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To ask for the funniest stealth boasts you've seen on social media

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GunpowderGelatine · 27/12/2018 00:11

My real life recent examples:

"About to hang up our Christmas cards onto the wall and gutted to find our stapler is crap, doesn't staple anything, argh!"

Stealth boast translation: look how popular we are

"I'm so sick of getting asked for ID, I just want to buy my gin without ratching for my drivers license, I'm 35 and a mother of three for goodness sake"

Stealth blast translation: I'm soooo young looking

"Wow Holly got a Nintendo Switch for Christmas! 😱😁"

Stealth boast translation: we got her the Nintendo Switch, so we aren't thanking anyone but just want to show you all what good parents we are

GrinGrin

Disclaimer: this thread is lighthearted (not everyone finds this obvious!)

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NOTthepinkranger · 27/12/2018 07:53

Yearofthemum

The ones with the photos of the graduation ceremonies, class of degree included.

Yeah that’s not stealth boasting ... that’s being proud of an achievement Hmm

brizzledrizzle · 27/12/2018 08:02

Somebody on my Facebook has a very different lifestyle to me, massive house, garden the size of a football pitch and so on. They don't stealth boast but their photos are very different to ones of my family and home (though I don't post them) but you know, I'm happy to see them as it's just different lifestyle choices - he chooses to work long hours in a high pressure job and has all the trimmings that brings and I choose to have a lower status job and small house but that brings rewards too, just different ones.

No need to be jealous, we all make our lifestyle choices.

Tara336 · 27/12/2018 08:05

Friend was going on and on about her upcoming cruise on FB, was careful with wording but was certainly leading people to believe it was a Caribbean cruise or something. In the end someone gave in and asked where the cruise was heading? Eventually she answered that’s it was to Bruges

dontticklethetoad · 27/12/2018 08:09

To the people saying it's "jealousy" or that we're mean spirited. This isn't a thread about putting down someone's happiness or achievements. It's the designer items deliberately placed in the background of otherwise mundane photos, the faux modesty and virtue signalling. If you have to post on SM about the good deed you did, it wasn't a good deed.

Re the uni graduation boasting, I think that is different. Nothing wrong with being proud of your children's achievements.

Tara336 · 27/12/2018 08:09

@Notthepinkranger I thought that too (not boasting, proud) my DD worked her ass off for her degree and achieved it despite discovering at uni she’s dyslexic and witnessing her parents split/divorce at the same time. I sung from the rooftops how proud I am 🙂

dontticklethetoad · 27/12/2018 08:16

TurtleCavalryIsSeriousShit Yes, you've hit the nail on the head.

Squirrel26 · 27/12/2018 08:16

Who staples Christmas cards to the wall? It that a thing I should be doing??
Misses point totally

RoseReally · 27/12/2018 08:19

Totally agree with TurtleCavalryIsSeriousShit as well.

Oakenbeach · 27/12/2018 08:23

I agree there’s a difference between knowingly boasting eg “look at my daughter and the 1st class degree she’s graduated with!” and stealth boasts that slip in unnecessary detail “just seen it’s 10am on my Rolex... need to take Merc to David Lloyd for my yoga class”.

First is fine. Second is pathetic and nothing to do with people sharing their joy but just a poor attempt to show superiority.

lemonface · 27/12/2018 08:25

What about those ones that say-

We won the hamper but will be giving it to homeless charity

Or

My dd is making cakes to give it to homeless

Etc etc

I have loads of these and they want loads of praise for it, just do it! You dont have to tell everyone!

Also, people are homeless all year not just at Christmas, why does everyone decide to help then (and make sure they tell all their friends)

Notacluethisxmas · 27/12/2018 08:26

A few years ago someone I know posted

'Wow, hubby makes me feel special. He went to so much effort wrapping my present and putting a big bow on it because he know how much I love well wrapped gifts'

The photo was a new mini with a huge bow on top. She really got her arse when all the comments referenced the bow and how clever he was to manage to get the bow to stay put, and not the car underneath

I find social media funny. I am a people watcher always have been, before social media. I love different people's behaviours. Now I can do it at home.

Tara336 · 27/12/2018 08:26

I agree with @TurtleCavalryisSeriousShit I have a FB who stealth boasts constantly (sometimes not even stealth) carefully gets photo of huge diamond engagement ring in photos, angles photos in the car to get the makers badge on the steering wheel in, asks if anyone wants her old bag as DH has just bought me so and so bag, photos of shopping bags tagged “guess what I bought” . It’s tacky and horrible and makes an otherwise nice person come across as unpleasant

QueenOfTheAndals · 27/12/2018 08:26

Friend's SiL posted a photo taken in the BA first class lounge: "oh I've got such a headache and we have an 8 hour flight coming up". Photo was of 2 paracetamol tablets on the table with 2 glasses of prosecco and their first class tickets to New York, and her Chanel handbag just happened to be in the background...

redcarbluecar · 27/12/2018 08:26

Some people are missing the point a bit here. Stealth boasting is where someone pretends to be self- deprecating about one thing when actually there’s a hidden show-off about something else. Saying ‘I’m really proud of X’a degree result’ wouldn’t be SB. Saying ‘I’m sick of people constantly telling me how clever X is compared to their child’ would be. I like a good humblebrag, especially when a hashtag gets involved. Sick of being wolf whistled every time I step out of the front door #cringe.

Notacluethisxmas · 27/12/2018 08:27

lemonface agree. I took a load of food to the local food bank last week. Never thought to mention it on social media.

QueenOfTheAndals · 27/12/2018 08:27

@PattiStanger ooh Bitchface??

Pfingstrose · 27/12/2018 08:35

Judging by various recent posts on MN people are damned whatever they post on FB these days.

Apparently anything happy or nice is boasting, or rubbing people's faces in it. If people post about their problems it's attention seeking. No one wants to be made miserable by negative posts yet no one seems to enjoy seeing others having a good time either.

I love seeing my friends posts on FB and enjoy sharing my stuff too but all the vitriol on here has really opened my eyes and made me question why I bother with it at all Confused

Notacluethisxmas · 27/12/2018 08:38

I love seeing people have a good time in Facebook. I even enjoy seeing new cars, new houses etc.

But yes, stealth boasting is funny. You wanna show you new car off, show you new car off. Don't pretend it's about something else

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 27/12/2018 08:39

I rarely see 'boasting'. I do, however, see people sharing things that make them happy or excited.

I've also posted about being asked for ID - I'm 36, had a less than easy life and it made my fucking day along with finding it hilarious! I posted about going to Amsterdam too, because I was excited with it being my first non-family holiday and first time abroad. I then posted that I'm planning on Rome next year, in a casual 'Rome in May? Why not?!' way and the fact I'm planning to spend a week volunteering in Bulgaria because....I'M EXCITED and living life! Not because I'm flipping boasting

QueenOfTheAndals · 27/12/2018 08:40

Apparently anything happy or nice is boasting, or rubbing people's faces in it.

No of course not. There's a difference between being happy and stealth boasting. Read @redcarbluecar's post. She explains it pretty well.

Morgan12 · 27/12/2018 08:42

"Everytime I watch Team A play Team B (football teams btw) it's so funny because literally all of the players have asked me out lol"

MontanaSkies · 27/12/2018 08:46

I've posted about this before... But a colleague posted a Rightmove link to her neighbour's house with the caption "OMG, as if anyone wants to move next door to our madhouse!! Any takers? Lol!"

Link reveals very large £800k farmhouse in lovely village.

Translation: "My house is also worth £800k or thereabouts! Check it out and drool, without me having to invite you round" Grin

SamanthaBrique · 27/12/2018 08:46

"I'm at the airport and can't wait for our flight to Barbados to take off. I'm so excited!" = being happy and excited about your upcoming holiday.

"So exhausted! The executive car picked me up at 4am and I'm still half-asleep in the BA Gold lounge and waiting for our flight to Barbados to take off. So glad I'll be able to get some sleep first class." = boasting.

JacquesHammer · 27/12/2018 08:48

I avoid this by just having people I like on my social media feeds!

EivissaE · 27/12/2018 08:49

On fb on Xmas day night, ‘soooo fed up, spent all day setting up technology’ they have two children, so either loads of technology or they’re just a bit dim to spend all day doing it!