TikToker Shares “Embarrassing Stuff” That Actually Happened To People, Here Are 50 Of The Funniest
Whether it’s accidentally saying "you too" when a waiter tells you to enjoy your meal or walking in the same direction after you’ve said goodbye, we all get embarrassed every once in a while. Sometimes these moments get so uncomfortable, you wish to just curl up and hide from the world.
Well, at least we have the Internet where we can embrace our collective awkwardness. TikTok user Ryan Maxwell finds some of the most mortifying stories on social media and creates funny videos reacting to them. More than 2.6M followers must be loving the hilariousness of it all because the whole series is going viral.
Below, you will find the best experiences we collected from his account, so upvote your favorites and don't forget to share your embarrassing moments in the comments! And keep scrolling for Bored Panda's interview with Ryan, where we talk about his sense of humor and the "Embarrassing Stuff" series.
Ryan Maxwell, a digital comedian who has more than 2.6M followers on TikTok, created an entire series of videos about "Embarrassing Stuff" people have done
@ryan.maxwell22 Reply to @cupcake.facee this one gets its own as I’ve been WHEEZING what a fairytale ##fypシ
♬ original sound - Ryan Maxwell
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Ryan Maxwell is a comedy TikToker and content creator. The videos that he posted absolutely blew up on the platform and reached millions of people in just a few months. His popularity can be attributed to his ongoing TikTok series, like "Dumb Stuff from the Internet" and "Embarrassing Stuff" (the one you can see in this post). His comedy reaction videos create a positive vibe in the community and cause some serious laughs.
We were able to have a little chat with Ryan about his sense of humor and the inspiration behind his videos. It turns out that right now he works in the nuclear sector and before that, he was a primary teacher. According to him, it is a far cry from what he does on social media.
Today, he finds himself back in his hometown, in West Cumbria, enjoying the rainy Lakes and planning to move to Manchester or London in the new year.
Thinking about the popular video series, he said that the idea to start them simply came from his sense of humor, which is so basic and immature. "I’m the person whose stomach hurts from laughing when someone trips over," he admitted.
A few weeks ago, he saw a thread on Instagram about different embarrassing incidents. Although right now, Ryan can't recall exactly where he saw it, he just remembers how hilarious it was. The TikToker and his friend were laughing so much from the stories people shared, he decided to make a video out of it. "When I did, people came in droves commenting their embarrassing experiences, and I guess it’s just gone from there," he explained.
The content that Ryan posts is appreciated by millions of people across the world, and one of the reasons why is because it often seems like there's no coming back from such mortifying moments. He had a real-life story to share with us: "Just this weekend, a friend of mine jumped on a tube as the doors were closing, by herself, while the rest of us watched it speed off with her on it on the platform. It was hilarious; my friends and I were in stitches, but so was the rest of the platform."
The TikToker thinks that this is probably why such situations are funny to so many. "They’re often stupid things that actually aren’t that embarrassing but for some reason, we all mutually die at the thought of them happening to us," he explained.
It's no secret that when you remember at least one awkward situation from your life, others start popping up in your head. Ryan had another story to tell us and it involves accidentally sending his boss an awkward text. "I accidentally messaged my (at the time) new boss about a one-night stand I've had; I’d meant to message a friend of mine and they had the same name!"
When it comes to picking out the most memorable story from the "Embarrassing Stuff" series, he said it’s definitely the moment one person had at a funeral. That person wanted to say "'this is terrible' / 'at least she’s in a better place' and it came out as 'she’s in a terrible place.'" Hearing this is painful and funny at the same time because you know that it's just a natural human mistake, but the circumstances are truly unfortunate.
Again, group projects should be outlawed!, can't there be a petition for this in uni classes?
However, when our minds play tricks on us and we end up making a complete fool of ourselves, it’s good to know that we can at least commiserate on the Internet about it. Ryan is really grateful for his followers: "It’s a great community that is coming together on my TikTok—all funny, no harm, and the sillier the better—so everyone is welcome!"
"Your time is near it won't be long.....You've got to go when you're called upon"
I got you beat. I asked for chunkin niggets from a young black kid taking orders at McDonald's
just the fact that you remember Walmart's motto
Load More Replies...I'm a teacher. I once tried to ask a student to remove his headphones jack from the computer. I heard myself saying "Dude, jack off!" and then 25 teenagers erupted in laughter... *facepalm*
Might have been one of the two young ladies I sold a single large carrot to...
These are all a riot. I'm laughing out loud for real reading them. :-)
Load More Replies...Disclaimer: This only applies if you're having their livers with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
I said similar to a Big Issue seller. I bought his last magazine and I said “oh that’s good, you can go home now” and he said “if I had a home I wouldn’t be f*****g selling these, would i?” and in my shock and embarrassment of my own stupidity I replied “ok, there’s no need to be so shouty”.
Let's face it. We were all crying. He's just the only one of submitted it for marks.
Would've been even better if you folded your hands and bowed before walking away.
I told my doctor that my symptoms of diarrhoea were gone but for some bizarre reason i rhymed it and said “my diarrhoea is gone a rhea”. Ive not gone back to that doctor
I went to a jazz festival and in one of the concert rooms was modern jazz so we went to check it out. Right at the moment a silence fell I said “thank God, their still tuning up” and someone tapped my shoulder and told me the band had been playing for at least 10 minutes. :D
I once cough-farted during a silence at the ballet...learnt that the Sydney Opera House has excellent acoustics.
Load More Replies...I was at work and picked up the phone for a call that I had put on hold. I said to the guy, "Thank you for helping may I hold you?" He didn't skip a beat and answered, "Ok, but I hardly know you." :)
I left the grocery store in a hurry to get home to fix dinner. I pushed my buggy out in the parking lot, boop-booped my keychain for the unlock, loaded my groceries in my silver Ford Taurus and got behind the wheel. I went to put the key in the ignition and saw that the seat was not in the correct position and only then did I realize that I had gotten in the wrong car. I didn't just get in the wrong car, I loaded my groceries in the trunk, and threw my coat and purse in the back seat. My car was parked next to it. I don't know if my boop-boop unlocked that car (also a silver Taurus) or if it was unlocked already. Either way, unloading your stuff from a stranger's car into yours in a whole new level of humiliation. I never saw the owner of the car, but I didn't go back to that store for a long time.
I was talking to someone in orchestra and said "I like my new seat. The last concert I didn't have a partner stand. No, wait music partner. Music stand." There was a moment of silence and then she said "Stand partner?" Luckily the bell rang and I could escape.
I did that this year. I'm 17. I may need to move planet.
Load More Replies...I did houseboat orientations for customers as a summer job in high school. Mostly rented to college kids who didn't know how to use a gas grill (not assuming, our clientele didn't)so it was always important to go over grill operation. Finally had a group of middle aged dads (very heavy set guys) that rented and when we got to the grill I said, "I'm not going to go over the grill. Looks like you guys know how to use one quite well" meaning middle aged dads but then it clicked. They had a good sense of humor though because the 9 or 10 heavy set guys busted out with laughter, one grabbed his belly and shook it but damn.
I forgot the acronym for Business Development Managers once (BDMs) and referred to them BDSMs in a meeting with my recently promoted boss. So that was great. She was very gracious about it.
My boss once said “gang bang” instead of “kanban” in a scrum meeting. Oh, how we laughed :D
Load More Replies...I either have done, or will do half of these in my life. Once, after a hockey game, my friend came up to me and said "Hi (my name)" and I replied with, "Thank You" :I
Once at a supermarket I asked the stranger next to me if he wanted salad, thinking it was my boyfriend. I didn't only ask him but I actually held the lettuce to his face and asked "this lettuce?" before realizing it wasn't him :')
I take classified ads over the phone at work for our newspaper. I read back the text of the ad to the client: "...Wanted for fart time pull time position..."
I came home from work one afternoon, rushing because I had so much stuff to do. I started to change into my workout gear. I opened the door, and noticed the guy was looking at me really strangely... when he left, I realized I was wearing a black lacy full slip, with purple sweat pants.
Loved this! Some of them could come across very witty if you manage to hide your shame and play along.
I once called my local takeaway annoyed at how late our delivery was. After a heated discussion I ended the call with 'thank-you bye, love you BABE!!!!! I had already ended the call before I realised 😖😖 the order came about 15 minute later and the delivery driver was grinning ear to ear. Still don't know if it was the guy on the phone or he was stifling a laugh because he had been told what I did!!! Too embarrassed to order from there again.
My god I have so many - one of my favorites was when we were on a shuttle from the rental car place headed to get on the red eye back from LA to PA. The shuttle guy asked where we were going, and I confidently answered "the airport." He was like...yeah which airline. :D
Another time I saw someone on a train that looked familiar and she obviously recognized me. I always have trouble placing people so imagine my embarrassment as we're chatting and I'm trying to figure out who she is. Me: where are you headed? Her: [names the town she's going to] Me: oh cool, I work there. Her: I know. My son goes to the daycare you work at Facepalm! To be fair, the boy was not in my class, but still ..oops!
Load More Replies...I am prone to spoonerisms. My husband and I were walking through our yard and noticed a plant we didn't recognize. I commented that "some nut must have buried a squirrel there."
This was absolutely hilarious. UPDATE: Blurring was removed by BP staff. Thank goodness now it looks like a normal article.
I see that also on the ones that look like there's a person in them, not on the ones that are just script.
Load More Replies...I am very prone to spoonerism. My husband and I were walking through our yard and we noticed a plant growing that we didn't recognize. I commented that "some nut must have buried a squirrel there".
Honestly I feel so much better now. I am a youth counselor and after years of reminding kids that "just because you did a "bad" thing or made a mistake, doesn't make you a bad kiddo." Recently went to pick up some things after work (yes, wine, but I like white wine before you come at me 🤣) turned around, and my purse knocked a bottle OF COURSE of red wine, shattered it, it went to ALL of the places, and my first response, like an adult, was to yell out at the ONLY grocery store within 20 miles of me where everyone knows everyone "I DID A BAD THING!!!!" And then just...stood there waiting for help. I'll never fully recover.
my son never lets me live this down: when he was a teen i was aware that he was no angel. also aware that a couple of his friends were of the '420 gang'. i'm not an idiot so i knew there was a chance he was vying or in the same gang but didn't have any proof of this. anyway, he and his buddies are on their way out of the house and i swear i heard him say 'we're going to go unload some pot". i came completely unglued! i started reaming him up one side and down the others, not to mention doing the same to his friends. well. these guys stared at me w/open mouths until my son asked what i was going off about. said something about how i like him to be honest but how could he expect me to be okay with his going to unload some pot! he starts to laugh and repeats what he really said: we're going to go to the lotus pod...a cd/gaming store.
Part of my job is to answer phones to customers. I usually say "hello X speaking, how can I help?". One day I answered, "hello.....big pause.....I'm sorry, I've forgotten who I work for, how can I help?" Still haven't lived that one down.
So these are THE MOST EMBARASSING THINGS PEOPLE HAVE DONE? They said you're welcome instead of thank you? Wow, these people are very lucky if that is the most embarrassing thing they've EVER done. I wish I was them!
Thankyou bored panda .This made me feel like world doesn't end after getting fired .I got fired today
At one job, we had time cards to punch, and if you missed punching your card, or were staying longer than your shift for overtime, you had to have it initialed by the GM in order to get paid properly. I handed my boss the card one day, in front of all my coworkers, and said "can I get your John Thomas"...he replied "I think you mean John Hancock"...OMG....
Jeez by #6 I was laughing so hard I startled my kid awake, by 14 my dog was seriously concerned for my health, and after that I had to take a break after each so I could breath
When I was in social work I had a lot of phone calls and have ended more than I would like to admit with I love you. Damn...
I am seriously crying, I'm laughing so hard. These are incredibly funny, but I have a daughter that does this type of thing all the time, poor girl. She now has a reputation of being "quirky".
Excuse me, I am dead. I need to head back to Transylvania and take a dirt nap, then probably feed on some unsuspecting townsfolk. Anyone want to go with me?
I told my doctor that my symptoms of diarrhoea were gone but for some bizarre reason i rhymed it and said “my diarrhoea is gone a rhea”. Ive not gone back to that doctor
I went to a jazz festival and in one of the concert rooms was modern jazz so we went to check it out. Right at the moment a silence fell I said “thank God, their still tuning up” and someone tapped my shoulder and told me the band had been playing for at least 10 minutes. :D
I once cough-farted during a silence at the ballet...learnt that the Sydney Opera House has excellent acoustics.
Load More Replies...I was at work and picked up the phone for a call that I had put on hold. I said to the guy, "Thank you for helping may I hold you?" He didn't skip a beat and answered, "Ok, but I hardly know you." :)
I left the grocery store in a hurry to get home to fix dinner. I pushed my buggy out in the parking lot, boop-booped my keychain for the unlock, loaded my groceries in my silver Ford Taurus and got behind the wheel. I went to put the key in the ignition and saw that the seat was not in the correct position and only then did I realize that I had gotten in the wrong car. I didn't just get in the wrong car, I loaded my groceries in the trunk, and threw my coat and purse in the back seat. My car was parked next to it. I don't know if my boop-boop unlocked that car (also a silver Taurus) or if it was unlocked already. Either way, unloading your stuff from a stranger's car into yours in a whole new level of humiliation. I never saw the owner of the car, but I didn't go back to that store for a long time.
I was talking to someone in orchestra and said "I like my new seat. The last concert I didn't have a partner stand. No, wait music partner. Music stand." There was a moment of silence and then she said "Stand partner?" Luckily the bell rang and I could escape.
I did that this year. I'm 17. I may need to move planet.
Load More Replies...I did houseboat orientations for customers as a summer job in high school. Mostly rented to college kids who didn't know how to use a gas grill (not assuming, our clientele didn't)so it was always important to go over grill operation. Finally had a group of middle aged dads (very heavy set guys) that rented and when we got to the grill I said, "I'm not going to go over the grill. Looks like you guys know how to use one quite well" meaning middle aged dads but then it clicked. They had a good sense of humor though because the 9 or 10 heavy set guys busted out with laughter, one grabbed his belly and shook it but damn.
I forgot the acronym for Business Development Managers once (BDMs) and referred to them BDSMs in a meeting with my recently promoted boss. So that was great. She was very gracious about it.
My boss once said “gang bang” instead of “kanban” in a scrum meeting. Oh, how we laughed :D
Load More Replies...I either have done, or will do half of these in my life. Once, after a hockey game, my friend came up to me and said "Hi (my name)" and I replied with, "Thank You" :I
Once at a supermarket I asked the stranger next to me if he wanted salad, thinking it was my boyfriend. I didn't only ask him but I actually held the lettuce to his face and asked "this lettuce?" before realizing it wasn't him :')
I take classified ads over the phone at work for our newspaper. I read back the text of the ad to the client: "...Wanted for fart time pull time position..."
I came home from work one afternoon, rushing because I had so much stuff to do. I started to change into my workout gear. I opened the door, and noticed the guy was looking at me really strangely... when he left, I realized I was wearing a black lacy full slip, with purple sweat pants.
Loved this! Some of them could come across very witty if you manage to hide your shame and play along.
I once called my local takeaway annoyed at how late our delivery was. After a heated discussion I ended the call with 'thank-you bye, love you BABE!!!!! I had already ended the call before I realised 😖😖 the order came about 15 minute later and the delivery driver was grinning ear to ear. Still don't know if it was the guy on the phone or he was stifling a laugh because he had been told what I did!!! Too embarrassed to order from there again.
My god I have so many - one of my favorites was when we were on a shuttle from the rental car place headed to get on the red eye back from LA to PA. The shuttle guy asked where we were going, and I confidently answered "the airport." He was like...yeah which airline. :D
Another time I saw someone on a train that looked familiar and she obviously recognized me. I always have trouble placing people so imagine my embarrassment as we're chatting and I'm trying to figure out who she is. Me: where are you headed? Her: [names the town she's going to] Me: oh cool, I work there. Her: I know. My son goes to the daycare you work at Facepalm! To be fair, the boy was not in my class, but still ..oops!
Load More Replies...I am prone to spoonerisms. My husband and I were walking through our yard and noticed a plant we didn't recognize. I commented that "some nut must have buried a squirrel there."
This was absolutely hilarious. UPDATE: Blurring was removed by BP staff. Thank goodness now it looks like a normal article.
I see that also on the ones that look like there's a person in them, not on the ones that are just script.
Load More Replies...I am very prone to spoonerism. My husband and I were walking through our yard and we noticed a plant growing that we didn't recognize. I commented that "some nut must have buried a squirrel there".
Honestly I feel so much better now. I am a youth counselor and after years of reminding kids that "just because you did a "bad" thing or made a mistake, doesn't make you a bad kiddo." Recently went to pick up some things after work (yes, wine, but I like white wine before you come at me 🤣) turned around, and my purse knocked a bottle OF COURSE of red wine, shattered it, it went to ALL of the places, and my first response, like an adult, was to yell out at the ONLY grocery store within 20 miles of me where everyone knows everyone "I DID A BAD THING!!!!" And then just...stood there waiting for help. I'll never fully recover.
my son never lets me live this down: when he was a teen i was aware that he was no angel. also aware that a couple of his friends were of the '420 gang'. i'm not an idiot so i knew there was a chance he was vying or in the same gang but didn't have any proof of this. anyway, he and his buddies are on their way out of the house and i swear i heard him say 'we're going to go unload some pot". i came completely unglued! i started reaming him up one side and down the others, not to mention doing the same to his friends. well. these guys stared at me w/open mouths until my son asked what i was going off about. said something about how i like him to be honest but how could he expect me to be okay with his going to unload some pot! he starts to laugh and repeats what he really said: we're going to go to the lotus pod...a cd/gaming store.
Part of my job is to answer phones to customers. I usually say "hello X speaking, how can I help?". One day I answered, "hello.....big pause.....I'm sorry, I've forgotten who I work for, how can I help?" Still haven't lived that one down.
So these are THE MOST EMBARASSING THINGS PEOPLE HAVE DONE? They said you're welcome instead of thank you? Wow, these people are very lucky if that is the most embarrassing thing they've EVER done. I wish I was them!
Thankyou bored panda .This made me feel like world doesn't end after getting fired .I got fired today
At one job, we had time cards to punch, and if you missed punching your card, or were staying longer than your shift for overtime, you had to have it initialed by the GM in order to get paid properly. I handed my boss the card one day, in front of all my coworkers, and said "can I get your John Thomas"...he replied "I think you mean John Hancock"...OMG....
Jeez by #6 I was laughing so hard I startled my kid awake, by 14 my dog was seriously concerned for my health, and after that I had to take a break after each so I could breath
When I was in social work I had a lot of phone calls and have ended more than I would like to admit with I love you. Damn...
I am seriously crying, I'm laughing so hard. These are incredibly funny, but I have a daughter that does this type of thing all the time, poor girl. She now has a reputation of being "quirky".
Excuse me, I am dead. I need to head back to Transylvania and take a dirt nap, then probably feed on some unsuspecting townsfolk. Anyone want to go with me?