50 Times People Embarrassed Themselves Because They Didn’t Realize Who They Were Talking To
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There’s something so sweet about seeing a smartass getting off their high horse. And the subreddit “Don't you know who I am?” is giving us a rare glimpse into multiple such occasions. Created on the 21st of June, 2015, the community has grown to 429,000 members who play a part in collecting all the internet’s “gotcha’s!” gone wrong.
“This is a place for instances of people not realizing who they're talking to is who they're talking about,” says the description, and you must already know what to expect. Like, the embarrassing moment when a recruiter rejects a job candidate and sends him some “write-ups to study to get an understanding of the process” only to find out that those were written by that very candidate.
The level of cluelessness in this post is dangerously high, but this is what makes it particularly funny. So, buckle up, we’re about to feast on some hand-picked Don't you know who I am?’s.
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Telling A Doctor To Educate Herself
Tom Morello Is Raw As Hell
To find out more about the “Don’t You Know Who I Am” subreddit, Bored Panda reached out to its moderator u/Acoustag, who took over as a head moderator around a year ago since the team at the time didn’t have time to maintain the subreddit any longer. u/Acoustag is now in charge of day-to-day operations of the subreddit.
“At the moment, we average around 20 new posts per day, but usually half or less of those actually get approved,” he said. Turns out, the sub had an issue with mass reposting of content in the past, but the mod team has now solved that.
Meanwhile, they try to keep the content fresh. “Certain niche subreddits like ours definitely struggle for new content, though. There are only so many 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' interactions happening each day,” u/Acoustag explained.
Famous British Writer
Christians Owning Christians
Improve Your Argument
Turns out that the viral “Tony Hawk” posts where people don't recognize the legendary skater were the ones that inspired the whole “Don’t You Know Who I Am” concept.
“They definitely started it all for me. Tony holds a special place of reverence in the heart of our community. Just google 'Tony Hawk not recognized Twitter' and you'll find tales of many confused strangers suggesting that Tony Hawk must be related to the skateboarder, Tony Hawk. Or Tony Hawk looks like the skateboarder, Tony Hawk. It's all so ridiculous.”
The overall content in the subreddit is best defined as "light-hearted fun," said the mod. “We're not looking to shame people for acting important, or to 'call them out' for not recognizing somebody important.”
Apparently Women In Science Can’t Be Real
This happens to women (especially to successful women and even more so to women successful in male-dominated fields) ALL THE F*****G TIME!!! Just a reminder if you ever feel like women and men are equal. We might be in terms of the law in many countries but we're far from being considered equal.
I think it was more due to Prof Columbus looking very young for a professor. Congrats to her!
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I remember the first time I told someone he was reading the book I'd co-authored a chapter in. He laughed and thanked me for the joke. *sigh* Women in STEM, wish this wasn't only 5 years ago...
Not only sciences. I'm a machinist who worked with women and I can tell you this; pound for pound, they are as good as any men in this trade, some of them even more. Respect the ladies.
Happened to my wife today. Doing a Zoom interview and a candidate asked "who's the journal group manager"... "I am".... "Sorry, I mean, who is the executive who heads up that publishing group, I may already know them from my time in scientific research".... er... "I am." (Why do you think I'm the one interviewing you?)
I hate when men come to the workshop and ask I'm the secretary... dude, I literally make parts for high precision machinery, stop wasting my time :I
Oh, the number of times a man hasn't been able to wrap his tiny little head around the fact that I as a woman might a) be in charge and b) know what I'm talking about...
Reminds me of all those who think the woman in attendance in a hospital is the nurse....always.
That is not what that discussion was about- that is absolutely not some kind of sexist insult. The guy was just asking whose lab she was in, and she deliberately didn't give a direct answer, leading him to try and clarify before she eventually got her 'ha-ha!' opportunity. She's more likely lying that the conversation ever happened, or just trying to make a point and shooting herself in the foot doing it.
She litterallyanswered,that she is in her own lab as the very first. And he did NOT ask her, who she is, but retorded “no”.....
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Wow, is it so hard to believe that us women are strong and smart and everything men are/can be?!
I would interpret this another way. It seems to me that "wm" wanted to know which lab Columbus worked in. Saying "mine" was unhelpful because "wm" didn't know who she was. Therefore, they rephrased the question, getting the equally unhelpful answer "I am". Only when they phrased the question a third way did Columbus give a helpful answer.
of course, the other person may have assumed columbus was the person's first name....
LOL.... This sounds like a comedy sketch.... as in ..Who is on first :-) Plus what in this exchange shows that the other person was a man . I think Professor Columbus should have just kept up the conversation to see when the person would have caught on..
Jesus, what century does the dope in the elevator think he's living in?
And the truly frustrating thing is that because noone expects you in a certain postion it is incredibly hard to get hired for one.
I am very happy you had the chance to say that last line! I've tried it with my own name, and it feels so good. (Not true, though, but still feels pretty swell!)
While the amount of sexism in the work place is disgusting, some of these posts, at least how they are written, are just asking for an issue. "Who's lab are you in?" "Mine" really? one word? mine? Couldn't have just said "I'm the professor of such and such a class" it would have just ended there. Same thing with above this, the person hosting an event when asked for her ticket "well, I don't have one..." why not just say "I'm the speaker of the event" or "I'm the host" it would have ended there. Moral of the story, it's really not that hard to form a full sentence and avoid a lot of these issues.
If someone ask whose lab are you in, you are srsly gonna splurt out all your resume?
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Kindly Remove Yourself, Austrian Overlord
Actually, It's Dr. Science Expert
Having said that, some interactions can indeed get a little heavy. Like, “involving gender, race, religion, etc.—we aim to keep the discussion clean & civil, and remind our community that most posts here boil down to an 'Oops! I didn't realize!' moment.”
Today, the subreddit has loosened some of the posting rules to allow for more content (posts no longer require well-known people). At the same time, the team “cracked down on reposting rules due to karma-farming accounts. We've held polls in the past to see what changes the community would like to see, but everyone seems to like it as it is,” u/Acoustag concluded.
Tom Morello Lives On This Sub
Barber
It's Always Fun
Well Of Course I Know Him! He’s Me!
Female? Please Stick To Female Issues Then
Tony Hawk's Twitter Is A Gift That Keeps On Giving
Hahahahaha! I love Tony Hawk's responses to these ongoing existential escapades.
The Irony Of It All
Condescending People Are The Worst
Oof
Naturopathic """doctors""" should be imprisoned for scamming, fraud, spreading extremely dangerous misinformation, & endangering lives. Same with anyone who practices pseudoscience for anything more than recreation. This s**t kills people.
Artist Blows Shot
Karma is a wonderful thing, more so when it's of the instant variety.
What’s Your Source, Eh?
Whether A Weather Girl Or Not, This Was A Good Take Down
Wholesome Interaction. Most Writers/Accusers Should Be Chill Like This
Someone Just Told Me
Telling A Cardiologist She Needs To Do A Study On The Heart
Oxygen passes through the mask just fine. It's saliva that gets caught in the fibers. The worst you'll feel is a little stifled.
Ever Been On A Dairy Farm?
Doctor
She's A British Olympian
This is not really embarrasing is it? she recognized that she was a fantastic swimmer, didn't she? not everyone knows what every professional sportsperson looks like.
This One's A Classic But Haven't Seen It On Here Yet
Gotta love it when men try to mansplain your own work to you. Its like the perfect storm of sexism
Yes, Yes, Yes And Yes
So, Someone Decided To Rick Roll Tiktok
Old White Men In Black
Looks Like Himself
Off Duty Police Chief Challenges Shopper Over Mask, Shopper Responds With "Who Are You, The Police?", Comedy Ensues.
American here. I’m guessing that a ‘warrant card’ is some sort of law enforcement identification?
What Makes You Think That Video’s About You?!
Guy Attempts To Call Out An Expert On Twitter, Gets Shut Down
Tony Hawk With His Existential Crisis Again
Book People Reminiscing Words From Not-So-Book People
Nah, Al Pacino doesn't bug strangers. Fairly private, from what weve observed.
When They Don't Know
Ah, Quora
Telling Buzz Aldrin To "Do Your Research" On The Moon Landing
Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse
Dude Attempts At Justifying The Stupidity Of Americans
It's still an ongoing battle of Americans claiming that the USA has handled the pandemic much better than any other country in the world. Cold hard figures prove them wrong, time and time again, but somehow they are really focused on winning this "competition".
Telling A Marine To Ask A Marine
Hah, Gotcha!
Doki Doki Literature Club Creator Told He Was Demonitized For Not Adding Creative Value To The Music He Created
Youtube are such extremly huge f*****g assholes. That whole site needs to change.
The Governator Himself
How Dare You Play Your Own Music, It Is Copyrighted
If they can't make money from something, they will try everything to ban you
We Are Moving Forward With Another Candidate But Let Me Refer You Some Write-UPS That You Wrote Because I Can't Do Basic Research
In the reply, I don't know that it would jump out at the recuiter that he was saying he wrote that write-up. Saying " I am literally that guy" might just go over their heads and not even try to interpret it literally. Also, the horrible punctuation and grammar in the resonse would not lend itself to a message that the recruiter is likely to pour over in great detail. They would probably give it the briefest of glances and dismiss it without thought. Not a great comback on D's part.
Now That You Mention It
A Bioweapons Expert Refutes That The Coronavirus Is A Bioweapon
Refusing to wear a mask in favor of spreading a highly contagious & deadly disease is biological warfare.
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My dad likes to ask me to work on his car (brake jobs, oil changes, replaced his gas tank once) which is fine, but the he watches me and tries to tell me how to do the work. I'm a SAE certified automotive technician. He sells insurance.
Once had someone argue with me on IG that you couldn't see organs (specifically heart) on x-rays. Me, who went to college for 5 years to be an x-ray tech, which I've been for 15 years now.
I was at a convention once, sitting at a table next to the Dymocks Books stall, underneath a big poster which said "K.J.Taylor" and behind a nameplate which also said "K.J.Taylor". A guy came up to me and said "Hey, uh, is K.J.Taylor here?" I patted myself down and said "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm here!" I guess he was one of my readers who assume I'm a dude, because he looked really confused.
Couldn't finish reading them, I got sick of all the ignorant people who think they know all.
I did finish reading ...just so that I could convince myself that Im not as stupid as I usually think I am.
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My favorite one was from a triathlon forum I frequent. Usually its just average Joes & Jills talking about the sport and how to improve at it. Then I read this and it made me spit out my coffee I laughed so hard. Annotation...76-png.jpg 
It seems like a legitimate question to me? “What’s your swimming history?” They probably didn’t know the person who was talking so they asked a question to find out more about them. What am I missing here?
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The ones about work and professional stuff shows how people can not recognize skill at all.
Why is it when when actual scientists are talking about their flied on twitter, people say "You're not a scientist! Get a degree! Do some research!", yet when Karen posts about the dangers of vaccination ingredients, or how every country and industry in the world are working together on a COVID hoax and don't want the civilians to know the world is flat, they are all ears. I think there should be aptitude tests before people are allowed online,
I'm finding it hard to read a lot of the BP posts , as they are mostly about scorning other people and their beliefs. Social media carries a heavy weight in today's society , so carry good weight . No more internet fighting
This topic reminds me: Mansplaining| Who's the Ahole here: My wonderful husband has a thing where he is saying something and I willl interject a quick sentence to let him know I know what he is talking about. He continues on like I said nothing, explaining in detail the very thing I said in a much more condensed way. He thinks I just interupt him. (Yes, I admit, but people talk over people in conversations and it isn't meant to shut them up. But if it avoids an unneccessary lengthy story that's been heard, a quick sentence should be OK to state) Ex: him "Trump's people are blaming Twitter and FB for him not having a platform to speak out against the riots". Me: "he had time before the ban. He also has the media" Him: He had time before FB banned him he had time before Twitter. He could have made a phone call and said 'I'll be doing a press conference in 15 minutes' and had every person in the media come out. Just looking for acknowlegment I said that? Even if he then repeats it.
Continue: Just a simple "exactly" or "right" would suffice. Just one example.
Load More Replies... I wish these all showed reactions, if any, after being schooled.
My dad likes to ask me to work on his car (brake jobs, oil changes, replaced his gas tank once) which is fine, but the he watches me and tries to tell me how to do the work. I'm a SAE certified automotive technician. He sells insurance.
Once had someone argue with me on IG that you couldn't see organs (specifically heart) on x-rays. Me, who went to college for 5 years to be an x-ray tech, which I've been for 15 years now.
I was at a convention once, sitting at a table next to the Dymocks Books stall, underneath a big poster which said "K.J.Taylor" and behind a nameplate which also said "K.J.Taylor". A guy came up to me and said "Hey, uh, is K.J.Taylor here?" I patted myself down and said "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm here!" I guess he was one of my readers who assume I'm a dude, because he looked really confused.
Couldn't finish reading them, I got sick of all the ignorant people who think they know all.
I did finish reading ...just so that I could convince myself that Im not as stupid as I usually think I am.
Load More Replies... My favorite one was from a triathlon forum I frequent. Usually its just average Joes & Jills talking about the sport and how to improve at it. Then I read this and it made me spit out my coffee I laughed so hard. Annotation...76-png.jpg
It seems like a legitimate question to me? “What’s your swimming history?” They probably didn’t know the person who was talking so they asked a question to find out more about them. What am I missing here?
Load More Replies... The ones about work and professional stuff shows how people can not recognize skill at all.
Why is it when when actual scientists are talking about their flied on twitter, people say "You're not a scientist! Get a degree! Do some research!", yet when Karen posts about the dangers of vaccination ingredients, or how every country and industry in the world are working together on a COVID hoax and don't want the civilians to know the world is flat, they are all ears. I think there should be aptitude tests before people are allowed online,
I'm finding it hard to read a lot of the BP posts , as they are mostly about scorning other people and their beliefs. Social media carries a heavy weight in today's society , so carry good weight . No more internet fighting
This topic reminds me: Mansplaining| Who's the Ahole here: My wonderful husband has a thing where he is saying something and I willl interject a quick sentence to let him know I know what he is talking about. He continues on like I said nothing, explaining in detail the very thing I said in a much more condensed way. He thinks I just interupt him. (Yes, I admit, but people talk over people in conversations and it isn't meant to shut them up. But if it avoids an unneccessary lengthy story that's been heard, a quick sentence should be OK to state) Ex: him "Trump's people are blaming Twitter and FB for him not having a platform to speak out against the riots". Me: "he had time before the ban. He also has the media" Him: He had time before FB banned him he had time before Twitter. He could have made a phone call and said 'I'll be doing a press conference in 15 minutes' and had every person in the media come out. Just looking for acknowlegment I said that? Even if he then repeats it.
Continue: Just a simple "exactly" or "right" would suffice. Just one example.
Load More Replies... I wish these all showed reactions, if any, after being schooled.
