If there is one generalization about being online that we can all probably agree on, it’s that the internet can be a very mean place. It contains a lot of people who feel like they have no outlet apart from being toxic on their social media of choice. 

It can lead to some horrible things, but wielded with a little control it can also be quite funny. Most of us who spend too much time looking at screens take a certain guilty pleasure in the best clapbacks that we come across. If we’re being completely honest, a lot of it isn’t even guilty. 

A well-structured insult can be one the most humorous things to bear witness to, and the examples below are a testament to that. These sharp tongues might not be able to take what they give, but they can still amuse the rest of us with their quick quips.