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[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 74 points 4 months ago (3 children)

As a kid, I never got that concept because it seemed like being manipulated. "I dare you to do this dangerous thing for my amusement!" Uh. No? "Chicken!" Okay, whatever, dude.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 29 points 4 months ago

You were wise beyond your years.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Its mostly just an excuse to do stupid things for fun.

[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Rather, it's an excuse to get other people to do stupid things for your fun.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Peer pressure is such a wierd thing. It works, but the second you see how cruel it is, it just disgusts you and loses all power.

[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This was also where "yo momma" insults were also invisible to me. Like, "You don't even know my mother, you're just saying that and it makes no sense." It wasn't a trigger for me like it was other kids. I saw it for what it was. I'd tell my friends, "they just say that to get you mad, don't listen," but they'd get mad anyway. It's like they couldn't help it. I think dares were in that headspace as well.

I wasn't popular growing up. I was really awkward and non-athletic, so I didn't bow to peer pressure as much as the other kids. I was going to be unpopular either way, so...

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I cheated by having a horrible mother.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

"Yo momma so stupid, she cheat on your dad with herself and cucked him for it!"

nods "true, true..."

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 72 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A friend of mine was bet a dollar he couldn't climb aboard and to the top deck of a cruise ship moored in harbor. He made it, $5000 fine.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 58 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I ended up with a pink-and-purple triple mohawk, my clothes in shreds, and my skin splattered with four different colors of dye. There was exactly one Polaroid taken of the final result and I looked like a plus-sized goblin. Sadly, the photo is lost to time.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

looks like you have to do it all over again, for that sweet sweet internet points

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] shrodes@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I dare you to do it and post the photo

[–] qisope@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago (1 children)

1 hour in, no comments. I dare someone to answer.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

If I confess to what I did on a dare is that a truth or dare?

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

A or (A or B) is still A. So its truth

[–] qisope@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

unequivocally

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think I licked a toilet bowl? I pretty much stopped playing truth or dare when I was like 12 though.

[–] KrapKake@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago
[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 31 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A friend dared me to swim in a pool but there were none around so I decided to look on Google maps for someone who had a pool then go to their house climb their fence and swim at 2am. I did and rhe home owner came out and boy was he pissed. I ran and he chased me even jumping over the fences and across a few blocks before I escaped. The whole time he was threatening to beat the shot out of me which really motivated me to run.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago

he was threatening to beat the shot out of me which really motivated me to run.

Yep, that would do it

[–] 0_0j@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The whole time he was threatening to beat the shot out of me which really motivated me to run.

Lmfao, im glad you escaped to tell the tale. You've made me laugh today

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also both me and the guy were only wearing boxers. So anyone driving down the road would have seen a mostly naked adult chasing a mostly naked teenage boy at 3am.

[–] 0_0j@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

My God, πŸ˜‚πŸ™Œ just how I imagined

[–] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Kissed a dude. I'm a dude. He tried to use tongue, I'm a straight guy so that was a nope

[–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You don't have to be gay to make out with your guy friends

[–] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You don't have to, but it sure helps

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 12 points 4 months ago

You just have to hold him tight and gently whisper β€œno homo” in his ear after you’re done. Then pat him on the butt and give him a wink.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When I was a teenager I nearly got arrested for trespassing. There was a way to get on top of a building and I was dared to check it out.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

I did it. We got beat by police, arrested, and given a trespassing ticket.

[–] wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When we were young, my partner dared my friend to put peanut butter on bread and stick them under his underwear on his butt for the rest of the night.

He did and told me he wasn't able to eat peanut butter for almost a decade lmao. Absolute trooper for going through with it.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Peanut butter.

On the bum.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did he get to eat it in the morning?

[–] SsxChaos@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I came to the conclusion that I'm not willing to read this post's comments no more after this one

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

As a kid I once got on my knees and prayed, prayed for Princess Diana to die. About a week later, well...

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago

ah I left you hanging, sorry - yeah she died

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

kid logic: "I dare myself to do this, what could be the harm"

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

All the way