If you’re trying your luck at being funny with someone face to face, there are telltale signs that show whether or not they find you amusing. Known as the ‘Duchenne’ laughter or ‘Duchenne’ smile, they refer to the way our facial expression changes when we’re sincerely amused by something.
Such an expression, named after the French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne, is evoked by the joint action of two facial muscles: the zygomaticus major muscle responsible for lifting the corners of one’s mouth, and the orbicularis oculi, which raises the cheeks, revealing the laugh lines at the outside corners of one’s eyes.
The authors of the witty comebacks on this list couldn’t see whether or not they’ve elicited a Duchenne smile on anyone’s face, but the fact that their comments were picked up by ‘Rare Insults’ shows that they at least belong to some of “the most unique insults on the internet”.
If you’d like to see more of such insults, make sure to check out Bored Panda’s previous edition on the X page here.
