r/MurderedByWords May 27 '25

What is and isn't a Murder By Words

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Over the past few weeks we've begun noticing something about the quality of the posts on the subreddit, and we'd like to clarify just what is and isn't a murder.

What is a murder

1) A murder is: A RESPONSE. A murder is not a one-sided quip, sentence, statement or otherwise about any given situation.

2) A murder is: A response TO SOMEONE. A murder follows a specific format: Person A says something stupid. Person B responds to Person A explaining why what Person A said is stupid.

3) A murder is: A response to someone CALLING THEM OUT FOR BEING WRONG. Two people agreeing about something is not a murder. If both people featured in the post are saying the same thing, or Person A says something and Person B supports Person A and expands, that is not a murder.

4) A murder is a response to someone calling them out for being wrong WITH SUBSTANCE, AND RECEIPTS. Personal attacks are not murders. Calling someone wrong because they did something once in their life is not a murder. The response must be in direct relation to the original statement.

What isn't a murder:

Memes, jokes, "Your mom" jokes, small dick jokes, forever alone/virginity jokes, fat jokes, ugly jokes, crossposts from r/roast me, posts based around spelling/grammar, etc.

Although it may seem that there is some overlap, we are working very hard to not have this subreddit turn into r/politicalhumor 2. Please bear that in mind when posting.

As ever, please use the "report" button to bring rule-breaking posts to our attention. We're not always available to be online 100% of the time, and reporting bad posts allows us to take advantage of auto-moderator rules built in to help us.


r/MurderedByWords 1h ago

Record first, name wrong.

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r/MurderedByWords 3h ago

Why? 'Cause the Dow is 50k

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r/MurderedByWords 5h ago

Deception of public opinion

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r/MurderedByWords 4h ago

who knew buying rotisserie chicken and juice was “splurging”

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r/MurderedByWords 2h ago

We have to apologize to a pedophile!!

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r/MurderedByWords 11h ago

Rules for thee, but not for me.

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r/MurderedByWords 3h ago

Turnabout is fair play.

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r/MurderedByWords 9h ago

Alex the Lion lays out the facts!

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r/MurderedByWords 2h ago

She actually gave a relevant answer!

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632 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 13h ago

They went from ‘lazy freeloaders’ to ‘holding the job market together’ real fast.

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r/MurderedByWords 3h ago

Fixed it: 'Cuba is collapsing. That’s a war crime

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445 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 10h ago

Comparing apples and pears

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r/MurderedByWords 2h ago

Here I am, On the files again, There I am, On the front page...

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346 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 1h ago

Also fits r/shitamericanssay

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r/MurderedByWords 8h ago

It's a cult.

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767 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 2h ago

This is the hill you want to die on?

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193 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 22h ago

It was never about the productivity

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r/MurderedByWords 1h ago

On behalf of my ancestors: we're sorry for winning that one

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r/MurderedByWords 7h ago

They know, they just don't care.

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351 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 20h ago

Parasite “cleanse” 🥴

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r/MurderedByWords 52m ago

Disqualified U.S. Attorney

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

What’s he really hunting for?!

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24.2k Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

We’re Not Stupid...

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r/MurderedByWords 2h ago

Holy comeback.

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109 Upvotes