They say not to count your chickens before they hatch. ‘Cause by doing so, you raise the chances for an instant loss of karma, dignity, and self-confidence, like, triple.
If you’ve ever been near the finish line raising your arms high in the sky, only to feel a cold wave of wind passing through while you enjoy the moment of not-earned victory, you need no further explanation. And if you are one of the lucky ones who hasn’t had their fair share of premature celebration-turned nightmare, please stay that way and keep on scrolling to see whatnot to doto become one of many.
Thanks to the subreddit r/Prematurecelebration, we now have the full-on archive of cringey glory that is a product of people celebrating just a microscopic little bit too early. So you’d better get ready to crack up big time.
#1 Rip
#2 Random Selection
To find out more about the community behind the r/Prematurecelebration subreddit, We reached out to one of its moderators, u/N8theGr8, who was happy to share some insights.
The mod told us that the subreddit was created by u/potato88, who’s now a suspended user, back in 2013. Some time ago, though, the subreddit had no moderators, so the admins gave it to the current mod team, u/N8theGr8 said.
But since the subreddit revolves around a “kind of niche topic,” it’s not as active as it could be. “But we have half a million subscribers and it stays relatively active,” they added. Right now, the subreddit has 525k members in total and their community is still growing.
#3 Death And Taxes
#4 Good Idea To Straight Up Tell Everyone That You’re Scamming A Company
When asked about the whole concept of premature celebration that the subreddit as all about, the moderator explained that it “just means celebrating some kind of win or victory before you really should.”
“Like a guy who runs a race and then slows down right at the end to do a victory jump and throw his arms in the air, only to be passed by the 2nd-place guy who then wins the race. Or ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ newspaper held up by President Truman.”
#5 2020 Is Going So Great
#6 Too Soon
#7 Showing Off A Bottle Of Johnny Walker
#8 Rollerblader Prematurely Celebrates Victory Then Gets Robbed
#9 Oops
#10 Stalker, 30, Who Called Police To Brag ‘I’ll Never Be Caught’ Is Jailed
#11 Microsoft Employees Holding A Funeral For The iPhone Following The “Success” Of Their Windows Phone
#12 Good Lasagaaa
#13 My Friend’s Two Most Recent Snaps On His Story
#14 Congrats…
#15 New York Times Article From 1924
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#16 That Escalated Quickly
#17 Four Years Ago
#18 Meirl
#19 Rip Gary F
#20 Influencer Brags About Her Easy Life In Bali On Twitter, Gets Deported Over It
#21 Never Obsolete
#22 The Toronto Blue Jays React To All The Cancelled Mlb Games Recently
#23 This Showed Up In My Tech News Feed
#24 A Youtuber Who Said Veganism And God Cured Her Cancer Has Died Of Cancer
#25 Celebrating Too Early
#26 Does This Count?
#27 So… Can I Get My Job Back Or Nah?
#28 No Title Needed
#29 Congrats, You Played Yo’self
#30 Self Explanatory
The redditor u/N8theGr8 continued: “When you’re so close to the end that victory looks assured is when a lot of people let their guard down, and don’t have the situational awareness to realize that someone else is trying to win too. It’s fine to celebrate early, but make sure you’re in a safe position to do so.”
#31 You Don’t Even Have To Think About Trump Anymore
#32 Setup For Failure
#33 No More Delays! Ok Maybe One More
#34 It’s Official Joe Exotic Is Not On The Clemency List
#35 So, Im In Richmond Va And We Had Some Tornadoes Today
#36 User Calls Someone Out For A Spelling Mistake
#37 Racing Mom To The Finish
#38 Ufc Fighter Is Sure He Is Going To Win
#39 Goddamn I Said Wait For It
#40 My Friend Celebrated The Patriots Winning The Afc East A Bit Early Today
#41 Rip R/Gaming
#42 Returning To Earth Sooner Than Expected
#43 “Everything Was Better In The 90’s”
#44 Found Inside A Biography Of Hilary Clinton At A Local Book Sale
#45 The Difference Between Jan 13, 2018 And Aug 20, 2018
#46 Germany’s Victory Monument For Stalingrad
#47 A Friend Of Mine Made A Drunk Decision This Afternoon
#48 How Wrong This Guy Was
#49 Yes, Thank You Mccain
#50 My GF Is Studying Cosmetology, She Had A Client Request A Very Difficult Cut And Color Today
#51 Lt Gen Niazi, Commander Of The Army In East Pakistan Gave This Statement Just Before The War. 18 Days Later He Surrendered Unconditionally
#52 2nd Is Pretty Good Too
#53 Tom Brady Takes No Prisoners
#54 Why Do People Do This?
#55 Cowboys Fans
#56 The_donald Celebrates The New Alabama Senator!
#57 Rip
#58 Goal!!! Wait No
#59 Read The Comments
But according to the moderator, there’s a small difference between an early celebration and a premature celebration. And that is the upsetting feeling that comes in the end.
“There’s an element of schadenfreude involved. Also, it kinda sounds like ‘premature ejaculation,’ which I bet was a pun the creator intentionally set up,” they explained about the title.
The redditor’s favorite post is this one, because they said: “I think it really embodies celebrating before you should (even though I voted for her).”
#60 Not That Sweet After All
