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But doing something terribly stupid doesn't make the person themselves stupid. Bright folks constantly forget to put on their seatbelt, cross the street without looking both ways, or hit reply-all when they really meant to reply to one person. Why? According to Heather Butler, an assistant professor of psychology at California State University, it's because smart people aren't all that smart. In an article for Scientific American, Butler talks about the subject of why smart people behave foolishly by differentiating between intelligence and critical-thinking skills. She suggests that intelligence, which is often measured by IQ test scores, is largely unrelated to critical thinking, "a collection of cognitive skills that allow us to think rationally in a goal-oriented fashion and a disposition to use those skills when appropriate."

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

poor kitty....

243points

Butler isn't the only one who believes this. University of Waterloo psychologist, Igor Grossmann, and his colleagues also argue that most intelligence tests fail to represent our real-world decision-making and ability to interact with others.

My Girlfriend Moved Into Her Dorm Yesterday And Was Having Trouble Setting Up The Apple TV I Bought Her...

And she's in college for brain and behavioral neuroscience

J-Mart11 Report

Final score:

566points

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Bored Phoenix 5 years ago

That last part was the icing on the cake!

186points

Another reason behind this issue could be arrogance. Smart people tend to think they are smarter (and better) than everyone. Professor Andre Spicer refers to this as the self-serving bias: "Not everyone can be above average — but we can all have the illusion that we are... We collect all the information we can find to prove ourselves right and ignore any information that proves us wrong. We feel good, but we overlook crucial facts. As a result, the smartest people ignore the intelligence of others so they make themselves feel smarter." Because of this, people might rationalize their mistakes to themselves, elevating their abilities and luck, and believe that they're somehow protected from misfortunes.

Seems Legit

Final score:

455points

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

was this shared on a public post? 221 reactions! LOL

88points

Not Sure The Wife Understands What Freezer Bags Are For

Final score:

437points

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Max L. 5 years ago

Maybe you're dating my mother and you know nothing about me.

93points

The Wife Said There Was So Much Sodium, They Just Put OMG

Final score:

425points

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kurisutofu 5 years ago

To her defence, sure probably thought that if it's listed, there would be some and so 0 mg would not make sense. I find it stupid to list ingredients that are not in the product ...

45points

Silly Boyfriend

Final score:

419points

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N G 5 years ago

The 'F' means it's going to be a girl, right?

295points

I Proposed To My GF This Weekend And Proceeded To Drop The Ring Down A Gopher Hole

Final score:

418points

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Perry Swift 5 years ago

Who wants a "perfect" engagement story anyway?

161points

My Wife Thought She Bought Me Socks With Palm Trees On Them. Bless Her Heart, She Had No Idea

Final score:

407points

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Kaisu 5 years ago

My mom did the same, she bought a phone case with "pretty leaves" on it

165points

#10

I Asked My Girlfriend How Badly Her Screen Was Cracked After She Dropped Her Phone. She Sent This

Final score:

398points

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Max L. 5 years ago

Well, seems not damaged. :D

116points

#11

I've Heard Of "Painting Yourself Into A Corner" But My Wife Took It A Step Further. I Don't Even Know...

Final score:

397points

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Max L. 5 years ago

Leave her there until it dried. Hand her sandwich and a bottle of water and head to the pub.

162points

#12

My Wife Tried Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner For Us And Actually Burned The Cook Book

Final score:

381points

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Katri 5 years ago

This needs a specific set of skills

156points

#13

Wood

Final score:

374points

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SykesDaMan 5 years ago

That Wood is so hardcore, you have to be +81 to play it!

214points

#14

My Wife Got Our Daughters Matching Shirts

Final score:

370points

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Aaron W 5 years ago

Teaching them irony at a young age.

237points

#15

My GF Wondered Why I Bought Plates For Christmas That Said "Oh Oy Oh" On Them... I Had To Tell Her She Was Holding Them Upside Down

Final score:

354points

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Clare McDuff 5 years ago

Suitable for your Jewish friends! 😂

202points

#16

Asked My Wife To Look For A Chucky Mask So I Could Scare The Kids. She's Too Innocent

Final score:

332points

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Marysue Watches 5 years ago

Or maybe she is smarter than this idiot who wants to traumatize his own children...

279points

#17

My Girlfriend Asked Me Why Do I Have A Jesus Figure

Final score:

329points

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SimplySnips 5 years ago

She probably had a little too much of Qui Gon Gin....

72points

#18

My Wife Calls Me In A Panic And Says "The Helicopter Light Came On In My Truck"

Final score:

329points

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Katri 5 years ago

Hahaa :D love this

68points

#19

Asked BF To Put Away Our Dog After Letting Him Out To Pee

He insisted he could handle it even though he had just received Dilaudid at the hospital for a kidney stone. BF was completely baffled as to why I was looking at him strangely.

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Final score:

322points

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Vernice Aure 5 years ago

Ok, but where is the dog?

171points

#20

Asked Wife To Pick Up Some Bleach While She Was Out Doing Errands. Her Exact Words After I Looked At This Like Wtf Was “It Was A Little Pricy But At Least It Smells Good And Not Like All The Other Bleach”

Asked Wife To Pick Up Some Bleach While She Was Out Doing Errands. Her Exact Words After I Looked At This Like Wtf Was “It Was A Little Pricy But At Least It Smells Good And Not Like All The Other Bleach”

Final score:

314points

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Falcon 5 years ago

The fact that it has "0% bleach" on it makes this so much better.

193points

#21

My Psycho Girlfriend Uses A Timer To Wake Up Instead Of An Alarm

Final score:

312points

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

same results right...

151points

#22

I Told My Wife To Set A Reminder On Her Phone. Apparently We Have Different Ideas Of What That Means

Final score:

301points

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smerv 5 years ago

And it's a Galaxy Note 3...

66points

#23

Found This On My Girlfriend's Butt

Final score:

284points

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N G 5 years ago

That's how you control her, you must have pressed the sleep button

115points

#24

My Wife Texted To Tell Me Her Car Smelled Like It Was Burning. Turns Out She Drove 18 Miles With My Push-Broom Under Her Car

Final score:

283points

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earringnut 5 years ago

Thoughts and prayers for the witch's family.

326points

Gaya Knust 5 years ago

I actually lol'd reading this. 😂

9points

hispanic! at the disco 5 years ago

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😤😤

5points

Gina Amesbury 5 years ago

That was amazing. Well done!

3points

Kim Wheeler 5 years ago

Omgosh! 😂😂😂😂😂 Dead!

1point

Lola Robison 5 years ago

Hopefully it wasn't the good witch!

1point

Bobert Robertson 5 years ago

I love this! the local street sweeper union must have been in an outrage "they took our jobs!"

15points

knittin' kitten 5 years ago

Now I have an episode of south park in my head the "they took our jobs" episode was the best

5points

Valerie Linares 5 years ago

It seems like the idiot here is the one who left the broom under her car... just saying.

11points

Slinkman 5 years ago

and they become neighbourhood of the year because of the best swept streets ever known to man.

6points

Trudy Brodsky 5 years ago

Streets and Sanitation wish to thank her!

2points

Ryo Bakura 5 years ago

At least the road is clean.

2points

P Allen 5 years ago

There's an 18-mile strip somewhere that's clean ASF right now...

2points

devi L. 5 years ago

Thought that was a cat for a second

2points

TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago

Same

0points

Aaron Smith 5 years ago

So that's one of those special brooms you can only push? haha!

1point

Marcus Fleming 5 years ago

This post has introduced me to the term 'push broom'. Never used in Europe. Is it US English?

1point

Dilly Millandry 5 years ago

Push broom? Is there a non-push type of broom?

1point

Catlady6000 5 years ago

"Push broom" is just an easy way to say "scrub brush with long handle attached"

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TrashPandaru 4 years ago

Who the f**k calls it a push broom? Do you also say suck-vacuum? Talk handle? Water boil bucket?

0points

Shirley Heyn 5 years ago

Well, why did you wedge it under the car in the first place?

0points

J. Kasilo 5 years ago

Keep your broom out of the way!

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Ann Abdelzaher 5 years ago

ROFL this reminds me of when I took my car to the mechanic because I had a loud thunking sound when I turned left... turns out I had run over a tree branch that wedged it'self in the tire and when I turned left it was clunking on the underside of the car.

0points

Bluebird11 5 years ago

So you left your broom out where it could be driven over, but she's the dumb one?

0points

Jace 5 years ago

How is that her fault?

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The Frog 5 years ago

Skill level 100

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Leo H 5 years ago

Sure beats like a tire burning

0points

Roberto Durante 5 years ago

the 18 Miles road is now clean

0points

Gillian Black 5 years ago

and it has eyes

0points

Louise Brigance 5 years ago

Poof!

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Robert Robi Z 5 years ago

It is a backup transportation means if the car runs out of gas

0points

JZhao 5 years ago

Why would you put a broom under your car?

0points

Justgail Jones 5 years ago

Had truck washed in the parking lot by a fundraiser. Paid, tipped drove off to a terrible sound- now what is broken! Notice people running after me stopped. I had driven over a bucket which was stuck underneath my truck.

0points

Barbara Baxendale 5 years ago

That's a daft place to leave a broom !!

0points

c Fuller 5 years ago

Hahahahahahahahha! Too funny!

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Mary Jaye 5 years ago

That's not stupid. It's not even her fault. It's not your fault either it was just a mistake.

0points

Sherry Harvey 5 years ago

At least the streets are clean now.

0points

Markus Weiler 5 years ago

she flew...

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Rachel Hamrick 5 years ago

Cleaning up the streets!

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Lira Mai 5 years ago

The broom is malfunctioning otherwise she will be flying.

0points

Jon Wong 5 years ago

fly away & radiate, blondie

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Natters 5 years ago

Now the road is clean

0points

Id row 5 years ago

I shut the hood of my car one time and heard something fall out. Somehow a metal pie pan was hiding in my engine, lol.

0points

Rissie 5 years ago

How on earth?

0points

Sue Prewitt 5 years ago

Why did you leave it there?

0points

recoveryforeva 5 years ago

she is cleaning the streets while driving!

0points

Valerie Linares 5 years ago

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-1point

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#25

I Swallowed Tweezers

My boyfriend came to the hospital to meet me before surgery and I asked 'did you say you were here for the girl that swallowed the tweezers?' he said 'of course! When am I ever going to be able to use that line again?!?'

Final score:

279points

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Katri 5 years ago

How :D

165points

#26

My Wife Complained There Was No Code On The Scratch Card She Was Given...

Final score:

267points

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Katri 5 years ago

Bless her :D

68points

#27

My Wife Using An Outlet

Final score:

257points

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Katri 5 years ago

Hey, if it fits...

100points

My Girlfriend Bought Me A Dash Cam For My Birthday And Not Knowing It Can Overwrite Old Footage, Bought Me Ten 64 GB SD Cards

Final score:

250points

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Michael Naegele 5 years ago

Wow. Silly. But i think she loves you really.

198points

#29

When Your Husband Takes The Instructions Literally

Final score:

242points

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Sheila Weila 5 years ago

Bless his heart.

51points

#30

Sorting Paperwork, Wife Asked If I Still Needed My Guitar Sheet Music

Final score:

213points

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Sheila Weila 5 years ago

In her defense, most guitarists don't know what music looks like either.

164points

#31

My Girlfriend Made Pasta Last Night And Wanted To Keep It Warm For Me...

Final score:

213points

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Max L. 5 years ago

If she has grounds in physics, she nailed it.

44points

#32

I Heard My Boyfriend Yelling That His "Eye Drops" We're Burning His Eyes

Final score:

209points

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Arno Nüüm 5 years ago

Woah, this is serious.

142points

#33

My Wife Bought A Cast Iron Skillet From Amazon

Final score:

201points

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meAgan 5 years ago

Well if you have a pet rat

96points

#34

Here's How My GF Heats Up A Tortilla

Final score:

191points

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Katri 5 years ago

That is so wrong!!

77points

#35

My Girlfriend Thought It Was A Good Idea To Put The Dog Bed In The Dryer

Final score:

189points

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TheAnimeGirl 5 years ago

I'm sure your dog will love this

94points

My Friend's Wife Doesn't Understand Perspective

Final score:

186points

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Steve Barnett 5 years ago

"I'm crushing your head"

102points

#37

While Watching The Football Game Last Night My Wife Ask, "Why Do They Tell You What Political Party The Players Support?"

Final score:

182points

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Katri 5 years ago

Can someone explain to a dumb non-American ?

125points

#38

GF Asks About That "Aids In Space" Song I Was Singing In The Shower. Almost Lost It When She Sung It Back To Me

Final score:

176points

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kurisutofu 5 years ago

What is the real song?

57points

#39

Spent The Afternoon Installing These. My Wife, Ladies And Gentlemen

Final score:

175points

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Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch 5 years ago

Good chargers (i.e. original Apple or Samsung) provide 2.1A with variable output to get the fastest charge on your device. These wall ones often provide straight 1A charge.

81points

#40

Girlfriend Said "The Underwater Key Symbol Is Blinking". Took Me A Minute To Decipher

Final score:

150points

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

she was not worried about the Watering Can?...

179points

#41

My Coworker Sends Pictures To Her Husband All Day. This Is Her Technique

Final score:

145points

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Doodlebug 5 years ago

She just wants to text it. Simple and direct. Also lots of companies have policies about not using social media or personal e-mail with the company servers.

151points

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Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

i think we all have our moments :D

53points

blugeagua 5 years ago

Tyler Duffy, shut the hell up. Gender has NOTHING to do with it. If all of those women were men, they would still be just as stupid. Just as many men can be incredibly dumb as well. Women are individual human beings too, we’re not a monolith.

28points

Robert Pacl 5 years ago

Just don't underestimate the gender model role. I taught my oldest daughter how to change the plugs and the muffler in her car, and what all the parts were there for. Not your usual woman.

2points

Annamay 5 years ago

My husband was sitting with his hand on his chest. After a few quiet moments.....turns out he had Crazy glued his hand to his bathrobe while fixing the crack in the tv remote. Had too much glue, so tried to wipe it off. The remote was glued to his other hand.

8points

Robert Pacl 5 years ago

I have had IQ tests that gave high scores. I also have ADD, which I think everyone has in varying degrees, with varying control possibilities. It was never a problem because I refused to be diverted from my tasks. I have no problem ignoring a ringing phone in my pocket. It's possible to train yourself. I was also middle-aged when I realized that when a person comes to you for advice on a problem he can't solve, he really wants you to ask questions so he can figure out what the problem is himself. Never taught that. And there are always connotations. It takes a lot of practice to get good at finding the ones that matter and don't expect to get good at it easily. I don't put electrical devices in closed areas if they can go on. Unless specifically designed for it. I turn off the water mains if I leave the house for extended periods. Think about what can go wrong - are you in that category? It can be taught . It can be formalized. But expect a lot of frustration.

2points

Steve Spence 5 years ago

I can see the humour in most of these stories. I dont like the inudendo that women are more prone to mistakes than men. I agree that both men and women of all ages make mistakes which are worthy of a laugh but the rude remarks rob us all of the potential humour. Knowledge is specific to what you have learnt directly or by association and experience as we all know is priceless. Let us keep the funny stories coming and keep the gender wars out of it as it spoils the recall moments.

1point

Jace 5 years ago

Meh. Many of these are submitted by guys who think their specialist knowledge is universal and that their girlfriends or wives should have been born with that knowledge. Many tech nerds think tech things are obvious. They aren’t. I’d like to see some more submissions of tech dudes failing in the kitchen, where they think they don’t need to know things because “that’s for women”... or where they’re just lazy as s**t in complying with a request, just to stop being asked to do things they don’t want to do.

1point

Nightshade McArthur 3 years ago

What exactly is the issue with #39..?

0points

A Henry 3 years ago

He installed these specific outlets so that the phone charger, the usb part, could be plugged directly into the outlet without using the wall charger freeing up the spot for something else.

0points

Sandi Leach 5 years ago

to blugeaqua: calm down, just having fun and giving someone a chance to laugh and brighten their day. Don't you think?

0points

Pearl_TheRapperLOL 4 years ago

Yes because sexism make my day

1point

Braelyn Browne 5 years ago

Omg!!!!!!!!!!"

0points

Jeff Alberts 5 years ago

"Humor is the best anecdote for life's troubles" Umm... English not your first language?

0points

John Sampson 5 years ago

I always wondered if most people were just stupid. Now I know!

0points

P Piorecki 5 years ago

Anyone notice that all these posts are from America? :-/

0points

Nightshade McArthur 3 years ago

Are they? I thought those outlets looked like UK ones... 🤔

0points

Nirity 5 years ago

Why would you marry or date someone dumb? For me it's an insta turn off, I'll leave if my partner is stupid.

0points

Cindy Snow 5 years ago

One can be smart in some ways but dumb in others

3points

The Frog 5 years ago

These were all really funny, some I didnt really 'get'

0points

Josie Jones 5 years ago

Yeah several of these are just so idiotic they've got to be r******d.

0points

David Jones 5 years ago

Awww more please. Best thread ever.

0points

AP Harrington 5 years ago

Asked the girlfriend to make me four pieces of toast with jelly on one side and butter on the other. Jelly-and-...addc08.jpg

-2points

Ben Smith 5 years ago

I don’t see the issue. Did you want both sides of the bread covered? How would you pick it up?

4points

María Hermida 5 years ago

Well, AP, I'm afraid what's dumb here is not your girlfriend. I don't know in your planet, but in the real world most of us inhabit, we only cover one side of the bread, not both. You can also make your own toast instead of expecting "the girlfriend" to do it for you.

1point

Julia Daxenbichler 5 years ago

Oh my god guys, he just wanted two sandwiches with butter and jelly...It's not THAT hard to grasp

0points

Kelly Zavandro 5 years ago

Dearest author, You have provided a lovely array of ANECDOTES ("a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person") but the context of your introduction suggests that you should have referred to humor being the best ANTIDOTE ("a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison") for a relationship. Hopefully, your significant other will understand that you are merely human, like the rest of us, and not use this as a chance to publicly shame you to make themselves feel superior.

-2points

Si 5 years ago

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Ben Smith 5 years ago

Your life must be so lonely. Sad

0points

Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago

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proof that tony stark has a ❤️ 5 years ago

"Blonde moments?" really? Even members of Mensa say that?

4points

Ben Smith 5 years ago

Lmao. F**k your humble brag.

3points

Josie Jones 5 years ago

You're a member of Mensa and yet don't know how to use punctuation? That full stop should be after the quotation mark genius!

0points

Sardonic Scribe 5 years ago

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Martha Meyer 5 years ago

Most of these people were probably just tired or distracted.

4points

Sanchez Vasile 5 years ago

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Ben Smith 5 years ago

People of both genders sometimes do stupid things. It’s a human characteristic.

27points

Tyler Duffy 5 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago

"Women are evil" backwards as a username. Wow. So not subtle. Speaking of fails...

9points

SkyTheImaginer 5 years ago

No wonder you never get laid

3points

Wil Vanderheijden 5 years ago

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Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

i think we all have our moments :D

53points

blugeagua 5 years ago

28points

Robert Pacl 5 years ago

Just don't underestimate the gender model role. I taught my oldest daughter how to change the plugs and the muffler in her car, and what all the parts were there for. Not your usual woman.

2points

Annamay 5 years ago

8points

Robert Pacl 5 years ago

2points

Steve Spence 5 years ago

1point

Jace 5 years ago

1point

Nightshade McArthur 3 years ago

What exactly is the issue with #39..?

0points

A Henry 3 years ago

He installed these specific outlets so that the phone charger, the usb part, could be plugged directly into the outlet without using the wall charger freeing up the spot for something else.

0points

Sandi Leach 5 years ago

to blugeaqua: calm down, just having fun and giving someone a chance to laugh and brighten their day. Don't you think?

0points

Pearl_TheRapperLOL 4 years ago

Yes because sexism make my day

1point

Braelyn Browne 5 years ago

Omg!!!!!!!!!!"

0points

Jeff Alberts 5 years ago

"Humor is the best anecdote for life's troubles" Umm... English not your first language?

0points

John Sampson 5 years ago

I always wondered if most people were just stupid. Now I know!

0points

P Piorecki 5 years ago

Anyone notice that all these posts are from America? :-/

0points

Nightshade McArthur 3 years ago

Are they? I thought those outlets looked like UK ones... 🤔

0points

Nirity 5 years ago

Why would you marry or date someone dumb? For me it's an insta turn off, I'll leave if my partner is stupid.

0points

Cindy Snow 5 years ago

One can be smart in some ways but dumb in others

3points

The Frog 5 years ago

These were all really funny, some I didnt really 'get'

0points

Josie Jones 5 years ago

Yeah several of these are just so idiotic they've got to be r******d.

0points

David Jones 5 years ago

Awww more please. Best thread ever.

0points

AP Harrington 5 years ago

Asked the girlfriend to make me four pieces of toast with jelly on one side and butter on the other. Jelly-and-...addc08.jpg

-2points

Ben Smith 5 years ago

I don’t see the issue. Did you want both sides of the bread covered? How would you pick it up?

4points

María Hermida 5 years ago

1point

Julia Daxenbichler 5 years ago

Oh my god guys, he just wanted two sandwiches with butter and jelly...It's not THAT hard to grasp

0points

Kelly Zavandro 5 years ago

-2points

Si 5 years ago

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-3points

Ben Smith 5 years ago

Your life must be so lonely. Sad

0points

Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago

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proof that tony stark has a ❤️ 5 years ago

"Blonde moments?" really? Even members of Mensa say that?

4points

Ben Smith 5 years ago

Lmao. F**k your humble brag.

3points

Josie Jones 5 years ago

You're a member of Mensa and yet don't know how to use punctuation? That full stop should be after the quotation mark genius!

0points

Sardonic Scribe 5 years ago

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Martha Meyer 5 years ago

Most of these people were probably just tired or distracted.

4points

Sanchez Vasile 5 years ago

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Ben Smith 5 years ago

People of both genders sometimes do stupid things. It’s a human characteristic.

27points

Tyler Duffy 5 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago

"Women are evil" backwards as a username. Wow. So not subtle. Speaking of fails...

9points