These 25 Cringeworthy 'Cool' Photos From The Past Have Us Rolling With Laughter

These 25 Cringeworthy 'Cool' Photos From The Past Have Us Rolling With Laughter
Cover Image Source: Reddit | r/blunderyears

We all have that one regrettable photo from childhood that still makes us cringe. As a teen, we might have sported a look that we thought made us look cool but looking back at photos from that time now makes us laugh and cry. The idea of 'cool' is different now so these old photos look bizarre.

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But what makes these teens want to appear cool? "It's during the teenage years that the ego is being formed and entrenching its identity. The ego loves to be cool because it will feel more powerful. Its sense of self-worth is being established and it gains a hold on your teenager until they can learn to strike a balance between their true self and ego self," suggests Parenting Teenagers Academy. Teenage and young adults are often harmless rebels who try to express their rebellion by dressing radically but sometimes end up looking hilariously weird. Since laughter is the best medicine, this Subreddit, Blunder Years has a collection of regrettable and funny photos of people donning weird-looking sunglasses, old-fashioned pants, and comic hairstyles. The people are laughing at themselves and at others in these "blasts from the past" images on the Reddit community.

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The Blunder Years subreddit encourages people to share their "dusty treasures with the world" and it already has 853k members in the community. We have gathered 25 of the funniest images of people that are the epitome of 'cool'.  

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1. The background

Image Source: Reddit | u/shortlegs99
Image Source: Reddit | u/shortlegs99

 

2. Their sunglasses

Image Source: Reddit | u/KFCCrocs
Image Source: Reddit | u/KFCCrocs
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3. Hahaha, expression

Image Source: Reddit | u/NSMetroid
Image Source: Reddit | u/NSMetroid

 

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4. Looking cool

Image Source: Reddit | 
r/blunderyears
Image Source: Reddit | u/genis-sage

 

5. Rocking.

Image Source: Reddit | u/DannyDublin1975
Image Source: Reddit | u/DannyDublin1975
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6. The outfit

Image Source: Reddit | u/literalkoala
Image Source: Reddit | u/literalkoala

 

7. The signature photo angle

Image Source: Reddit | u/babebeautygigi
Image Source: Reddit | u/babebeautygigi
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8. The "cool dudes" from 2007

Image Source: Reddit | u/austingoeshard
Image Source: Reddit | u/austingoeshard
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9. The excitement was real

Image Source: Reddit | u/oh-gosh-squash
Image Source: Reddit | u/oh-gosh-squash

 

10. Two BFFs in high school

Image Source: Reddit | u/stellahella1
Image Source: Reddit | u/stellahella1

 

11. Quintessential 2000

Image Source: Reddit | u/bellerose93
Image Source: Reddit | u/bellerose93

 

12. Hahaha

Image Source: Reddit | u/HaxRus
Image Source: Reddit | u/HaxRus

 

13. The headgear

Image Source: Reddit | u/scottydanger22
Image Source: Reddit |u/scottydanger22

 

14. Hilarious hairstyle

Image Source: Reddit | u/owzleee
Image Source: Reddit | u/owzleee

 

15. So gothic

Image Source: Reddit | u/Impressive-Head-9323
Image Source: Reddit | u/Impressive-Head-9323

 

16. Cut your own hair with your father's razor

Image Source: Reddit | u/staryy1
Image Source: Reddit | u/staryy1

 

17. Electric

Image Source: Reddit | u/Fun_Organization_654
Image Source: Reddit | u/Fun_Organization_654

 

18. Passport photo from 2005

Image Source: Reddit | u/BongRipsMcGee420
Image Source: Reddit | u/BongRipsMcGee420

 

19. Cool sign learned from dad

Image Source: Reddit | u/howdoesredditworklol
Image Source: Reddit | u/howdoesredditworklol

 

20. Classic 80s

Image Source: Reddit | u/nochumplovesucka__
Image Source: Reddit | u/nochumplovesucka__

 

21. Hair in year 11

Image Source: Reddit | u/radicalplacement
Image Source: Reddit | u/radicalplacement

 

22. Expression circa 2000

Image Source: Reddit | u/Streebers0392
Image Source: Reddit | u/Streebers0392

 

23. Felt cool punk in 2004

Image Source: Reddit | u/420LordQuas
Image Source: Reddit | u/420LordQuas

 

24. OOTD

Image Source: Reddit | u/beanburritoboy69
Image Source: Reddit | u/beanburritoboy69

 

25. An Older version of Russell from UP

Image Source: Reddit | u/AxelShoes
Image Source: Reddit | u/AxelShoes

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