Everyone likes to think that they’re pretty smart and at the top of their game all the time, but the truth is, we all do and say some pretty dumb things sometimes. Like eating an entire bucket of KFC or looking everywhere for our glasses while we’re wearing them (true story). However, sometimes people mess up so badly that they end up on the internet when it looks like brain.exe stopped working for them.
Most of us know that embarrassing memories of dumb stuff that we did back in school/work/last Monday tend to resurface at the worst possible moments. So to make you feel better about yourself, Bored Panda has collected a list of some awesomely dumb things that people have said and done.
There’s nothing like other people messing up to make us forget all of our mistakes for a moment, right, dear Pandas? Scroll down, upvote your fave pics, and if you feel brave, let us know what the stupidest things you’ve ever done were! You can check out our earlier articles about stupid people doing stupid stuff here and here. Oh, and here's the coronavirus edition of dumb people acting dumb.
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You’ve Never Seen A Pink Lion?
Do They Actually Think Trump Is Using His Own Money
Pffffff like Trump has any money. The man has been bankrupt multiple times.
And Passports Too
There are two kinds of stupidity. The kind where we don’t know that we’re being stupid. And the type where we definitely know but don’t want to stop. No matter how important and wise we might be, we’ll still make mistakes.
But there are reasons why human beings do stupid things, even if we’re aware that what we’re doing is wrong.
There are two kinds of pleasure. The first one that some call ‘liking’ is happy satisfaction that we get from eating a good meal, having a drink of water after a fun game of basketball, or getting a hug from a friend you haven’t seen in ages. Simple, wholesome things that make life wonderful.
Socialism
Who’s Gonna Tell Her
Well, she actually meant that she wanted the pope as father for her baby, but he refused
Why Korean Man Make Korean Movie
What do you mean? Everything outside US is tagged "here be dragons"
Load More Replies...Ouch. Americans really are not aware the rest of the world doesn't revolve around them.
We're taught from a very young age that we're the best in the world and only we matter especially if you're white. It really is a sad reckoning when we realize just how wrong that is
Load More Replies...This is actually a valid question because this director (Bong Joon-ho) has directed two English-language movies, both produced in South Korea.
No, actually, it's not as it stands. If she'd asked why he'd made it in in Korean, and gone on to say something that put her bringing up the language it was made in into an intelligent context, then she wouldn't sound like someone who can't fathom why a Korean would want to make a film about their home country that has the actors speaking Korean.
Load More Replies...No, she does have a point. In an international market, films are generally in English if they want to have global appeal. It's not right, but it's how things are. It was a bold choice for him to do a global release of a film in Korean. I'm so glad it won. Maybe the movie world will open up a bit more to other languages and cultures now.
Thats not true at all. In gross sales and volume of production Bollywood outperforms Hollywood by a long shot and most of their films are in Indian languages
Load More Replies...It's like the time a young music journalist asked The Corrs (that's a group consisting of three sisters and a their brother) how they all met.
"Well, I'm fluent in other 6 languages so I thought why not? Just for shits and giggles" :D
She seems to be the kind of person that would go: "Oh yeah, my daughter goes to school with a Korean. She's actually really nice! Her name is so and so, do you know her?" and then thinks she's being inclusive...
And to think that interviewer is probably being paid a healthy amount to ask that kind of question.
Because his previous successful movie (Snowpiercer) was in English?
Load More Replies...In response to the BLURB below, "WANTING" is not a "second kind of pleasure." "FULFILLMENT" might be. Otherwise starving and destitute people the world over could be described as "in ecstasy."
Correct answer: "I liked the food" (best if said in Korean through an interpreter).
I wish I could say that is surprising but when you consider that I've seen Americans ask one of the most famous actors in Korea for years how it feels to be suddenly famous because one show went big in America😂 not to mention the Americans that think all British people are English(wars have actually been fought over claims like that) or that Scottish people are from Ireland😂
my comment appears everywhere, I meant to say some of us americans are karens
I am from England and I was asked several times how Iearnt to speak English!
Reminds me of singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook being asked where she got the idea to write the song ‘My Heroin Addicted Sister’
As a Brit, I was once asked if we had tv. When told yes, she went on to look amazed and ask if it was ALL the same programmes, too.
What??? You mean they don't speak English in Korea??? It must be the only place on Earth they don't! ;-)
"Well actually I was going to make a movie in Swahili, but for some peculiar reason I was shouted down."
americans are a dying race. 126.000 dead till today. 308.000.000 minus 126.000 = 307.999.874. So in how many years do americans come extinct ?
American race? You are a regular Robert Goddard.
Load More Replies...jesus christ. to korea, i'm very very sorry, we're just really stupid here sometimes, it's awful.
Well to be fair 100 miles in three directions and I'm still in the same state. I'm nearly in the same county. Europeans have a much shorter route to many vastly different cultures. And really your comment is pretty elitist. There are quite a few Americans that will never travel outside their state because they lack the financial ability to do so.
Load More Replies...The second kind of pleasure, ‘wanting,’ is associated with thrills and desire. It’s the second kind of pleasure that makes us do stupid things that can have lots of negative consequences.
Sometimes, we say, “Damn the consequences” and do something small that’s stupid; no real harm done, right? Wrong. This can have a snowball effect and we’ll start doing dumber and dumber things. The next thing you know, we might end up on the internet before our brain.exe could reboot and save the day.
That's Not How That... Never Mind
Do These People Have Brains?
That tweet she twote twas twitty. "Twote" has to become a verb(past tense)
To Ask For A Mysterious Service
What A Time To Be Alive
Mystery Solved
I Wonder Why
He's Figuring It Out, Slowly
Just What
Bye, America See You - Never
Umm Ok
Get This Idea Patented
She Has Bigger Issues
Anti-Vaxxer Accidentally Advocates For Vaccines
Waterproof Level At 100
Humans are waterproof. That's why we don't swell up with water like a sponge when we sit in the bath. The problem is clothes.
Pickle Problems
No, It Does Not Have A 2nd Part
Hold Up
Actually, It Is Pretty Funny
Can't Even Be Mad, That Edit Was Perfect
Elementary School Dropouts Ahead
I Am Speechless
Fake ID Fail
I was a little shocked that they could post his whole name and address until I remembered it's a freaking fake ID *facepalms hard*
We Should Stop Teaching Cursive Too So Kids Don't Learn Swearing
Do this many Americans really not know that the Arabic Numeral System is the most widely-used number system in the world, including in the US?
I Wish This Was Fake. Meet Jenn
Don’t Tell Them About Nigeria
Halloween Couple Of The Year
Baby Smoothie
Wth!! Do they actually think that people BLEND BABIES???!! And anyway abortions happen before the baby is even developed, at the earliest stage
I Read It On The Internet, It Must Be True
Ahm, Who Wants To Tell Her
Welcome To Calculus 101
That poor teacher. Going to Irish up his coffee on the lunch break to get through the day
Hmmm
Idiotic Landlord
A Guy Purchased A Watermelon During A Train Stop And Didn’t Realize It Didn’t Fit Through The Bars
This Man Trying To Smuggle A Kilo Of Cocaine Under A Wig At The Barcelona Airport
It's A Funny Facepalm Though
Trust No One, Not Even Yourself
Was alcohol in play at some point in the cancellation process?
Student Uses Light On Phone To Charge A Portable Solar Battery So That He Can Charge His Phone
To Be Fair, It Is A Family Guy
Aha watching family guy right now! This is something i can see me doing XD
Woman Cuts A Hole In The Face Mask So That It’s Easier To Breathe
The facemask thing as demonstrated just how many moronic adults there are out there. Its not rocket science to put one on right and yet . . .
She Doesn’t Speak English And I’m 90% Sure That The Last Line Is A Google Translation Of Sugar Daddy And I Can’t Stop Laughing
Sir, Do You Know How Wrong Numbers Work
How Stupid Soap Opera Can Be
Well, I feel stupid! All this time, I’ve been using my pulse oximeter on my finger!
Me Neither
Popular Google Searches Are Making Me Question My Existence
"Romanians Should Have Yt On English Because Yes, That's Why"
I don't care about the circumstances, no one should EVER use the r-word
"I Thought This Was Common Sense"
Few Biology Classes Would Help
This is why sex ed instead of "abstinence only" would be a good idea. Also why Americans need to stop demonizing sex. Its a perfectly normal biological function
If Only Someone Had Thought Of That
Vaccines = Tide Pods
Likely the person that posted that shares more than 80% of their DNA with banana peels.
It Will Never Happen Again I Guess
Throwback To When The White House Secretary Posted His Password Publicly 2 Days In A Row
Tried To Hang A Curtain Over My Front Door, But Didn’t Realize What I Did Until I Stepped Back
I am not proud of how long it took me to realize what the problem was.
Voldemort Was An Aborted Fetus Guys
Your Address, Mark
Wearing Glasses Defines Your Sexuality
Just Awkward
Actually, That's Exactly What You Voted For
When a hard Brexit comes, they can even go to the embassy to get a Visa, before entering Europe. That should reduce the queues at the immigration
Okay, 1 Star Then
To Do Math
Maybe He Should Hire Someone For That
No one can speak for the president. Only Donald can speak for the president and he's got words, big words, tremendous big words and number, big numbers, tremendous big numbers. And no one has bigger numbers than he does, And he understands them, those tremendous numbers. Because he has friends, good friends, good close friends that asked him how he knew so much numbers. And words, also, words, No one has ever known so much about words as he does.
A Woody Is A Woody I Guess
He Did Do It, Technically
Stupidius Maximus
And wadda ya know??!?! It got dark when I turned off the lights... damn'
We Have Ourselves A Genius
“Read A Book”
Well, Obviously, You Have To Have Blue Eyes For It To Work
A Guy At My Wife's Job Still Thinks That His New Plant Is A Cactus. It's Actually A Pickle That Is Replaced By A New One Each 2 Days
It's been like that for 2 weeks now
Thinking That Everyone In Chernobyl Is Called Conrad
"Greetings, Conrad!" "Good to see you, Conrad!" "Have you spoken to our Conrad lately?" "Shh! Our mutual Conrad must not be mentioned in such a public setting! No Conrads here! Except the two of us Conrads, obviously!"
I Can't Show You Proof Vaccines Are Dangerous Because The Government Controls The Internet
Do You Have Stupid?
America Is The Reason You Have Cars. Nope
Vehicular Social Distancing
Blind People Can’t Draw
I knew a blind woman who loved to paint. She hadn't gone blind until later in life. As long as someone told her which color was which she was happy as a clam.
"Ghost Baby" In Son's Crib
So last night I was positive there was a ghost baby in the bed with my son. I was so freaked out, I barely slept. I even tried creeping in there with a flashlight while my son was sleeping. Well, this morning I go to investigate a bit further. It turns out my husband just forgot to put the mattress protector on when he changed the sheets. I could kill him.
Verizon Coverage Map
The Look On His Face Is Priceless
Experts Bad
My Wife Said Measure The Door, I Told Her All Doors Are The Same Size
My boss has a sign in his office that says, “When in doubt, do it the way your wife told you to the first time.”
He Exposed Himself
Those Canadians
She Thought She Was Getting A Deal
Just Realized My Soap Wasn’t Working Because It’s Literally A Block Of Cheese
How does one physically make this mistake? At what point does one accidentally swap soap with cheese?
Male Or Female
Oh No
How Is This Even Possible
Ah Yes, This Will Help The Blind
CB At Wally World Thinks They Deserve A Discount Because The Kayak Got Wet
Well, if the kayak was there for a longer period of time, the sun, wind and other things could have damage it enough to put it in sale. And maybe the conversation wasn't so "stupid" after all. I can imagine him asking how much is it and after he found out it's too expensive, he could just ask if there is any sale for the displayed one.
“Please Stop Using It”
"I am whatever you say I am, if I wasn't, then why would I say I am? In the paper, the news, every day I am... I don't know it's just the way I am..." - Eminam... er, Eminem...
This Is Stupid
Geography Is Not His Strongest Side
It’s Not A Real Fire
Sometimes You Wonder
You can't possibly be this stupid... The effort of covering the car aside, you would be painting the calipers, brake pads, disks and everything. That can't possibly be/look good.
Fool Me Once
Nailed It
Rather unprofessional of the supervisor to just ask for a person instead of doing any kind of introduction. "Hello, this is X with Y company. Have I reached Z?"
You Can’t Make It Up
Umm That’s Not How Percentages Work
He Didn't Want His Xbox To Get A Virus
Or maybe he didn’t want to play with someone who coughs into a microphone as it’s damn annoying.
There's Some Dumb People In This World
Math Be Hard
Billionaires only exist by not paying people properly and by not giving their staff decent working conditions.
Jeez, NASA Just Take A Picture
Yesterday, I Asked My Coworker To Send Me A Description Of The Investors I’ll Be Meeting Today. This Is What He Sent Me
Without A
The First Ingredient Is Honey, So It Probably Mostly Is
Because Math
Oh my....someone take a screenshot of some of the comments here and add it to the list
Hello Georgie
Old Man Smoking While Pumping Gas. When The Attendant Told Him He Couldn’t Smoke While Pumping Gas, He Replied “It’s Diesel, Not Gas”
To be fair you can't ignite diesel fumes in the same way as you can with petrol.
Damn, If Bike Gears Scare The Kid Then Car Engines Are Gonna Traumatize Them
Bluetooth Hose
Bought one of these, but they are useless if your waterpipes don't have Bluetooth also. Another $100 down the drain.
You Ever Wanted To Fight Your Past Self
Very Smart
Some People Aren’t Even Trying
This story gets even worse. The customer only bought something that was 64 cents.
Do I Really Have To Tell Them Or Should I Let Them Figure It Out
I really hope it wasn't the teacher who sent the original text, but the way it's worded...
When The Bakers Make The Mix Wrong And Don’t Realize Yeast Doesn’t Just Stop Working Because It’s In A Dumpster
Oh My
You're Standing Right In Front Of The Best Example In The Whole World That Proves That Walls Don't Work
Both bigoted and stupid all in one tweet. Just needs a MAGA hat for the trifecta
Welp, Better Throw This iPhone Out Then
It's About Time To Learn What The Real Italian Cuisine Is
Columbia Professor Accidentally Poisons Self Rather Than Get Flu Shot
Poisoned himself and told people how to make cyanide. Maybe take the semester off dude.
My Mother-In-Law Keeps Complaining That Her Kindle Wouldn’t Charge
Hello There
Pretty Sure It’s A Pringle’s Holder
Mother Knew I Wanted A Roomba But Didn't Want To Waste That Much Money On One. So She Found One For A Bargain. Note, It Has Zero Vacuuming Ability
Maybe Not The Best Choice For A Sign
actually she wanted to point out that she made something of her life, after the divorce. Good for her!
The “Boat” Scene
I Should Walk A Mile In This Guy’s Shoes
How On Earth Is This Possible
My Sister Drove Her Entire Way To Work Like This, And She Had To Call Our Dad To Find Out What Was Wrong With Her Car
One Of My Coworkers Was Eager To Unpack Her New Mouse
Always Gotta Be Inclusive
Facebook Gem
Cooking Skills Out Of This World
At Least He Realized His Mistake
Theo Is Very Confused
Confused
Two people with the same name? Ridiculous. I'd know if there was another Vanta Black out there, but I've never seen one.
My Coworker Returned The Front Desk Stapler Like This. Told Me It Ran Out Of Staples
Fixing A Toilet Leak. I'm An Idiot
I took 2 trips to Home Depot, worked with a hernia, spent a load of time putting the wax ring and screws on... Only to install the toilet and forget about the door.
On top of that I forgot that I could unhinge the door and fix the situation....
I'm An Idiot
So This Happened
Aww Yes A Genius
My Neighbor Is So Bright
Idiot Detected
She Didn't Think It Through
To be fair I remember a child's book that kept calling orange yellow. Maybe she read the same one. I wish I could remember the book title. It'd probably be a laugh now.
I'm An Idiot. Just Painted The Stairs To My Basement Now I'm Trapped
God Dammit People
you have to add the cvc number at the back, in order for the censoring to work
Welp
If you quit that very moment because you're excited that you won the lottery, you probably didn't like your job too much anyway, and thought nothing of your crew. In any case, good luck getting the job back.
Well That's An Interesting Conspiracy Theory
10 Hours Later
"Burn, damn you! Burn!" "This is what you get for shopping at a dollar store!" "There must be some reason it won't light..." *drops the candle* "...huh... 2 C batteries... didn't know they still made those..."
"Why Would I Need To Learn About Chemistry?"
I Bought A Used Car And Have Been Waiting For My License Plates, Even After Receiving My Registration With License Plate Number. I'm An Idiot
ok, in fairness the dealer tags are not usually used to cover permanent tags but are good for 30 days and have to be exchanged when the car is registered
There Are No Koalas In The Amazon
Good Thing They Have Windshield Visor
Is It So Hard To Get Just A Little Proof?
Today, My Mother Was The Idiot
Yes, My Friend Is That Stupid
How
Done it. Skip F to H, nothing exciting happens.
Load More Replies...My grandfather knew a guy in Chicago who had a friend in Gary, Indiana (right across the state line from Chicago). The friend was about to move to Illinois – SOUTHERN Illinois, over 300 miles away from Chicago. The guy was overjoyed. He thought that since his friend was moving to Illinois, they would be living in the same state, and therefore would be living closer together! People tried to explain to the guy that they would be living farther apart, but he never got it, was unable to understand the concept.
I’ve been asked if the country I’m from celebrates 4th of July. When I said no they said “oh so you don’t celebrate New Years either.” I was confused. I’ve also been asked numerous times what someone’s name means in my language in response I ask them what my name means in English and they say it doesn’t mean anything. So why would theirs mean something in mine.
Some people choose stupidity, while others have stupidity thrust upon them. Either way, these people probably ate paint chips as kids. That didn't help matters.
I saw an ex-coworker after not seeing her for several years, and she asked me if I still had my tatoo...
Most of these have to be fake, I cannot believe people can really be this stupid. Please someone, restore my faith in humanity and tell me that most of these posts are fake.
Sorry. Been alive long enough to see enough stupid sh*t to know this is all possible. Some may be faked, but seriously, I had someone ask me once why I was on crutches. While I had a huge cast from knee to toes on one leg. Yep. They live among us. *sigh*
Load More Replies...Well, now that I just laughed my butt of the entire way through dinner reading these my husband thinks I'm crazier then normal!
Possibly the most depressing thing I've seen in, like, a long time. Sigh...
Don't read this stuff while drinking hot coffee, it comes out of your nose and gets into your keyboard.
90... I cant find my % button on the key board. anyway, 90 part of me is ashamed to be human. they are so dumb!!!
I'm so happy & proud to have been in a great school, in a great school district. I think the issue in America is that all education is not uniform across all school districts, in all cities, in all states. I hear that in many other countries, this is not the case, and their education is a lot more uniform. I live in Oak Park Illinois and I know a lot of people who are from a different town who are my age and have not had the same education. You need to realize that these people have had different qualities of education. I was also raised with no television and hardly any movies, way back before the internet was a common thing. I was encouraged to read books. I was also taught to self educate. Not everyone has the wherewithal to pick up a book or utilize the internet to self educate & how to think for themselves & question everything instead of just parroting what they're told.
Yeah sounds a lot like a few people I know. They think everything they see on Facebook is real news. And they don’t know how to think for themselves. Many have a set of beliefs and will believe anything and everything negative that goes against those beliefs and don’t question it regardless of how idiotic it seems.
Load More Replies...Okay so all this list has learnt me is that America is not only the dumbest country in the world but the dumbest country on the entire planet.
Done it. Skip F to H, nothing exciting happens.
Load More Replies...My grandfather knew a guy in Chicago who had a friend in Gary, Indiana (right across the state line from Chicago). The friend was about to move to Illinois – SOUTHERN Illinois, over 300 miles away from Chicago. The guy was overjoyed. He thought that since his friend was moving to Illinois, they would be living in the same state, and therefore would be living closer together! People tried to explain to the guy that they would be living farther apart, but he never got it, was unable to understand the concept.
I’ve been asked if the country I’m from celebrates 4th of July. When I said no they said “oh so you don’t celebrate New Years either.” I was confused. I’ve also been asked numerous times what someone’s name means in my language in response I ask them what my name means in English and they say it doesn’t mean anything. So why would theirs mean something in mine.
Some people choose stupidity, while others have stupidity thrust upon them. Either way, these people probably ate paint chips as kids. That didn't help matters.
I saw an ex-coworker after not seeing her for several years, and she asked me if I still had my tatoo...
Most of these have to be fake, I cannot believe people can really be this stupid. Please someone, restore my faith in humanity and tell me that most of these posts are fake.
Sorry. Been alive long enough to see enough stupid sh*t to know this is all possible. Some may be faked, but seriously, I had someone ask me once why I was on crutches. While I had a huge cast from knee to toes on one leg. Yep. They live among us. *sigh*
Load More Replies...Well, now that I just laughed my butt of the entire way through dinner reading these my husband thinks I'm crazier then normal!
Possibly the most depressing thing I've seen in, like, a long time. Sigh...
Don't read this stuff while drinking hot coffee, it comes out of your nose and gets into your keyboard.
90... I cant find my % button on the key board. anyway, 90 part of me is ashamed to be human. they are so dumb!!!
I'm so happy & proud to have been in a great school, in a great school district. I think the issue in America is that all education is not uniform across all school districts, in all cities, in all states. I hear that in many other countries, this is not the case, and their education is a lot more uniform. I live in Oak Park Illinois and I know a lot of people who are from a different town who are my age and have not had the same education. You need to realize that these people have had different qualities of education. I was also raised with no television and hardly any movies, way back before the internet was a common thing. I was encouraged to read books. I was also taught to self educate. Not everyone has the wherewithal to pick up a book or utilize the internet to self educate & how to think for themselves & question everything instead of just parroting what they're told.
Yeah sounds a lot like a few people I know. They think everything they see on Facebook is real news. And they don’t know how to think for themselves. Many have a set of beliefs and will believe anything and everything negative that goes against those beliefs and don’t question it regardless of how idiotic it seems.
Load More Replies...Okay so all this list has learnt me is that America is not only the dumbest country in the world but the dumbest country on the entire planet.