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Clapbacks are an art form and we might eventually have digital museums for them if people continue to rely on something like an artificially intelligent robot to summon attempts at living, breathing, imperfectly perfect human wit. So, yes, petty clapbacks. They don´t need to be cruel, but when done right, they land with the perfect mix of wit, sass, and sting. With online exchanges and casual conversations, these petty clapbacks that hit way too hard show that sometimes the pettiest remarks are the most memorable.

1. “Fancy way of saying.”

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2. “You should have principles”

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3. “You’re so short!”

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4. The reason for unhappiness

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5. “Chickens have a family.”

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6. “Respect everyone”

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7. “Walmart´s stock”

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8. “Snake poisoning or poverty?”

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10. What to do with free space

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11. Shampoo commercials are wild

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12. Price rearrangement

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13. Scooter is angrier than he should be

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14. Procrastinators together!

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15. Decoration for boys

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Meet the Writer

Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.