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Yet again the wildly thirsty denizens of that crazy little thing called Tinder are here to remind us, the climate of modern day dating is dense with outlandishly thirsty, if not occasionally witty souls. These conversation moments in particular stuck out as memorable, and it shouldn't be any question as to why. 

In what is hopefully the last bit of Bee Movie meme-ing this year, a freshman at Baylor University wrote the script to Bee Movie by hand for his girlfriend as some sort of Christmas gift. Who says romance isn't dead ironic?

Conner Fastenau spent three hours, three human hours, 180-EARTH MINUTES, transcribing the 2007 script to Bee Movie, the film about a talking bee that Jerry Seinfeld made for some reason, as sign of his romantic attraction for an adult human woman. She reportedly "got a good laugh," so it was "worth it," Fastenau told Buzzfeed. 

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Bee Movie has been the subject of a strange resurgence of late. Earlier this year, someone put the script to Bee Movie on a shirt in really small print, and just last month, a video that featured all of Bee Movie except every time someone said "bee" the playback sped up went viral. The world continues to be in awe not only of Bee Movie's very existence, but also ongoing cultural relevance.

Social media can be a good thing. Sites like Facebook and Instagram allow people to keep in touch with family and friends - a luxury that people are learning is incredibly important as the world copes with the Covid-19 pandemic. But there's a darker (and untintentionally hilarious) side to being able to share images with your followers. We're talking about the fact that people can hit the "share" button and share convoluted memes and posts that they seem to think are ultra deep. You know, "We live in a society" type sentiments. They often have to do with some very teenage feelings about loneliness and dating, and, even worse, the negative effects of the same technology they're using to share their "deep thoughts." The r/im14andthisisdeep subreddit is an impressive archive of these kinds of posts, a veritable hub of cringey thoughts that, frankly, we can't help but eat up. We've put together some of their latest and greatest offerings, but you can enjoy some more of this content here if you end up craving more.

Sometimes the blinding thirst takes control and an otherwise socially acceptable conversation takes an aggressive nosedive for cringe-inducing, sex-crazed face-palm city. These people need to reassess their Tinder pickup strategy as soon as possible; or they can keep providing us a steady procession of what not to do when you want to keep the proverbial 'unmatch' from striking. 

Are you French? because Eiffel for you. Oui love horrible pick up lines here, and one of the best places for social ineptitude is the rash of dating apps that have exploded into app stores. They cater to practically every group and quirk to make sure there is something for everyone. But Tinder pickup lines can sometimes just be absolutely horrendous. Cringe isn't a strong enough word. More like violently shudder and try to shake off what those phrases did to me. 

These tweets just scream "It me." Whether you're desperately single, or just struggling to get through the daily struggles of life, there's probably a tweet in here for you. 280 characters never triggered us so hard.