No One Will Be As Mean To You As Your Phone Camera

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Tweet: when you're on your 295th selfie attempt and still trying to refuse the fact that you're ugly and today is not your day
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What is worse than opening up your camera on your phone and seeing that it's facing the front and all your chins are out and there is a hair there that you've never seen before.

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Fake It 'Til You Make It, Right?

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Tweet: (eating fistfuls of cold spaghetti) men love me and women want to be me
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Lying to yourself is what is going to get you through the day because at the bottom there is a lot to get through. At least you know that you're probably not relevant enough to matter.

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In Moments Of Weakness, You Share Your Feelings

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tweet: me deleting my sad tweets
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How many of us have gone on Twitter rants or texted people we kind of know to unload and then once the mania has passed we feel better and regret ever opening up like that?

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Love Yourself First

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It's an age-old saying but you know that it is true — if you don't love yourself, how can you expect anyone to love you? Take yourself out for that McDonald's girl and enjoy your own company.

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Who Needs To Be Fun At Parties?

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Tweet: I am the +National Geographic of every party I've ever been to
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Honestly, being an enjoyable human being is super overrated. Who has time to spend with other people when there are so many TV shows to watch? The only upside to people is their pets if we're being honest.

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Oh, Was I Supposed To Get My Life Together?

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Well, guess what? That was way too much to ask from someone who had everything going for them when they were young. I was supposed to find a way to be successful in life?

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It Feels Like No One Can See You Sometimes

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a tweet about being like a weird fish
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When you're super shy and have a sense of humor no one wants to engage with, it can be easy to just kind of blend into the background so much so that other people just forget you're there.

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You Can See The Fear In His Eyes

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He looks like he knows he's been caught and his time as a newscaster/robber has come to an end. If you fly too high, you're going to crash and burn.

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Has It Really Been That Long?

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Tweet: Lol I haven't showered since 2016 or been genuinely happy since 2006
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It's hard to look back on the last time you registered happiness as an emotion and not some kind of abstract concept that's nearly impossible to obtain in real life.

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It's A Vicious Cycle

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The thing about having a bad sense of self-deprecating humor is that there is no escaping it. It is your new lot in life to be the butt of every joke of your own making.

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You Might Meet A Kindred Spirit

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Sometimes you meet someone who can joke with you about the pointlessness of life and who will match your snide remarks with their own. That happens rarely in life, so when it does, treasure those people.

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She Knew Her Limits

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someone taped a cup around a spider onto the ceiling because it was so big
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Can we really shame someone for knowing that the outcome of squishing that spider would have been too much for her to handle? Everyone has a weakness and frighteningly large spiders are it.

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At Least Being Funny Makes Life Worth Living?

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It's easy to get caught up in the madness of day-to-day life, but when you reflect on the fact that there are people in the world who think you're hilarious, it doesn't seem so bleak.

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Things Will Probably Never Change

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Tweet: I have one hobby and it's letting three months of my life come and go without registering what's happening or what I've been doing
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And that's because it would just take way too much energy to do anything about it anyway. Life is short, might as well just go with the flow in the end, right?

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There Really Isn't A Cure

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It's something that's ingrained in you. You can't put in work and hope to wake up one day and be normal and find normal things funny. That isn't how life works.

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At Least You Know Where You Stand In Life

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Tweet: I'm first world poor. Which means I have an iPhone and MacBook just so I can go online and check that I have $5 left in my bank account
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It's a blessing and a curse to be so self-aware. But, what makes you so funny is that you know your life is a hot mess. It's best just to embrace it.

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Why Even Bother Asking?

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a tweet about telling your therapist that your anxiety is the same all the time
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Look, you're a therapist—shouldn't you know that it never gets better than this? Just kidding...but seriously? When does this ever get better than this?! Please someone help me escape this torture!

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How Come Life Isn't Fair?

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Tweet: Me getting dressed to go to work when there's an eight-year-old YouTuber that made $26 million this year (still of person in clown makeup)
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Nothing is going to get you down more than reflecting on the state of the world and your place in it. I'll never be as rich as a child star YouTuber, and no one even cares.

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Projects? What Projects?

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a tweet about starting new projects before finishing old ones (distracted boyfriend meme with bf ignoring projects he started in favor of new project)
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Deep down, I feel like this is something that we do to avoid having to do anything at all that's productive because it might feel too weird to actually accomplish something.

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I'd Take A Forever Nap If I Could

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someone tweeting about how much they like to nap
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Napping is sometimes the only way that we have to escape from the world, and you know what? No one is going to take that away from me. NO ONE!

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Sorry, I Wasn't Paying Attention

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a meme about not paying attention to conversations
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Don't you hate it when people ask you follow-up questions about something they said like you've been actually paying attention to them the whole time they've been talking to you?

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Why Did They Think This Was Going To Work?

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Tweet: I remember my teachers thought changing my seat would change my behavior...surprise I'm a clown over here too
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There are certain things you have to accept in life, like that kids who act foolish are going to act that way no matter where in the classroom they are, and that it will carry on into adulthood.

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Just Leave It Out

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someone tweeting about how they are going to take out their brain so they can have fun on a night out
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Life would be so much better if I could just not use my brain, you know? Like, who needs it? All it does is make people mentally ill and overthink everything.

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Like Eating Healthy Is Good For You

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Tweet: the one granola bar in my stomach waiting for me to eat an actual meal (picture of small person standing in large empty space)
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OK, we get it. Being a healthy person is, well, good for your health, but that's not the life I'm about. At least we know this about ourselves, right? That counts.

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The Body Dysmorphia Is Real

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a cat looking at themselves in a distorted mirror
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OK, real talk time. So many people are upset with how they look, when really, we should all just accept that every person in the world is beautiful and that should be celebrated.

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You Know This Is True

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Tweet: I feel like every girl needs a
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I saw this tweet and laughed and then felt really bad about my life decisions, because it is absolutely true that this is something all straight guys would actually use.