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In sarcasm, the literal text says one thing, but the true meaning is the exact opposite — and that’s where the humor lies. But some people’s comedy radar is a bit broken, and they tend to take certain jokes literally.

For example, someone shared a picture poking fun at a sign, claiming it marked “reserved parking for people twerking at barbecues.” Right on cue, a self-proclaimed genius jumped into the comments to patiently explain that the icon actually shows a pregnant person next to a baby stroller. As if we had no idea.

We’ve rounded up some of the absolute best online posts where satire and dry wit flew straight over people’s heads. Watching clueless commenters aggressively explain the joke makes the whole thing ten times funnier. Scroll down and enjoy the second-hand embarrassment.

#1

There Is Always Somebody

A post joking about Formula 1 subtitles corrected by a comment explaining the Zoom teleconference advertisement.

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Ubik
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3 days ago

😹

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    #2

    Not A Straight Answer

    A Reddit comment thread where a user corrected an obvious joke about getting a straight answer on LGBTQ.

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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    #3

    I Would Say That’s A Point Proven

    An online comic about a magic 8 ball gets corrected with a comment saying it is just a bowling ball.

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    Chicken Nugget
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    found another stupid guy i guess

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    #4

    Na, I Guess Someone Didn’t Understand

    A social media exchange where a user corrected an obvious joke using chemical element spelling.

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Helium Helium! :D

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    #5

    Bro Didn't Get It 😭

    A photo of a cat yawning near a bright sunset captioned Flamethrower and corrected by a user.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Huh, I don't believe that, I've done my research!!!!

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    #6

    It's Not The Same Frying Pan!

    A Facebook comment pointing out different frying pan handles, where someone corrected an obvious joke.

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    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Read. Please read.

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    #7

    The Most Secretive Indian Restaurant

    A social media post with a pun corrected by a user who missed the obvious joke.

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    Anne Jones
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Omg….really?

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    #8

    In A Video About Adam And Eve

    Online discussion where someone corrected an obvious joke about the forbidden fruit being an apple in a religion.

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    Reemerger
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    'fandom' sounds about right.

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    #9

    Does This Particular Information Need A Source?

    Reddit post of a world map with nearly all land circled in red, where a user seriously asks for a source.

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    Francois
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Possibly New Zeland and Antartica has 49% of the population.

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    #10

    Technically It Is

    A social media comment explaining a sign literalism, where someone corrected an obvious joke.

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    Enby Lindor
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Forget the joke, I'm more focused on the cat

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    #11

    Harvard Is Not Calling

    A social media post with an obvious joke about eating liver, corrected by a commenter with confidence.

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    Srinivasan Somasundaram
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    In that case, one should drink a bloody mary with that liver

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    #12

    He Made $20k Off This Tweet

    A social media post about people who corrected an obvious joke on an airplane chess matchup.

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    The Belinda
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 days ago

    LOL

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    #13

    I Mean, C'mon Dude. You Just Look Silly

    Online comments where a user corrected an obvious joke about king crab fishing versus getting crabs.

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    WOOSH !!

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    #14

    Lowkey How Do You Miss This

    Kirby meme pointing to the wrong side of the screen with a comment where someone corrected an obvious joke.

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    MeowZedong
    Community Member
    2 days ago

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    #15

    It’s A Glitch In The Sky

    A comment on a picture of stealth bombers correcting an obvious joke about missing pixels in the sky.

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    ABC NoThirteen FUCKCENSORISM!
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Forbidden Tetris pieces.

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    #16

    Arn’t They Countries Tho

    A map meme with comments where people corrected an obvious joke about Benin and Togo.

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    Marc Dennler
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Some peole just Coast through Life 🤣

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    #17

    Capital Mistake

    Reddit thread where a user corrects a joke about capital letters by taking the phrase capital punishment literally.

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    Inigo Montoya
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    When congress censures a member, is that capitol punishment?

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    #18

    "Ur Acting Like It Means Sum Bad!!"

    A social media comment thread where someone missed an obvious joke about procrastinating.

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    Anne Jones
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    How to keep a fool waiting.

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    #19

    Three Birds One Stone

    Online thread showing someone who corrected an obvious joke with confident ignorance about insulin and health.

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    Frank Ropen
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    You wish it’s just a joke

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    #20

    No Wonder They Hired Him

    A comment thread about Hugh Laurie playing House, where someone corrected an obvious joke with confidence.

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    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    1 day ago

    Hugh Laurie.

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    #21

    I Stopped Paying Attention After I Read "Suck"

    Reddit comments showing a user who corrected an obvious joke about robot vacuums sucking.

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    Inigo Montoya
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    I used a leaf blower once but hated it, it totally blows.

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    #22

    Well, No S Sherlock

    A post about putting trees in space where a commenter corrected an obvious joke literally.

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    elfin
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 days ago

    Nah, the trees wouldn't d*e if you kept them in pots and watered them.

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    #23

    PC Power Supply Sockets Are Gay

    Online forum thread where a user misses the joke about a computer power supply not having straight ports.

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    #24

    He Only Need One Popcorn

    TikTok comments where a user corrected an obvious joke about making a single popcorn with literal thinking.

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    Beak Hookage
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Nope; I took a peek into the backrooms of my local cinema and saw them slowly picking each kernel up with tweezers on a production line. It was awful to behold.

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    #25

    Albert Telsla Over Here

    An Instagram comment thread about speeding where a user corrected an obvious joke by explaining driving logic.

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    Der Kommissar
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Have you ever noticed that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac? - George Carlin

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    #26

    A Photo Showing A Weird Al Album

    Social media comments showing someone who corrected an obvious joke about Weird Al Yankovic's album.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Oh dear, I read Weird Al B*m. More coffee please

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    #27

    Might Just Be Me Having A Different Understanding Of This Subreddit

    A comment thread on a fruit emoji math puzzle where a user corrected an obvious joke about a question mark.

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    Edo Sayle
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    24, if you wanted to know the answer.

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    #28

    Under A Post For "Favorite Female Characters"

    A comment about Mulan being a man corrected with her backstory, illustrating an obvious joke being corrected.

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    Amelia Erhardt
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Oh boy...

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    #29

    My Last Braincells Logged Off When I Saw This

    A Reddit thread depicting a user who corrected an obvious joke about a broken keyboard.

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    Jan Rosier
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    VistapWint

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    #30

    Satire... Hopefully

    Reddit comments thread displaying people who corrected an obvious joke about incomplete data.

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    Beak Hookage
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Ew, Partial Kirk is just as nasty as Complete Kirk.

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    #31

    I Would’ve Never Known

    A social media post showing people who corrected an obvious joke about a laptop on a girl's shirt.

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    Edo Sayle
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    She'd look freaky af if that was her natural anatomy.

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    #32

    Way Over Their Head

    A Reddit thread where a user corrected an obvious joke about telling parents they have a girlfriend.

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    Hume
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    I don't get this one.

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    #33

    Holy Misogynist

    A social media thread where a user corrected an obvious joke about a pilot husband with too much confidence.

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    Anne Jones
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    That’s plane stupid..

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    #34

    Op Needs More Windows

    Screenshot of a Minecraft house forum post where a user corrected an obvious joke about windows.

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    #35

    If Only He'd Drawn Attention To The Power Grid

    Social media post and meme mocking a user who corrected an obvious joke about Jigsaw with total confidence.

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    elfin
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    Premium
    2 days ago

    Perhaps he was trying to highlight dancing.

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    #36

    She Has Homophobia

    Social media comments trying to define different eyes, showing an obvious joke corrected in the comment section.

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    It would be terrible if she had chromatophobia!

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    #37

    Thank You Person From Instagram, I Never Would’ve Known If You Didn’t Tell Me! /S

    An Instagram comment section where someone corrected an obvious joke about top surgery and refunds.

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    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    I love top surgery jokes. Telling them makes me feel like a weight off my chest

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    #38

    They're Onto This Guy Now

    An X post thread where a user corrected an obvious joke by mistaking Musician/Composer in a bio for pronouns.

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    Chaotic Good
    Community Member
    2 days ago (edited)

    Apostrophe misuse loses this one.

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    #39

    Smarter Than 1 Out Of 100 People

    A Reddit thread where someone corrected an obvious joke about intelligence percentiles with too much confidence.

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    Dan St John
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    He sounds just like the idiot in our white house.

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    #40

    Ariana Grande Got Just 20 Followers

    Online comments showing people who corrected an obvious joke about a video subtitle.

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    Inigo Montoya
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    I don't even have twenty.

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    #41

    How Many Digits Of Pi Can You Remember?

    A social media thread showing a user who corrected an obvious joke about the digits of Pi.

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    Srinivasan Somasundaram
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Unfortunately BP wanted to expose Jayden

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    #42

    Aint No Way Spunch Got Homophobia šŸ˜”

    A Reddit thread correcting a SpongeBob joke, showing someone who corrected an obvious joke with confidence.

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    #43

    Can’t Tell If Their Serious Or Not

    An online interaction showing an obvious joke being explained on X.

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    Edo Sayle
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    *They're, BP. They're.

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    #44

    In Our Gc

    Online chat screenshot of a person mistaking underwear brand stickers on a laptop for actual computer specs.

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    elfin
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 days ago

    Can't run them without legs.

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    #45

    Do They Really Think Its A Genuine Question

    TikTok comments showing a user who corrected an obvious joke about a dog driving a ute.

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    Anne Jones
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    They’re barking mad!

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    #46

    Right Over His Head

    Comment thread on YouTube illustrating a user who corrected an obvious joke about eating strawberry red parts.

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    Stimpy
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    What is the censored part? What two to three letter coursework starts with "w"? Guess the boredbanda bad word is my new favorite alternative to crosswordpuzzles...

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    #47

    There Was No Need To Explain That Female Is A Gender, I Fear

    A social media comment thread where a user corrected an obvious joke about female K-pop idols.

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    Just me, Happy Flower
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    I want to know what next line says. But if the gender is a bender then what has the…..

    #48

    The Game Is Obviously Peak, What Are You Talking About?

    A YouTube comment thread illustrating someone who corrected an obvious joke with confidence.

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    #49

    We're Costco Guys

    YouTube comments section where a user missed and corrected an obvious joke about Costco employee discounts.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
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    2 days ago

    I took one look at that screenshot and I KNEW this was from a Meat Canyon video XD

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    #50

    Just Going 6 On The Highway Nothing Out Of The Ordinary

    Social media comment section where someone confidently explains that a car dashboard says 90 mph to a joke about speed.

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    elfin
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    2 days ago

    Well, if he's going 90 then he's also going 6 'cause that included.