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The 35+ Funniest Demotivational Posters

Kel Varnsen

Updated February 22, 2024 10.1M views 36 items

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The funniest demotivational posters not only make us laugh and shake our heads but prove once and for all that trying is really not worth it. These posters mock the inspirational and serene motivational posters by showing the unfortunate side of each situation. Sure, some posters will give you hope and lift your spirits, but how many keep it real like the best demotivational posters?

Rather than painting a rosy picture of how awesome your life could be, these funny demotivational posters tell it how it is. Why pay for college when so-called reality stars will always make more than you? Think you have bad luck? Try being in the wrong place at the wrong time with a bull on the loose. Think you're getting a great deal on eBay? Yeah, there's a reason it's a fraction of the price.

Making a funny demotivational poster is simple, which is why the trend, like other image macro memes, was once so popular on the internet. Take an unfortunate image, put it on a black background and add a witty caption underneath. Upload and share, and you're all done. Yes, that simplicity allowed nearly anyone to create a demotivational poster of their choice, which led this meme close to "jumped the shark" territory. Thankfully, not all of the posters are bad.

These top demotivational posters will never make the walls of classrooms, libraries, or offices, but they'll demotivate anywhere they appear. These are the life lessons that sooner or later we'll all learn - and most of us the hard way. Life can be cruel, but as these hilarious demotivational posters prove, it can always get worse.

Most divisive: Ninjas

Over 37.1K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 35+ Funniest Demotivational Posters

1
9,509 VOTES
Unique
Photo: flickr / CC0
9,509 votes
2
6,620 VOTES
Favoritism
Photo: Imgur
6,620 votes
3
7,346 VOTES
Exercise
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY
7,346 votes
4
6,622 VOTES
Survival
Photo: Imgur
6,622 votes
5
6,312 VOTES
Simplicity
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY
6,312 votes
6
5,072 VOTES
Rock Bottom
Photo: Imgur
5,072 votes
7
6,198 VOTES
Teamwork
Photo: Imgur
6,198 votes
8
5,536 VOTES
Elephants
Photo: Metaweb / CC-BY
5,536 votes
9
7,697 VOTES
Blasphemy
Photo: Metaweb / CC-BY
7,697 votes
10
4,907 VOTES
Unemployment
Photo: Photobucket
4,907 votes

11
4,504 VOTES
Healthy
Photo: Imgur
4,504 votes
12
4,351 VOTES
Facebook And You
Photo: Imgur
4,351 votes
13
4,064 VOTES
Karate Cat
Photo: Imgur
4,064 votes
14
3,713 VOTES
Ingenuity
Photo: Metaweb / CC-BY
3,713 votes
15
4,193 VOTES
Natural Selection
Photo: Imgur
4,193 votes
16
3,735 VOTES
eBay
Photo: flickr / CC0
3,735 votes
17
4,256 VOTES
Mom's Minivan
Photo: Metaweb / GNU Free Documentation License
4,256 votes
18
3,854 VOTES
Bad Luck
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY
3,854 votes
19
4,403 VOTES
Wharrgarbl
Photo: Imgur
4,403 votes
20
4,075 VOTES
Microwaves
Photo: Imgur

4,075 votes

21
3,817 VOTES
Apple
Photo: Imgur
3,817 votes
22
3,928 VOTES
A College Education
Photo: Cheezburger
3,928 votes
23
3,420 VOTES
Hope
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY
3,420 votes
24
3,274 VOTES
Sense
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY
3,274 votes
25
3,050 VOTES
Politics
Photo: Metaweb / GNU Free Documentation License
3,050 votes
26
2,886 VOTES
Coolness
Photo: Imgur
2,886 votes
27
2,939 VOTES
Adorable
Photo: Imgur

2,939 votes
28
3,158 VOTES
Caps Lock
Photo: Photobucket
3,158 votes
29
2,569 VOTES
Empathy
Photo: Imgur
2,569 votes
30
3,202 VOTES
Relationships
Photo: Imgur
3,202 votes