People Are Sharing The Weirdest Flex They've Ever Heard Someone Say With A Totally Straight Face
Listen, it's normal to brag a little about stuff you're proud of! Like we've probably all boasted at some point about things like something great that happened, or a skill set we have. But every now and then, someone will drop a 'flex' that makes you tilt your head and think, Wait… was that supposed to impress me? Like, they're saying it with complete confidence, but it's less of a brag and more of a bizarre overshare.
Recently, redditor Reasonable_Buddy1293 wanted to hear about those not-so-great brags when they asked: What’s the weirdest flex you’ve ever heard someone say with a straight face?
The thread got over 1.6K responses. Below are the top and best weridest flexes people have heard:
1."A manager of a different department from me prided herself on being crazy busy all the time. She proudly told me she hasn’t listened to music in 15 years because she doesn’t have time. I asked if she has a radio in her car, and she said she turns it off. I asked what about in supermarkets where they play background music, and she said she tunes it out and ignores it. This conversation was about 12 years ago, and I’m still so confused."
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2."'I don’t use my PTO,' soooo you’re working for free basically? Weird flex, but OK. (We get X amount of days off that don’t roll over or pay out.)"
"It’s one thing to save your PTO if it rolls over, but to just let it expire is wild. Some people are way too devoted to the companies they work for."
3."My neighbors across the street. A mom, her daughter, and two grandkids. She was pissed because the school was sending the police because her granddaughters were missing too many days. 'I didn't finish high school, and neither did my daughter, and we turned out fine!' No, you didn't. You have four people in a two-bedroom house that's falling apart, and no car among the four of you. She was ranting about this while I was giving her a ride across town, because we are nice people and would occasionally help them."
4."A kid told me the Grand Wizard eats Thanksgiving dinner at his house."
5."My BIL is almost 60 and doesn't eat fruits or vegetables, and he thinks it's funny that his kids and now grandkids are the same."
"I knew someone who was proud that he never, ever ate fresh food (fruits and veggies). He’d actually pick them out of food at restaurants."
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6."I had a boss who would call my handwriting ugly and chicken scratch. She thought she had the 'authority' to say it because she won an award for her handwriting, which she bragged about almost once a week. Eventually, I learned that the award she won was from grade 3.................... Girly was in her 70s!"
7."A guy hitting on me at a bar in Los Angeles asked me what I did. Told him I was a second-year law student at UC Berkeley Law. He guffawed in my face and said, 'I was just in a national PEDIGREE commercial.' Pedigree as in dog food."
"That’s a real faux pas. Us international Meow Mix commercial stars are more humble than to bring it up so boldly."
8."My cousin once bragged that he had never used sunscreen in his life. Said it with total pride like he was invincible, while peeling like a lobster on vacation. lmao."
9."'I don’t drink water.'"
"I had a patient tell me that if God wanted her to drink water, he would have made it taste better."
10."When I worked and lived in South Korea, I came across a guy from the US who proudly claimed that he had been living there for over five years and said, 'I've never tried Korean food, not even once.' Sir, why did you even choose to come to Korea? Meanwhile, I ate Korean food regularly and discovered brand new favourites – some of which I still seek out at Korean restaurants here in Canada."
11."'I once chugged a whole jar of pickle juice and it destroyed the lining of my stomach!' OK, go you, kiddo!"
"Me when I eat salt and vinegar chips these days 💀."
12."Guy in front of me got stopped at customs and said very loudly and very slowly to the agent: 'I am an international businessman!' This was 20 years ago, and I think of it weekly. No actual international businessman has ever described themselves that way."
13."My ex-boss said he doesn't even know the name of his son or how old he exactly is. He's married, and his son and wife live in the same house. He's just a dick."
"It’s not possible not to know the name of your own child. What made him think it was something to lie and brag about? It’s so weird."
14."'I don't read!' The guy actually thought this made him cool. I followed the question with: 'Not even magazine articles?' This was right before smartphones completely took over. I was in shock. Still am. He made it sound like he goes out of his way to avoid reading. Like he likes to be willfully ignorant of all things that feed the brain. Maybe I'm a snob, but I can't get behind that. At the very least, maybe read a shampoo bottle when you poop!"
15."'I worked 80 hours last week' —A guy at my salaried job."
"My old boss bragged about working 100 hours a week with a toddler and a baby at home. She was nuts."
16."'I smoked through all five of my pregnancies and my kids turned out fine.' My boss to me when I was pregnant, and explaining why I didn't want to sit on the dock and smoke anymore."
17."'I don't do anything around the house. My wife does it all.' I've met your wife, dude. She's miserable and hates her life."
18.And lastly, "I've said this before, and it was popular, so I'll say it again. Anyone who bragged about not getting good grades."
You can read the original thread on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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