40 Times People Missed The Joke So Bad, They Embarrassed Themselves On The Internet (New Pics)
There's a fine line between laughing at a joke and becoming the joke. And while most of us cross it at one point or another, these unfortunate folks did it on the Internet, and their fails have been immortalized on the subreddit r/woooosh.
If you aren't familiar with the place, all you need to know is that it's an archive of screenshots, showing someone misinterpreting a joke. And the more ignorant a post is, the better it does within the community. I'm talking about people so clueless, they really think a guy mistakes a plane for a bus. Or that another one believes that sharks have toes. Just continue scrolling and you'll see what I'm talking about. When you're done, check out our earlier posts on the topic here and here.
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The subreddit has grown a lot since its creation on November 1, 2016. Now, it has over 890,000 members and is steadily approaching the 1 million mark. Not to mention all the similar subreddits, like r/woosh.
True, the Internet is so full of lies and "fake news", sometimes it's hard to tell if what you are looking at is sincere or not. But often, it is pretty obvious that the person who posted something was making a joke and others didn't get it. Maybe it was a bad joke – but it is still a joke nonetheless, and it is our job, as smart people who use the Internet, to recognize it. Or accept our mistake and move on if we don't.
Interestingly, humor is found in all cultures and at all ages, and in recent decades experimental psychology started viewing it as an essential, fundamental human behavior.
Historically, psychologists framed humor negatively, saying it demonstrated superiority, vulgarity, Freudian id conflict, or a defense mechanism to hide one’s true feelings.
But research on humor has evolved, viewing it as a character strength. Positive psychology, a field that is dedicated to what people do well, states that humor can be used to make others feel good, to gain intimacy, or to help buffer stress. Together with gratitude, hope, and spirituality, a sense of humor belongs to the set of strengths positive psychologists call transcendence; they help us connect to the world and provide meaning to life. Appreciation of humor correlates with other strengths, such as wisdom and love of learning.
So remember, it's perfectly normal if we don't get a joke or two. However, it's a whole other story if we don't find anything funny.
You go in the water and tell the shark to its face yourself.
Beside the point, I know but, how NEEDY is this photo? Get over yourself 'celeb' we're all worse off than you.
You'd be surprised how many Trump voters have the mind of a 13 year old. Trump himself is 74 but the 7 is silent.
Note: this post originally had 104 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Everyone sometimes don't get a joke, it's no big deal. But what bothers me most is how eager are some people on the internet to start insulting others.
What's rather depressing is not that people can't get a joke, it's that there are so many people who don't even realise it's a joke, that it's possible to make a funny comment that's not meant to be taken seriously. Its reached the point where satire/parody is being broadcast as news after only a few out of context shares. So the fact that it's a joke at all is lost. And insulting someone for either not getting the joke - or insulting someone by missing the point in the first place - is part of the "intelligence wars". It's all a bit distressing really. Who has some pictures of cute cats to make the world a better place?
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The “intelligence wars”? Hardly. It’s the “lightning speed pop culture wars”.
Lol
And the term "retard." That's not neccessary.
When someone doesn’t get a joke and ask, you are right they should not be insulted. But when someone just want to spread their ignorance than I have no problem calling them on it.
Still no need to be insulting. The classic "Whoosh" comment is enough.
I'm rather talking about the other side of the argument - about people, who sees post, don't get the joke and starting replying with "are you blind", "are you idiot" and other insults. But in general, everyone could be a little more polite to each other :)
@WilvanderHeijden I have encountered someone that didn't understand a whoosh comment that was made after they didn't understand a joke. The irony kept me tittering for weeks.
Whatever loser
Diablo Ramierez easy
Diablo Ramierez Good response!
It is possible that some replies are intentionally responding as if they don't get the joke, taking it a step further. Although feigning ignorance is an inside joke for one...it's still funny tho..
Curious how many of these instances of missing the joke are due to neuroatypical-ness. Maybe that's where a simple "woosh" would suffice, as Mnr vanderHeiden suggests.
Wow, that's kind of ableist, not gonna lie. Just because someone's not neurotypical doesn't mean they can't understand humour. And believe me, plenty of neurotypical people don't understand our jokes.
Everyone sometimes don't get a joke, it's no big deal. But what bothers me most is how eager are some people on the internet to start insulting others.
What's rather depressing is not that people can't get a joke, it's that there are so many people who don't even realise it's a joke, that it's possible to make a funny comment that's not meant to be taken seriously. Its reached the point where satire/parody is being broadcast as news after only a few out of context shares. So the fact that it's a joke at all is lost. And insulting someone for either not getting the joke - or insulting someone by missing the point in the first place - is part of the "intelligence wars". It's all a bit distressing really. Who has some pictures of cute cats to make the world a better place?
cute-cate-...c2e98f.jpg
cat-5f4305...49228e.jpg
The “intelligence wars”? Hardly. It’s the “lightning speed pop culture wars”.
Lol
And the term "retard." That's not neccessary.
When someone doesn’t get a joke and ask, you are right they should not be insulted. But when someone just want to spread their ignorance than I have no problem calling them on it.
Still no need to be insulting. The classic "Whoosh" comment is enough.
I'm rather talking about the other side of the argument - about people, who sees post, don't get the joke and starting replying with "are you blind", "are you idiot" and other insults. But in general, everyone could be a little more polite to each other :)
@WilvanderHeijden I have encountered someone that didn't understand a whoosh comment that was made after they didn't understand a joke. The irony kept me tittering for weeks.
Whatever loser
Diablo Ramierez easy
Diablo Ramierez Good response!
It is possible that some replies are intentionally responding as if they don't get the joke, taking it a step further. Although feigning ignorance is an inside joke for one...it's still funny tho..
Curious how many of these instances of missing the joke are due to neuroatypical-ness. Maybe that's where a simple "woosh" would suffice, as Mnr vanderHeiden suggests.
Wow, that's kind of ableist, not gonna lie. Just because someone's not neurotypical doesn't mean they can't understand humour. And believe me, plenty of neurotypical people don't understand our jokes.