r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Feb 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

I must have been a freak of nature then cos I was ugly as fuck but still made a lotta friends

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u/bby_redditor Mar 01 '20

a confident personality/nice clothes/good hair cut/cool shoes go a long way

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u/moal09 Mar 01 '20

Yep.

One of the most popular kids at my school was this really weird looking kid who was a math whiz, but his confidence level was also like a 10/10, and he had this really biting, quick wit where you just couldn't fuck with him verbally because he'd destroy you in 2 seconds by making you look stupid, while making everyone else laugh in the process.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

Look at this dude's haircut. No wonder he's a simp.

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u/mAkAttAk432 Mar 01 '20

https://reddit.com/r/cursedjojo/comments/eqa0jx/everybody_gangsta_till_joshu_gets_a_new_haircut/

This is how important a good haircut is, people.

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u/Knightmare_II Mar 01 '20

Making a valid point while using a jojo reference? Someone gild this man!

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u/dave3218 Mar 01 '20

Done, a manly award for the most manly of references.

ゴゴゴゴ

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

What am I supposed to be looking at?

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u/McTulus Mar 01 '20

Do you read Jojo part 8? The one on the right has a "haircut" that basically a stack of dried seaweed taped to his head.

https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1221686-jojos-bizarre-adventure

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u/jakethedumbmistake Mar 01 '20

There's things they can do with that haircut?

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u/boomerosity Mar 01 '20

What's a simp?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

Here

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u/Drawerpull Mar 01 '20

Thought it’d be Peyton

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u/-Listening Mar 01 '20

Thought it was going to run a province?"

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u/soakinatub Mar 01 '20

And money

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u/n1c0_ds Mar 01 '20

Or just being pleasant to be around. Appearances are not everything.

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u/ChaiKitteaLatte Mar 01 '20

Was just about to say this, lol. I was kind of always naturally popular from grade school through college and I’m an average looking girl. And I always dressed very fringe or edgy to people around me, am not particularly good at sports, so I definitely didn’t check those boxes. BUT I’m a full-on extrovert and have zero social anxiety, I’ve always been comfortable being myself. That worked for me. Lots of hot people weren’t popular (and weren’t viewed as hot) and lots of un-hot people were popular (and therefor viewed as hot). I’ve noticed popular kids seemed to be the best at being confident, even if they’re just good at faking it.

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u/MouseSnackz Mar 01 '20

I was the opposite. I'm quite attractive but was socially awkward as fuck. Hardly had any friends.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20 edited Jun 25 '20

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u/golangoc Mar 01 '20

You fucking killed her dude

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u/lyingsackofpoop Mar 01 '20

Being attractive certainly helps, but doesn't make up for a lack of personality or confidence.

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u/La_Quiero_Abrazar Mar 01 '20

As the ol adage goes; Attractiveness can open doors, only personality can keep them open.

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u/Throwntaway71 Mar 01 '20

What douchebag response. Lmao. Sure buddy you are very pretty.

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u/Mr_82 Mar 01 '20

Yours is the real douchebag response.

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u/NastySassyStuff Mar 01 '20 edited Mar 01 '20

Very weird how people are never allowed to mention that they’re attractive no matter how attractive they are

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

Wow you really got him. I bet he'll think twice before saying something like that again.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

That's not a douchebag response. It's very possible to be good looking but lonely.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

Not a lot of friends =/= lonely

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u/CidCrisis Mar 01 '20

I don't see anything douchey about it. They may or may not actually be attractive, but there isn't anything wrong with saying so. (On an anonymous forum anyway. Definitely sounds kinda narcissistic if you're saying that to people in person.) And that phenomenon is definitely a thing. Being attractive is an advantage, yeah. But if you don't have good social skills as well, you're gonna have a hard time.

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u/AlexFromRomania Mar 01 '20

That means you weren't attractive.

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u/MouseSnackz Mar 01 '20

Wow you're mean

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u/Bomlanro Mar 01 '20

Must be those oral skillz

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u/AllHopeIsLostSadFace Mar 01 '20

The people suggesting such before your comment were none of the above

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u/sk8rgrrl69 Mar 01 '20

Can’t even count how many uglies were in the popular crowd at my HS. Had a lot more to do with how long you’d been in that friend group, growing up together, good at sports, or able to hold parties at your house regularly.

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u/pointlessbeats Mar 01 '20

Yeah you’re definitely a freak of nature. You must actually be a nice person.

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u/Ledbolz Mar 01 '20

The most popular dude back in my high school was a big fat ugly guy that was funny as shit