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Nobody is smart (or tall) enough to never have something go over their heads. Whether we’re talking about jokes, quips, or subtly sarcastic comments, we’ve all been in awkward situations where we don’t understand something that is obvious to nearly everyone else. And we’re talking about majorly obvious things. Things that make a giant Woooosh sound when they fly over our heads at Mach 3, several miles above sea level.
To show you that having jokes go over our heads is a universal thing, we’ve collected some of the funniest such examples from the aptly named Woooosh subreddit. Grab some popcorn and get ready to laugh and cringe, dear Pandas. Remember to upvote your fave pics and share the times that jokes went over your heads in the comments below. Oh, and check out part 1 about people who clearly missed the joke right here.
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#1
It Took Him A Few Minutes Before He Understood
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#2
Chemical Elements Got 'Em Though
#3
On One Hand
One study found that "morally virtuous people" have trouble getting some jokes and this might lead them to be less liked than individuals who have a good sense of humor. In other words, somebody who is overly pious and serious might be less liked in their workplace, for instance.
"Although highly moral people are often viewed positively are often viewed for displaying admirable traits, they may also be disliked to the extent to which they are viewed as sanctimonious, prudish or unrelatable," the researchers at the National University of Singapore Business School stated. "As noted in the opening quote by Mark Twain that there is no humor in heaven, people have long considered the idea that there is a tension between morality and humor."
#4
Legolization Gone Wrong
#5
I’m Disappointed With Myself
#6
I Matched With This Girl On Tinder, And I Immediately Ruined It. I Literally Had To Have What She Said Explained To Me Afterwards
The Woooosh subreddit with 4 o’s and 861k members shouldn’t be confused with the Woosh sub with 2 o’s and 187k followers. Both subreddits deal with jokes that go over people’s heads but the latter focuses on Reddit moments while the former sees the entire internet as its playground.
Plenty of jokes are like onions—they have layers. The more experience you have and the more context you know, the better equipped you are to get any joke that comes soaring your way.
#7
It’s A Joke
#8
Pretty Sure It’s A Pringle’s Holder
#9
Pretty Sure It Starts With G
So if you don’t have anything planned this week, how about rewatching some of your fave childhood cartoons with a fresh pair of eyes? Odds are, you’ll notice a lot of hilarious jokes that you didn’t understand when you were little.
Like what Tulio and Chel were doing on the ground in the temple in The Road to El Dorado. Or how the Puss in Boots was arrested with catnip in Shrek 2. The same movie also had the Wolf reading a naughty magazine called Pork Illustrated in it, too. Wow, now those are some really grown-up jokes. And they went over a lot of our heads without us even noticing that we didn’t get them.
#10
February 30/31.
Tomasz Jackowski 4 years ago
And they're also so smug about it. "Knock knock, wake up, time to T H I N K". Big brain time.
#11
Thats A Rare Insult
#12
This Is So Sad Guys
#13
I Should Walk A Mile In This Guy’s Shoes
CatWoman312 4 years ago
I rented a car in Canada last year (I’m American) basically to know how fast to go I just kept up with traffic. I was completely ignorant to kilo anything. Getting gas was also fun
#14
I Threw That Before I Came In The Room!
#15
Learn To Spell
#16
Thanks For The Heads Up
#17
Bactiera Dosent Have Eyes Tho??!
DforDorothy 4 years ago
..I guess bacterias see a lot of idiots,though...(whispers: punctuation)
#18
Correcting A Pun
#19
It’s Clearly A Magic Eight Ball
#20
Looks Like New York To Me
#21
Woooosh
#22
Woooosh
#23
He’d Get Fired You Idiots
#25
This Is Two Stupid
#26
This Is Heartbreaking
#27
Thank God I'm A Scorpion And Not An Asparagus
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
I like how you can easily recognize stupid people by their punctuation. They use c**t, dumbass, stupid, b***h, snowflake, moron, (my favorite) r****d... as punctuation marks.
#28
Paranoid Much?
chi-wei shen 4 years ago
I think if reddit existed 40 years ago my dad would have been sneaky enough to consider such a question in order to get a confession from me.
#29
But Seriously Where Does The Water Come From?
#30
You Can't See Me
#31
You’re*
#32
Really? I Thought It Was A Dolphin
#33
Did It Tho
#34
Thats Not Him
#35
Women Don’t Know The Pain
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago (edited)
lol, nevermind the trolling, lets just think about this for a moment shall we.. if the human body "can only deal with up to 45del" wouldn't that mean that if labor is 58del it would always be lethal? XD
#36
No It’s Caprisun!
#37
So You Say?
#38
Woooosh
#39
"Damn I Haven't Been Active In This Discord Since Last Year"
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What do you think ?
Ivy 4 years ago
I'm sure a lot of these are adults being idiots... but I like to remind myself that there's 12 year olds all over the internet too. I just assume I'm talking to a kid when the comments reach this level of stupid. It helps me keep my faith in humanity.
Charlotte A. 4 years ago
I don't even get half of these "jokes" - can't blame people from being wooshed. Though I do find it amusing that those who don't get the jokes are so quick to call everyone else idiots...
Katie Sullivan 10 months ago
If you didn’t get half of these, sweetheart, it seems pretty fair to call you an idiot.
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Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
I was feeling really superior then I wondered, what if these people have a subtle, sophisticated sense of humor that is going over MY head?
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
My fave woosh moment: Years ago I had been working a LOT of over time and my brain was fried and I was exhausted. I was at home and a buddy called me. He was waiting for a flight and it had been delayed so needed to pass the time. I asked him what happened and he said "The plane got stuck in Great Lakes" Before I could stop them the words just flew out "What the hell is the plane doing in the great lakes? Is everyone ok?" **face palm** the worst was as soon as I blurted it out I realized it - like as the words came out. We enjoyed a five minute crack up session and then he thanked me for making his day. SMH....
Rabite 4 years ago
The problem is that too many stupid people surfaced so you don't know what's a joke anymore or if they are stupid for real. Happens to the best of us.
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
What upsets me the most is that I could show these to so many people and ... have to explain why they are funny. Such a depressing thought. I need new friends.
Mark CM 4 years ago (edited)
You need to immigrate to a country with a population with a normal intelligence level. You're not living in the U.S by any chance, are you? If so, move down to Mexico, they're much smarter there. Poorer people have to be in order to survive.
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Mark CM 4 years ago
If that's true, you haven't been very observant for the bulk of your life. I stopped being shocked by it by the time I was 10 years old.
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Mari Bryant 4 years ago
IMO, part of the problem is people LOVE to correct others. They read to respond.
Mark CM 4 years ago
Imagine a world where mistakes were never corrected. The dominant species of that world would eventually become extinct. But you don't have to imagine it, there is a society just like that right here on Earth. America, with it's insane political correctness that actually PROHIBITS pointing our errors, mistakes, inadequacies, facts and truth. And look at how fast that culture/society is going down the toilet right now.
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Bettye McKee 4 years ago
Some people just don't have a sense of humor. Tragic, I know, but it's true. They were made that way so they could annoy the c**p out of the rest of us.
Astrid Nineor 4 years ago
Not getting a joke is one thing, but assuming people are stupid becayse they don't have the same sense of humor, or by chance didn't see THAT particular movie/tv series/ whatever, is arrogant
Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago
You think they’ve kissed someone in their family? Too much credit, I think
Load More Replies... Ivy 4 years ago
I'm sure a lot of these are adults being idiots... but I like to remind myself that there's 12 year olds all over the internet too. I just assume I'm talking to a kid when the comments reach this level of stupid. It helps me keep my faith in humanity.
Charlotte A. 4 years ago
I don't even get half of these "jokes" - can't blame people from being wooshed. Though I do find it amusing that those who don't get the jokes are so quick to call everyone else idiots...
Katie Sullivan 10 months ago
If you didn’t get half of these, sweetheart, it seems pretty fair to call you an idiot.
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
I was feeling really superior then I wondered, what if these people have a subtle, sophisticated sense of humor that is going over MY head?
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
My fave woosh moment: Years ago I had been working a LOT of over time and my brain was fried and I was exhausted. I was at home and a buddy called me. He was waiting for a flight and it had been delayed so needed to pass the time. I asked him what happened and he said "The plane got stuck in Great Lakes" Before I could stop them the words just flew out "What the hell is the plane doing in the great lakes? Is everyone ok?" **face palm** the worst was as soon as I blurted it out I realized it - like as the words came out. We enjoyed a five minute crack up session and then he thanked me for making his day. SMH....
Rabite 4 years ago
The problem is that too many stupid people surfaced so you don't know what's a joke anymore or if they are stupid for real. Happens to the best of us.
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
What upsets me the most is that I could show these to so many people and ... have to explain why they are funny. Such a depressing thought. I need new friends.
Mark CM 4 years ago (edited)
You need to immigrate to a country with a population with a normal intelligence level. You're not living in the U.S by any chance, are you? If so, move down to Mexico, they're much smarter there. Poorer people have to be in order to survive.
Load More Replies... Mark CM 4 years ago
If that's true, you haven't been very observant for the bulk of your life. I stopped being shocked by it by the time I was 10 years old.
Load More Replies... Mari Bryant 4 years ago
IMO, part of the problem is people LOVE to correct others. They read to respond.
Mark CM 4 years ago
Imagine a world where mistakes were never corrected. The dominant species of that world would eventually become extinct. But you don't have to imagine it, there is a society just like that right here on Earth. America, with it's insane political correctness that actually PROHIBITS pointing our errors, mistakes, inadequacies, facts and truth. And look at how fast that culture/society is going down the toilet right now.
Load More Replies... Bettye McKee 4 years ago
Some people just don't have a sense of humor. Tragic, I know, but it's true. They were made that way so they could annoy the c**p out of the rest of us.
Astrid Nineor 4 years ago
Not getting a joke is one thing, but assuming people are stupid becayse they don't have the same sense of humor, or by chance didn't see THAT particular movie/tv series/ whatever, is arrogant
Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago
You think they’ve kissed someone in their family? Too much credit, I think
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