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Everyone likes to think that they’re pretty smart and at the top of their game all the time, but the truth is, we all do and say some pretty dumb things sometimes. Like eating an entire bucket of KFC or looking everywhere for our glasses while we’re wearing them (true story). However, sometimes people mess up so badly that they end up on the internet when it looks like brain.exe stopped working for them.
Most of us know that embarrassing memories of dumb stuff that we did back in school/work/last Monday tend to resurface at the worst possible moments. So to make you feel better about yourself, Bored Panda has collected a list of some awesomely dumb things that people have said and done.
There’s nothing like other people messing up to make us forget all of our mistakes for a moment, right, dear Pandas? Scroll down, upvote your fave pics, and if you feel brave, let us know what the stupidest things you’ve ever done were! You can check out our earlier articles about stupid people doing stupid stuff here and here. Oh, and here's the coronavirus edition of dumb people acting dumb.
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#1
You’ve Never Seen A Pink Lion?
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#2
Do They Actually Think Trump Is Using His Own Money
Rabbit Carrot 4 years ago
Pffffff like Trump has any money. The man has been bankrupt multiple times.
#3
And Passports Too
There are two kinds of stupidity. The kind where we don’t know that we’re being stupid. And the type where we definitely know but don’t want to stop. No matter how important and wise we might be, we’ll still make mistakes.
But there are reasons why human beings do stupid things, even if we’re aware that what we’re doing is wrong.
There are two kinds of pleasure. The first one that some call ‘liking’ is happy satisfaction that we get from eating a good meal, having a drink of water after a fun game of basketball, or getting a hug from a friend you haven’t seen in ages. Simple, wholesome things that make life wonderful.
#4
Socialism
#5
Who’s Gonna Tell Her
Christophe Beunens 4 years ago
Well, she actually meant that she wanted the pope as father for her baby, but he refused
#6
Why Korean Man Make Korean Movie
The second kind of pleasure, ‘wanting,’ is associated with thrills and desire. It’s the second kind of pleasure that makes us do stupid things that can have lots of negative consequences.
Sometimes, we say, “Damn the consequences” and do something small that’s stupid; no real harm done, right? Wrong. This can have a snowball effect and we’ll start doing dumber and dumber things. The next thing you know, we might end up on the internet before our brain.exe could reboot and save the day.
#7
That's Not How That... Never Mind
#8
Do These People Have Brains?
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
That tweet she twote twas twitty. "Twote" has to become a verb(past tense)
#9
To Ask For A Mysterious Service
#10
What A Time To Be Alive
#11
Mystery Solved
#12
I Wonder Why
#13
He's Figuring It Out, Slowly
#15
Bye, America See You - Never
#16
Umm Ok
#17
Get This Idea Patented
#18
She Has Bigger Issues
#19
Anti-Vaxxer Accidentally Advocates For Vaccines
#20
Waterproof Level At 100
Vanta Black 4 years ago
Humans are waterproof. That's why we don't swell up with water like a sponge when we sit in the bath. The problem is clothes.
#21
Pickle Problems
#22
No, It Does Not Have A 2nd Part
#23
Hold Up
#24
Actually, It Is Pretty Funny
#25
Can't Even Be Mad, That Edit Was Perfect
#26
Elementary School Dropouts Ahead
#27
I Am Speechless
#28
Fake ID Fail
Nadine Khazaka 4 years ago
I was a little shocked that they could post his whole name and address until I remembered it's a freaking fake ID *facepalms hard*
#29
We Should Stop Teaching Cursive Too So Kids Don't Learn Swearing
Tracey Hirt 4 years ago (edited)
Do this many Americans really not know that the Arabic Numeral System is the most widely-used number system in the world, including in the US?
#30
I Wish This Was Fake. Meet Jenn
#31
Don’t Tell Them About Nigeria
#32
Halloween Couple Of The Year
#33
Baby Smoothie
Palestinian warrior 4 years ago
Wth!! Do they actually think that people BLEND BABIES???!! And anyway abortions happen before the baby is even developed, at the earliest stage
#34
I Read It On The Internet, It Must Be True
#35
Ahm, Who Wants To Tell Her
#36
Welcome To Calculus 101
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
That poor teacher. Going to Irish up his coffee on the lunch break to get through the day
#37
Hmmm
#38
Idiotic Landlord
#39
A Guy Purchased A Watermelon During A Train Stop And Didn’t Realize It Didn’t Fit Through The Bars
#40
This Man Trying To Smuggle A Kilo Of Cocaine Under A Wig At The Barcelona Airport
#41
It's A Funny Facepalm Though
#42
Trust No One, Not Even Yourself
earringnut 4 years ago (edited)
Was alcohol in play at some point in the cancellation process?
#43
Student Uses Light On Phone To Charge A Portable Solar Battery So That He Can Charge His Phone
#44
To Be Fair, It Is A Family Guy
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Aha watching family guy right now! This is something i can see me doing XD
#45
Woman Cuts A Hole In The Face Mask So That It’s Easier To Breathe
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
The facemask thing as demonstrated just how many moronic adults there are out there. Its not rocket science to put one on right and yet . . .
#46
She Doesn’t Speak English And I’m 90% Sure That The Last Line Is A Google Translation Of Sugar Daddy And I Can’t Stop Laughing
#47
Sir, Do You Know How Wrong Numbers Work
#48
How Stupid Soap Opera Can Be
Tracey Hirt 4 years ago
Well, I feel stupid! All this time, I’ve been using my pulse oximeter on my finger!
#49
Me Neither
Tim Bostick 4 years ago
She probably accidentally filled them wrong and didn't want to bother finding a third jar to transplant them.
Dynein 4 years ago
Also, if the pots aren't glazed on the inside (wouldn't use them for that purpose then, but that's just me), there's a chance it absorbs some of the scent if you don't notice your mistake for some time... and then you have the decision between coffee -flavored tea, not using them for some time so the smell can evaporate, or... correcting the labels and calling it a day.
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Tabitha L 4 years ago
That is very logical. Sorry you are being downvoted.
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2WheelTravlr 4 years ago
There would be one (semi) logical reason for this, if the coffee was placed in the tea container by accident initially, if it stayed in there awhile it would be nearly impossible to remove the coffee essence. After that, the container would continue to give all the tea stored there a weird coffee taste. So - switch the names and keep the tea tasting like tea.
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Because it's easier than emptying out all the coffee and washing the canister?
backatya 4 years ago
Hmm then she either can't read or the labels don't work...
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Lydia Interiano Dalton 4 years ago
she probly put the tea in the coffee one and coffee in the tea one and realized after she did it but just didn't wanna change it back, so really, just lazy not dumb.
Imperfekt 4 years ago
Having no idea why someone has done this, then I would naturally ask them why. The one originally labeled Coffee looks to be a bit larger, so maybe she drinks more tea than coffee and wished to store the tea in the larger container? Pure speculation. Again, should just ask.
Deborah Moth 4 years ago
She accidentally put the coffee in the tea caddie, didn't want the mess of cleaning it out, so swapped the names... Simples!
Phoenix Hocking 4 years ago
Oh, I completely understand. She drinks a lot more tea than she does coffee. Makes sense to me!
Lynn Morello 4 years ago
You can't put tea in a jar that has had coffee, it is obvious that she didn't want to get another pot dirty, and finish up having to actually wash something.
Kat Khatib 4 years ago
Because she accidently filled Tea in the Coffee Jar & Coffee in the Tea jar. She didn't feel like cleaning out the jars, so she just re-labeled them! Grandma's not so dumb after all. Besides, the black marker is easier to read than that white font!
Debbie Fisher 4 years ago
She put them in the wrong canisters and didn't want to change out the contents, so, just relabeled it. That's what I would do.
David Herz 4 years ago
I think the coffee stuck to the inside and rather than scrape it out she changed the labels...
Julia Caruso 4 years ago
Def bought one of them first and didn't know that there was another with the word she wanted. Found the other one later and thought it'd be funny
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Nicklas Linder 4 years ago
Done it. Skip F to H, nothing exciting happens.
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Gipsy Kings fan 4 years ago
My grandfather knew a guy in Chicago who had a friend in Gary, Indiana (right across the state line from Chicago). The friend was about to move to Illinois – SOUTHERN Illinois, over 300 miles away from Chicago. The guy was overjoyed. He thought that since his friend was moving to Illinois, they would be living in the same state, and therefore would be living closer together! People tried to explain to the guy that they would be living farther apart, but he never got it, was unable to understand the concept.
Mimi777 4 years ago
I’ve been asked if the country I’m from celebrates 4th of July. When I said no they said “oh so you don’t celebrate New Years either.” I was confused. I’ve also been asked numerous times what someone’s name means in my language in response I ask them what my name means in English and they say it doesn’t mean anything. So why would theirs mean something in mine.
Jeff Diamond 4 years ago
Some people choose stupidity, while others have stupidity thrust upon them. Either way, these people probably ate paint chips as kids. That didn't help matters.
Andrea Hulsman 4 years ago
I saw an ex-coworker after not seeing her for several years, and she asked me if I still had my tatoo...
martin734 4 years ago
Most of these have to be fake, I cannot believe people can really be this stupid. Please someone, restore my faith in humanity and tell me that most of these posts are fake.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Sorry. Been alive long enough to see enough stupid sh*t to know this is all possible. Some may be faked, but seriously, I had someone ask me once why I was on crutches. While I had a huge cast from knee to toes on one leg. Yep. They live among us. *sigh*
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Amber Cook 4 years ago
Well, now that I just laughed my butt of the entire way through dinner reading these my husband thinks I'm crazier then normal!
Mark Serbian 4 years ago
Possibly the most depressing thing I've seen in, like, a long time. Sigh...
CapnJackSB 4 years ago
Don't read this stuff while drinking hot coffee, it comes out of your nose and gets into your keyboard.
Billy The Kid 4 years ago (edited)
90... I cant find my % button on the key board. anyway, 90 part of me is ashamed to be human. they are so dumb!!!
TheWitchNaru 4 years ago (edited)
I'm so happy & proud to have been in a great school, in a great school district. I think the issue in America is that all education is not uniform across all school districts, in all cities, in all states. I hear that in many other countries, this is not the case, and their education is a lot more uniform. I live in Oak Park Illinois and I know a lot of people who are from a different town who are my age and have not had the same education. You need to realize that these people have had different qualities of education. I was also raised with no television and hardly any movies, way back before the internet was a common thing. I was encouraged to read books. I was also taught to self educate. Not everyone has the wherewithal to pick up a book or utilize the internet to self educate & how to think for themselves & question everything instead of just parroting what they're told.
Mimi777 4 years ago
Yeah sounds a lot like a few people I know. They think everything they see on Facebook is real news. And they don’t know how to think for themselves. Many have a set of beliefs and will believe anything and everything negative that goes against those beliefs and don’t question it regardless of how idiotic it seems.
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Rick 4 years ago
Okay so all this list has learnt me is that America is not only the dumbest country in the world but the dumbest country on the entire planet.
Nicklas Linder 4 years ago
Done it. Skip F to H, nothing exciting happens.
Load More Replies... Gipsy Kings fan 4 years ago
My grandfather knew a guy in Chicago who had a friend in Gary, Indiana (right across the state line from Chicago). The friend was about to move to Illinois – SOUTHERN Illinois, over 300 miles away from Chicago. The guy was overjoyed. He thought that since his friend was moving to Illinois, they would be living in the same state, and therefore would be living closer together! People tried to explain to the guy that they would be living farther apart, but he never got it, was unable to understand the concept.
Mimi777 4 years ago
I’ve been asked if the country I’m from celebrates 4th of July. When I said no they said “oh so you don’t celebrate New Years either.” I was confused. I’ve also been asked numerous times what someone’s name means in my language in response I ask them what my name means in English and they say it doesn’t mean anything. So why would theirs mean something in mine.
Jeff Diamond 4 years ago
Some people choose stupidity, while others have stupidity thrust upon them. Either way, these people probably ate paint chips as kids. That didn't help matters.
Andrea Hulsman 4 years ago
I saw an ex-coworker after not seeing her for several years, and she asked me if I still had my tatoo...
martin734 4 years ago
Most of these have to be fake, I cannot believe people can really be this stupid. Please someone, restore my faith in humanity and tell me that most of these posts are fake.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Sorry. Been alive long enough to see enough stupid sh*t to know this is all possible. Some may be faked, but seriously, I had someone ask me once why I was on crutches. While I had a huge cast from knee to toes on one leg. Yep. They live among us. *sigh*
Load More Replies... Amber Cook 4 years ago
Well, now that I just laughed my butt of the entire way through dinner reading these my husband thinks I'm crazier then normal!
Mark Serbian 4 years ago
Possibly the most depressing thing I've seen in, like, a long time. Sigh...
CapnJackSB 4 years ago
Don't read this stuff while drinking hot coffee, it comes out of your nose and gets into your keyboard.
Billy The Kid 4 years ago (edited)
90... I cant find my % button on the key board. anyway, 90 part of me is ashamed to be human. they are so dumb!!!
TheWitchNaru 4 years ago (edited)
I'm so happy & proud to have been in a great school, in a great school district. I think the issue in America is that all education is not uniform across all school districts, in all cities, in all states. I hear that in many other countries, this is not the case, and their education is a lot more uniform. I live in Oak Park Illinois and I know a lot of people who are from a different town who are my age and have not had the same education. You need to realize that these people have had different qualities of education. I was also raised with no television and hardly any movies, way back before the internet was a common thing. I was encouraged to read books. I was also taught to self educate. Not everyone has the wherewithal to pick up a book or utilize the internet to self educate & how to think for themselves & question everything instead of just parroting what they're told.
Mimi777 4 years ago
Yeah sounds a lot like a few people I know. They think everything they see on Facebook is real news. And they don’t know how to think for themselves. Many have a set of beliefs and will believe anything and everything negative that goes against those beliefs and don’t question it regardless of how idiotic it seems.
Load More Replies... Rick 4 years ago
Okay so all this list has learnt me is that America is not only the dumbest country in the world but the dumbest country on the entire planet.
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