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Love it or hate it, the comments section is a mainstay of nearly anything that gets posted to the internet. Indeed, depending on the sort of content you prefer, the comments section can be a veritable gold mine of hilarity, savagery, or just downright good ideas.

Netizens from around the world share the best comments with “The Real Joke” to make sure top-tier content doesn’t end up lost and forgotten. Indeed, there are times when some random comment ends up being just downright funnier than the post itself. So get comfy as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and be sure to comment something below. Who knows, it might even make the next list.

#1 The Usernames Are Cool Too

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#2 Synonym Rolls

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#3 Mutant Ninja Tuetlw

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While we might think of it as an integral part of the internet era, the truth is that a “comments section” has existed for almost half a millennium. When Martin Luthor nailed his ninety-five theses to a door, he was simply following in the footsteps of other German academics, who would share their thoughts through, effectively, bits of parchment put up in public areas.

However, it’s pretty clear that this method, while effective, considering the spread of Protestantism, lacked any ability to reply effectively. Outside of letters that readers might send editors, most “public” discussions would be entirely verbal up until 1998, when the online diary site “Open Diary” added a comments section.

#4 One Of The Best Reddit Comments I’ve Seen In A While

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#5 Appropriate

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#6 Digital Transformation

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The same year, The Rocky Mountain News added the ability of readers to comment on news stories. Interestingly, The Rocky Mountain News was also the first US newspaper to feature an advice column, where readers could get suggestions for their questions and conundrums. Sadly, this innovative paper closed down in 2008.

#7 Moon Landing

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#8 It Just Kept Getting Better

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#9 Ouch

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Since the early 2000s, comment sections have practically crept up everywhere. From breaking news stories to the recipe for a sweet potato pie and everything in between, we are generally free to share our thoughts, criticisms, and suggestions with the entire world. Of course, this doesn’t mean that our thoughts, criticisms, and suggestions should actually be seen, but that’s a whole different matter.

#10 Not Entirely Sure If It Fits But Its Funny So Thought To Share

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#11 Saw This Gem Earlier

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#12 Your Welcome

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Indeed, comment sections are so common that the lack of one is what actually stands out. If you open a YouTube video and notice that the comments are locked, your first thought generally is “What on God’s green Earth happened here?” In the particular case of YouTube, it’s often a result of certain comments leading to a video’s demonetization.

#13 Piabetes

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#14 ?

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Some famous cases of entire publications limiting comments include Vice, which shut the feature down in 2016. In a public statement, they argued that “we had to ban countless commenters over the years for threatening our writers and subjects, doxxing private citizens, and engaging in hate speech against pretty much every group imaginable.”

#15 His Sex Life

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#16 Clever

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#17 Clever With A Perfect Delivery

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#18 404 Unfound

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That same year (surprise, surprise,) NPR also made the decision to remove a comments section from its articles. They believed that it was becoming too difficult to moderate comments, while many people were simply being disrespectful, arguing in bad faith, and generally turning a public forum into an online brawl.

#19 I’m Still Laughing At This. Well Done, My Guy

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#20 Ayo What’s This Person Planning

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#21 Saw It In Comedy Cemetery But Had To Pick It Out For That Comment

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While most sites don’t quite take it as far, the internet has developed a nasty reputation for horrible comments, needing strong moderation tools. Anonymity, distance, and a general lack of consequences mean that sad, useless, and petty people get their kicks from being disruptive and hurtful online.

#22 Stinking Rich Lol

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#23 Nailed It!

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#24 Can’t Handle Being Bisexual

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One study found that roughly a quarter of all internet comments had some form of incivility. Given that most hateful comments are deleted, the real number may be even higher. As a result, some people feel it’s just downright risky to delve into any comments section, as who knows what mess they might encounter.

#25 This Subreddit Is Beautiful

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#26 Moments Like These Are Why I Pay My Internet Bill

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#27 Not So Innocent

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And that’s a shame, as these examples show that, amongst all the trash, there are nuggets of pure gold. Fortunately, groups like “The Real Joke” exist to highlight the best comments, so the rest of us don’t have to suffer. Similarly, many online sites use an up-and-downvote system so that users can self-moderate.

#28 Precisely What I Was Looking For

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#29 Country Puns Always Deliver

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#30 Absolutely Murdered

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This means that the best comments often rise to the top, for all of us to enjoy, while the worst ones get pushed down. This can also serve as a pleasant reminder that most people do not agree with the worst comments and will, actively, help make them less visible. So if you want to see more creative and hilarious comments, check out Bored Panda’s other article on the topic.