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40 Times People Encountered Someone So Blatantly Stupid, They Just Had To Share It In This Online Group
Headaches are a very common symptom when it comes to being sick. Everything from the common cold, influenza, and migraines to various infections, injuries and even more lethal stuff can cause one. Under the right (or not so right) circumstances.
But there’s one thing that causes a headache that is 100% unavoidable, because it can catch you off guard like a slap in the face with a fish that’s just been ejected from the sea. And that is stupidity.
Folks online have been sharing their biggest, most headache-inducing moments of being told something so profoundly stupid that it was immediately obvious.
And we thought it would be great to pass on the headache on to you, our dear reader, in a curated list below. Scroll down, read, enjoy it (the list, not the headache), and leave some upvotes and comments!
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#1
A mutual friend suffered a miscarriage. My coworker told her, “Everything happens for a reason. God must have wanted this to happen.”
#2
"I don't want to take the vaccine it will make me sterile."
"You are 65."
#3
"Why should I be responsible for my son's late fees?"
I dunno, lady. Maybe because he's 12 and can't get a job yet? Also there's the matter of the letter you and he signed when he got his library card that says you're responsible for any fines on the account, as his parent or legal guardian. Just a shot in the dark.
#4
I have seizures and I had somebody ask me if they were contagious. My cousin was right next to me and elbowed me and whispered for me to start coughing. By the way, my cousin is blind and when I started coughing she chucked her cane behind her fake panicking that she suddenly couldn’t see and the guy ran away so he wouldn't “catch the seizures”. My cousin busted out laughing when she heard him run off saying she wished she could see his reaction and that it must have been priceless. I explained what it looked like to her and she fell onto the ground laughing. She’s just as evil too when people ask her dumb questions about her being blind as she had someone ask her today if it was deadly even though she was born blind.
#5
"I went to Spain last summer."
"Where is that? Mexico?"
My eye twitched so hard that I thought it might fall out.
#6
"The government wants you to think we're running out of oil, we're not because it comes from bones. We could extract it from chicken bones".
I was fascinated by how he had interpreted fossil fuels and then come to the most hilariously wrong conclusion.
#7
A work colleague coming in the day after a visit to the zoo telling us that panthers aren't really pink.
#8
While standing in the middle of Disney World and staring at a foldable paper map of the park in her own hands, my sister in law goes, "Why doesn't this map tell me where I am? These maps usually have a little arrow that says something like 'You are here' so you know where you're at."
#9
“Evolution is b******t. If I threw a million people off the Empire State Building, *not one of them* would evolve wings!”
Yeah, Randall (his real name because f**k him), that’s not evolution, that’s magic. Now go back to getting drunk after church and driving your kids home, and when you come back to work, don’t forget to f**k another 18 year old server on the tables after close. Don’t worry, I’m sure your wife will never know. Idiot scumbag.
#10
Actually a doctor. So hear me out.
September 18th 2021, my mother unfortunately passed away. Her and I both had Covid, as we lived together and unfortunately her body couldn’t handle it. This lead to anxiety, panic attacks, stress, and guilt. I felt like it was my fault for my mother's [passing]. Anyway, to the doctor. I decided in December that I couldn’t go on the way I was. I was never leaving my boyfriend's house. I chose to go to therapy in seek of some help with my issues.
When I got an intake appointment, I had to see a doctor there to prescribe, what I expected to be an antidepressant. The moment I sat down, I already had a weird vibe from him. He was quiet, his tone was dull. We started going over my charts and why I was there, etc. and I told him everything he needed to know. I told him about my guilt, and a prior issue I had even before my mother's [passing]. I have a phobia of vomiting, so I brought it up. This doctor told me to just “throw up”, and i would no longer be afraid. He then proceeded to say that I was a very anxious person who is “on the spectrum”. and finally, the KICKER, he told me all my loved ones would go to hell.
Needless to say, I walked out of there sobbing my eyes out. I called the place to file a complaint and thankfully—haven’t seen that man since.
#11
One of my ex-coworkers was convinced that the sun and the moon were the same thing. He thought it turned around at night and became the moon. He was astonished one morning when I pointed to the moon in broad daylight. I thought he was going to have a panic attack. Luckily, we were sharing a joint behind the warehouse and he calmed down a bit. He still didn’t fully understand and kept glancing at the sky for the rest of our shift.
Robert Trebor 2 years ago
Moonlight is just the afterglow after they turn the sun off for the night.
#12
"If I wear a mask, I can't breathe"
Kookamunga 2 years ago
Ever been to a hospital? Those doctors and nurses are falling over dead every day. Oh the humanity!
#13
There was an advocate on TV for science education for women.
She said "Not enough teenage girls are studying science, we need to turn this around 360°."
#14
A girl once asked how [illegal substances] were sold. I told her the black market. Then she shouts in front of everyone. “Wow, that’s SO racist.”
#15
"If Earth is spinning, why my front door is always facing east?"
#16
The first person I dated after my amputation, freaked out over it and said to stay away because they didn't want to catch what I had, as if amputations due to cancer are contagious. This was right when Myspace had started getting popular, and texting costed you like, 10cents per text.
#18
Went to make dinner reservation for “a quarter to 7.” The hostess on the phone said they didn’t have anything available at that time but has a table available for 6:45.
#19
"Why did the attorney withdraw from my case?"
"Because you didn't respond to our emails and you failed to appear in court."
"But I don't check my email."
B***h, you hired us by email.
Second favorite: "They never saw me driving, though."
"Ed, you were passed out in the driver's seat next to an empty bottle of vodka, covered in your own urine. They're gonna suspect you were driving drunk."
"Yeah, but who saw me driving though?"
#20
Fellow in my class said Ketanji Brown was not suited for the role of supreme court justice because she's a "woman" and is "soft" thus she will "get too attached to cases".
#21
My ex’s brother in full confidence said lava was 2 words. Tried to explain its 2 syllables, not words. I was the idiot apparently.
For context, we were watching a Phineas and Ferb movie they were all on a chain over lava. Phineas tells them to let go of the cliff and Candace says something along the lines of “I have 1 word for you! LA-VA!” And then his brother looked at us and proudly said “that’s 2 words, dumba&s”. He was/is notorious for having little to no common sense.
#22
That public libraries are irrelevant in today's society.
#23
That of course Cats and Dogs are opposites, like the opposite of up is down etc. And that of course they're not mammals...
#24
Pregnant with my first at the time. Was dragged over to my in-law's place for my husband's birthday lunch or whatever I was required to show my face at. They're not the most intelligent people despite holding degrees, but this is forever burned in my mind:
" ...don't let your OB do the ultrasound too long! No more than 10 seconds or you'll fry the baby alive!"
My MIL teaches ultrasound technology at a local college. And she told me this. She was always into fear mongering, but good god, all I could do was stare at her dumbfounded and eventually say, "uh, no, that's not how ultrasounds work..."
Bonus just because it's a common stupidity. My FIL claims you can't get COVID if you're vaccinated. He works in the medical field.
#25
Years ago, I was living in South Dakota and went to Michigan to visit family for Christmas.
My aunt asked me if the cold weather in Michigan was bothering me. I confusingly told her that the weather in South Dakota is about the same, if not colder. She was shocked and said she didn't remember seeing any cold spells on the weather channel, in the South.
That's when it dawned on me that she thought South Dakota was in the south part of the US because it has the word "south" as part of the name.
My whole view of her shattered at that moment.
Procrastinating Panda 2 years ago
North Carolina person here. It is currently about 100 degrees.
#26
"If people evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?"
#27
Years ago a couple proudly told me they had been going to Spanish classes for a year because they wanted to immigrate to Brazil. When I pointed out that they speak Portuguese not Spanish, I got told that ALL of Latin America speaks Spanish!
Even bigger idiot:
I thought everyone was in on the brown cows make chocolate milk joke. But apparently there was still some idiot who wholeheartedly believed it.
#28
Bit of a story but many a year ago I was eating with my now ex. It was 2am, and an older lady came into the place and asked if someone can give her a ride home, her car had broken down, she worked in the plaza and showed us her work ID, so we gave her a ride, wasn't very far. No idea how the conversation ended up about jurassic Park but it did. She said she took her kids to see it when it came out and one of them asked "how do they keep the dinosaurs from running out of the view of the camera?" We all laughed and she said "you believed he asked that???" My ex said "idk maybe they have people off camera making sure they stay in the shot?" Both look at my ex in complete disbelief. She didn't understand why we were shocked until I said "they were CGI tiff..." the sudden realization on her face was incredible.
#29
Someone once tried to convince me that my coat makes me gay.
#30
I heard this conversation a few days ago in Spanish class
Girl: dude, you keep eating my food, at this point it's gluttony
Boy: gluttony? That sounds like algebra....
Is that algebra?
Girl: *trying not to lose her mind* dude, context clues, is your brain made of one brain cell?
Boy: wait.... is it????
#31
Something about how heating food in microwaves is really bad for your health, because they make food radioactive, so you shouldn't use them. The guy was also a hard [illegal substance] addict...
#32
I was in an argument with someone. I cannot remember the contents of the argument. But I stopped when he mentioned his IQ and said to me "I'm right because I'm confident I am right." realized right there it was not worth the frustration of it because I'm not getting through to him.
#33
The earth really is flat, you see it's about density.
They would not elaborate further.
#34
My brother (45 years old) once said that if you were looking at the Sun through a telescope (I know, a lot to digest there), and the Sun exploded, you would know it long before everyone else.
#36
“It’s ok to smoke when you’re pregnant, I did and my kid turned out fine.”
#38
One time I overheard someone ask a co-worker how tall he was, and he replied "5 foot 12."
This is the same guy who when I asked him how long a task should be expected to take answered with "Twenty minutes... fifteen at the most."
#39
I had a classmate ask if an ancient Greek philosopher is still alive...
To whoever wondering, it was Thucydides.
#40
“Don’t run outside in the winter, your lungs will crystallize. It’s not good for you.” Said while smoking a cigarette.
Yes, the WATER in your lungs can crystallize and destroy your cells at very low temperatures, but I did some reading and sports doctors say there’s no chance of this happening above -50C/-68F. It was the sanctimonious dismissal of running as a healthy activity combined with the idea of a lung somehow crystallizing (?) that sealed the deal for me on this one.
What do you think ?
Bill Evs 2 years ago
You can never win an argument with an idiot as they're too stupid to know when they've lost
James G. Currie 2 years ago
Wrong... You win it by walking away, and leave them pontificating to empty air. If you can't walk away, make a scene about not being able to hear them, because you have a Medical Condition that prevents you from hearing anything idiotic.
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Victoria Kimball 2 years ago
Former coworker bragged that wine was on sale for 10% off at a local store, so she bought three bottles and saved 30%. We tried to explain to her that it doesn't work that way, but she insisted that it did "for her." Finally one of us said, "Then why didn't you buy ten bottles and get it for free?"
Mere Cat 2 years ago
Well, she saved 30 % out of the price of one bottle. If she had bought 10 bottles, she would have gotten 100 % off of ONE bottle.
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Justme 2 years ago
My husband’s cousin told me that our newborn son died because I didn’t take the right vitamins while pregnant. She then offered me a free nutritional session with her with her MLM vitamin brand. I will forever hate her for that.
James G. Currie 2 years ago
She's still breathing? That could have been a Justifiable right there!
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James G. Currie 2 years ago
Yup, 4 year nightmare for you guys, followed by delusional denial and an attempted Coup...
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SoloDadof3 2 years ago
My moment was when I was online asking legit questions about LGBTQ+ and some of the stereotypes I had heard, and wanting REAL answers. Some answered with genuine replies, but some I realized are just idiots who like calling names such as (whatever)phobic. --- If a person's go-to answer to someone asking legit questions is trying to insult them, they are complete idiots!
Dina Anastasakos 2 years ago
SIL once asked..."why doesn't everyone put the ice at the north pole in their freezer" to solve the problem with the melting polar ice cap.
gila the night/sand 2 years ago
Due to conservation efforts, stupid people are becoming increasingly common.
Andrew Dunford 2 years ago
I'm afraid you're right! We must strive to re-introduce Darwinian principles and weed out the Dead Wood that has been holding humanity back for the last Century!
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Tobias Reaper 2 years ago
how about when Trump said the US and Italy had shared cultural heritage going back thousands of years
Bill Evs 2 years ago
I know a girl who has told me with no sense of sarcasm or irony that she doesn't "believe" in dinosaurs (as in they once existed). When I told her it's not a matter of belief, it's unequivocal fact she just shook her head and said "no, no it's all a conspiracy theory". When I asked her what this conspiracy was hiding she just stared blankly at me and repeated "I don't believe in them".
Joni-lee Smith 2 years ago (edited)
I work at a grocery store and someone call and asked which department made birthday cakes. One of my coworkers joked you should of told them that it was sea food department
Jennifer 2 years ago
There have been studies done on the effect on airflow while wearing masks. There is no difference in oxygen levels or c02. The feeling of suffocating or not being able to breathe is exactly that, a feeling. You may panic, but any issue you have with breathing is you doing it to yourself, not the mask doing it.
Andrew Dunford 2 years ago
There is no cure or vaccine for Stupid! That is why Trump and his Clan still walk amongst us!
James G. Currie 2 years ago
Sure there is...it is a Capitol Offence, however, and the vast majority of people are not willing to commit it. (Tempted to is a separate issue.)
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Random Anon 2 years ago
Anecdotally, I find that 1 in 2 person you take the time to know, may very well be an idiot.
L Johnson 1 year ago
Girlfriend's husband said "can't take a picture of newborn, you will make them blind" (I guess all of us that have a newborn pic are blind) 2nd idiot comment "no male ob-gyns because they will want to have sex when they see female genitals" SIL- " If you get a blood clot in your leg, it can't travel to your lungs, that means you have covid" 2nd from SIL- "if you are 200 miles from home and I am 100 miles away, you will make it sooner because you started out closer to the state" I was 10 miles from Minnesota and she was 100. But I was 200 miles from the final destination. Friend "That kid sticking his tongue on the frozen pole in Christmas Story was fake. No one can get stuck. Oh boy, did I have FUN with that one!! Mother - I don't know how to cook this. Do you have a recipe book? Yes, but I don't agree with the temp they recommend or how long it should stay in the oven...another burnt dinner...
gila the night/sand 2 years ago
I got one for ya. Fifth grade. Everyone was stupid, we were fifth graders after all. But there were definitely some people that were the stupidest of the stupid. Music teacher asked me to pick up the instruments from the class to clean up. I agreed (what else was I gonna do?) and everything went smoothly until Abby (not her real name) was next. I tried to pick up her instrument, she pulled back, I asked if she had heard the instructions, she said yes, I said ok so give me the instrument please, she SLAPPED ME, and I’m still bewildered about how those levels of ignorance can come about.
Keesha 2 years ago
I was standing in my driveway with my cousin's wife, under a HUGE oak tree and acorns were falling and rolling down the driveway. She literally stops mid conversation and yells "where do these things(acorns) keep coming from?" I just blinked at her and said "The sky chicken little"
Daniel LaDue 2 years ago
These are my favorites. 1. At a hospital checkup with my son's mother when she was pregnant. The nurses ask her a bunch of background questions. Then are you currently in an abusive relationship?" Lol. I immediately started laughing. They glare at me. I say "Do you think it's smart to ask that with the guy still in the room"? 2. Chatting with a female friend about food and recipes. I tell her I like to go shopping at the Asian market when I get the chance. She asks me what an "Asian market" is. I howl laughing, and ask which part of Asian+market is confusing. She got upset that I was treating her dumb. she is a teacher's assistant.
Robert Turley 2 years ago
You're kind of a d**k about the Asian market. I get that the word is somewhat self explanatory, but if you've never been to one, I could see how you would wonder what exactly it is. But no matter what laughing at someone else's lack of knowledge and asking a question to clarify makes you a loser. I can't believe you are proud of "howling laughing" at someone else's lack of knowledge. I could understand a quick chuckle, but belittling someone over it is just pathetic.
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Trish Smith 2 years ago
Trump made me hate Trump!! Way before Joe Biden entered the picture!! ;(
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Bill Evs 2 years ago
You can never win an argument with an idiot as they're too stupid to know when they've lost
James G. Currie 2 years ago
Wrong... You win it by walking away, and leave them pontificating to empty air. If you can't walk away, make a scene about not being able to hear them, because you have a Medical Condition that prevents you from hearing anything idiotic.
Load More Replies... Victoria Kimball 2 years ago
Former coworker bragged that wine was on sale for 10% off at a local store, so she bought three bottles and saved 30%. We tried to explain to her that it doesn't work that way, but she insisted that it did "for her." Finally one of us said, "Then why didn't you buy ten bottles and get it for free?"
Mere Cat 2 years ago
Well, she saved 30 % out of the price of one bottle. If she had bought 10 bottles, she would have gotten 100 % off of ONE bottle.
Load More Replies... Justme 2 years ago
My husband’s cousin told me that our newborn son died because I didn’t take the right vitamins while pregnant. She then offered me a free nutritional session with her with her MLM vitamin brand. I will forever hate her for that.
James G. Currie 2 years ago
She's still breathing? That could have been a Justifiable right there!
Load More Replies... James G. Currie 2 years ago
Yup, 4 year nightmare for you guys, followed by delusional denial and an attempted Coup...
Load More Replies... SoloDadof3 2 years ago
My moment was when I was online asking legit questions about LGBTQ+ and some of the stereotypes I had heard, and wanting REAL answers. Some answered with genuine replies, but some I realized are just idiots who like calling names such as (whatever)phobic. --- If a person's go-to answer to someone asking legit questions is trying to insult them, they are complete idiots!
Dina Anastasakos 2 years ago
SIL once asked..."why doesn't everyone put the ice at the north pole in their freezer" to solve the problem with the melting polar ice cap.
gila the night/sand 2 years ago
Due to conservation efforts, stupid people are becoming increasingly common.
Andrew Dunford 2 years ago
I'm afraid you're right! We must strive to re-introduce Darwinian principles and weed out the Dead Wood that has been holding humanity back for the last Century!
Load More Replies... Tobias Reaper 2 years ago
how about when Trump said the US and Italy had shared cultural heritage going back thousands of years
Bill Evs 2 years ago
I know a girl who has told me with no sense of sarcasm or irony that she doesn't "believe" in dinosaurs (as in they once existed). When I told her it's not a matter of belief, it's unequivocal fact she just shook her head and said "no, no it's all a conspiracy theory". When I asked her what this conspiracy was hiding she just stared blankly at me and repeated "I don't believe in them".
Joni-lee Smith 2 years ago (edited)
I work at a grocery store and someone call and asked which department made birthday cakes. One of my coworkers joked you should of told them that it was sea food department
Jennifer 2 years ago
There have been studies done on the effect on airflow while wearing masks. There is no difference in oxygen levels or c02. The feeling of suffocating or not being able to breathe is exactly that, a feeling. You may panic, but any issue you have with breathing is you doing it to yourself, not the mask doing it.
Andrew Dunford 2 years ago
There is no cure or vaccine for Stupid! That is why Trump and his Clan still walk amongst us!
James G. Currie 2 years ago
Sure there is...it is a Capitol Offence, however, and the vast majority of people are not willing to commit it. (Tempted to is a separate issue.)
Load More Replies... Random Anon 2 years ago
Anecdotally, I find that 1 in 2 person you take the time to know, may very well be an idiot.
L Johnson 1 year ago
Girlfriend's husband said "can't take a picture of newborn, you will make them blind" (I guess all of us that have a newborn pic are blind) 2nd idiot comment "no male ob-gyns because they will want to have sex when they see female genitals" SIL- " If you get a blood clot in your leg, it can't travel to your lungs, that means you have covid" 2nd from SIL- "if you are 200 miles from home and I am 100 miles away, you will make it sooner because you started out closer to the state" I was 10 miles from Minnesota and she was 100. But I was 200 miles from the final destination. Friend "That kid sticking his tongue on the frozen pole in Christmas Story was fake. No one can get stuck. Oh boy, did I have FUN with that one!! Mother - I don't know how to cook this. Do you have a recipe book? Yes, but I don't agree with the temp they recommend or how long it should stay in the oven...another burnt dinner...
gila the night/sand 2 years ago
I got one for ya. Fifth grade. Everyone was stupid, we were fifth graders after all. But there were definitely some people that were the stupidest of the stupid. Music teacher asked me to pick up the instruments from the class to clean up. I agreed (what else was I gonna do?) and everything went smoothly until Abby (not her real name) was next. I tried to pick up her instrument, she pulled back, I asked if she had heard the instructions, she said yes, I said ok so give me the instrument please, she SLAPPED ME, and I’m still bewildered about how those levels of ignorance can come about.
Keesha 2 years ago
I was standing in my driveway with my cousin's wife, under a HUGE oak tree and acorns were falling and rolling down the driveway. She literally stops mid conversation and yells "where do these things(acorns) keep coming from?" I just blinked at her and said "The sky chicken little"
Daniel LaDue 2 years ago
These are my favorites. 1. At a hospital checkup with my son's mother when she was pregnant. The nurses ask her a bunch of background questions. Then are you currently in an abusive relationship?" Lol. I immediately started laughing. They glare at me. I say "Do you think it's smart to ask that with the guy still in the room"? 2. Chatting with a female friend about food and recipes. I tell her I like to go shopping at the Asian market when I get the chance. She asks me what an "Asian market" is. I howl laughing, and ask which part of Asian+market is confusing. She got upset that I was treating her dumb. she is a teacher's assistant.
Robert Turley 2 years ago
You're kind of a d**k about the Asian market. I get that the word is somewhat self explanatory, but if you've never been to one, I could see how you would wonder what exactly it is. But no matter what laughing at someone else's lack of knowledge and asking a question to clarify makes you a loser. I can't believe you are proud of "howling laughing" at someone else's lack of knowledge. I could understand a quick chuckle, but belittling someone over it is just pathetic.
Load More Replies... Trish Smith 2 years ago
Trump made me hate Trump!! Way before Joe Biden entered the picture!! ;(
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