Nobody is smart (or tall) enough to never have something go over their heads. Whether we’re talking about jokes, quips, or subtly sarcastic comments, we’ve all been in awkward situations where we don’t understand something that is obvious to nearly everyone else. And we’re talking about majorly obvious things. Things that make a giant Woooosh sound when they fly over our heads at Mach 3, several miles above sea level.
To show you that having jokes go over our heads is a universal thing, we’ve collected some of the funniest such examples from the aptly named Woooosh subreddit. Grab some popcorn and get ready to laugh and cringe, dear Pandas. Remember to upvote your fave pics and share the times that jokes went over your heads in the comments below. Oh, and check out part 1 about people who clearly missed the joke right here.
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It Took Him A Few Minutes Before He Understood
Chemical Elements Got 'Em Though
On One Hand
One study found that "morally virtuous people" have trouble getting some jokes and this might lead them to be less liked than individuals who have a good sense of humor. In other words, somebody who is overly pious and serious might be less liked in their workplace, for instance.
"Although highly moral people are often viewed positively are often viewed for displaying admirable traits, they may also be disliked to the extent to which they are viewed as sanctimonious, prudish or unrelatable," the researchers at the National University of Singapore Business School stated. "As noted in the opening quote by Mark Twain that there is no humor in heaven, people have long considered the idea that there is a tension between morality and humor."
Legolization Gone Wrong
I’m Disappointed With Myself
I Matched With This Girl On Tinder, And I Immediately Ruined It. I Literally Had To Have What She Said Explained To Me Afterwards
The Woooosh subreddit with 4 o’s and 861k members shouldn’t be confused with the Woosh sub with 2 o’s and 187k followers. Both subreddits deal with jokes that go over people’s heads but the latter focuses on Reddit moments while the former sees the entire internet as its playground.
Plenty of jokes are like onions—they have layers. The more experience you have and the more context you know, the better equipped you are to get any joke that comes soaring your way.
It’s A Joke
Pretty Sure It’s A Pringle’s Holder
Pretty Sure It Starts With G
So if you don’t have anything planned this week, how about rewatching some of your fave childhood cartoons with a fresh pair of eyes? Odds are, you’ll notice a lot of hilarious jokes that you didn’t understand when you were little.
Like what Tulio and Chel were doing on the ground in the temple in The Road to El Dorado. Or how the Puss in Boots was arrested with catnip in Shrek 2. The same movie also had the Wolf reading a naughty magazine called Pork Illustrated in it, too. Wow, now those are some really grown-up jokes. And they went over a lot of our heads without us even noticing that we didn’t get them.
February 30/31.
And they're also so smug about it. "Knock knock, wake up, time to T H I N K". Big brain time.
Thats A Rare Insult
This Is So Sad Guys
I Should Walk A Mile In This Guy’s Shoes
I rented a car in Canada last year (I’m American) basically to know how fast to go I just kept up with traffic. I was completely ignorant to kilo anything. Getting gas was also fun
I Threw That Before I Came In The Room!
Learn To Spell
Thanks For The Heads Up
Bactiera Dosent Have Eyes Tho??!
..I guess bacterias see a lot of idiots,though...(whispers: punctuation)
Correcting A Pun
It’s Clearly A Magic Eight Ball
Looks Like New York To Me
Woooosh
Woooosh
He’d Get Fired You Idiots
This Is Two Stupid
This Is Heartbreaking
Thank God I'm A Scorpion And Not An Asparagus
I like how you can easily recognize stupid people by their punctuation. They use c**t, dumbass, stupid, b***h, snowflake, moron, (my favorite) r****d... as punctuation marks.
Paranoid Much?
I think if reddit existed 40 years ago my dad would have been sneaky enough to consider such a question in order to get a confession from me.
But Seriously Where Does The Water Come From?
You Can't See Me
You’re*
Really? I Thought It Was A Dolphin
Did It Tho
Thats Not Him
Women Don’t Know The Pain
lol, nevermind the trolling, lets just think about this for a moment shall we.. if the human body "can only deal with up to 45del" wouldn't that mean that if labor is 58del it would always be lethal? XD
You'd pass out, not die. But that 45 del thing is a hoax anyway.
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"human body".... and then "but US WOMEN" - women are not human, confirmed. It was always suspicious.
On a tangent, isn't pain subjective? How do they come up with units for pain? Really. Does anyone know this?
It's b******t. There's no objective measurement of pain.
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Lol, I feel like it is the equivalent Edit: THIS WAS A JOKE
How do US women go through more pain? Having to pay to give birth?
Women get to have the babies because we have higher pain tolerance than men. Who's the snowflake now?
Sounds like BS. Not the least because there's no objective way to measure pain tolerance. If we're talking pain threshold which we have ways to estimate, men typically have a higher pain threshold than women. But that's irrelevant to giving birth.
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No It’s Caprisun!
So You Say?
Woooosh
"Damn I Haven't Been Active In This Discord Since Last Year"
Hmm What A Coincidence
“Idiot Liar”
Those Emojis Are Too Bad
Very General Fb Post
They Didn't Exactly "Miss" Making That Joke
Nasa Please Contact This Guy
Why, Cake?
I bought a watch the other day, it has a built in protractor, so now I always have the time and the inclination !
Guys He Clearly Sat There For 10 Years
I Think You're Mexican
Boneless Avocado
Tinder
I Suck At Maths
If You Don't Get It
The Queen Has A Twin
These Replies To The New Lion King Movie Trailer
How The... ?
Some Skelletons Were Born Without Funny Bones
First pic is a mobile rotating surgery table for cows, in case you were wondering.
Wait...its Not?
Woooosh
I choose to believe they did and suddenly the world is so much sweeter.
When Will They Ever Learn?
Bless This Person
When You're Stupid, But You're Smart Stupid
An Inch Difference
We Are Living In Amerika
He's Right... It's A Cute Ass Koala
How do you think he got the bandage on his hand, he obviously tried to feed a "dog" before.
What An Uncultured Swine
Woooosh
The World Goes On.
Silly Rabbit That's An Infinity Stone
I thought you could only have kidney stones,but nipple stones..? That's new!
Thats Because A Years Passed
Unfortunately, there are enough conspiracy-theory pinheads that would find this a legitimate question.
So Uncivilized
Fresh From Controversial
He Might Be Onto Something
Congratulations, You Didn't Get It
Well, since customers seem to have more power than employees, it could be seen as a promotion.
Kinda Missed The Point There Bud
The Flat Earth On This Tshirt Is Definitely Not A Joke
Lmao Idiot Detected
Joke From Reddit Went Over Her Head Faster Than A Bullet
I Have Smart Friends
Vaping Is Healthy
What A Smart Guy
I Love Ig
This Is Quite Offensive
It's Almost Like It Was Designed To Not Make Sense
M I L K
"I never f****d a 10, but one night i f****d five 2s. I think that should count." George Carlin
Black Humour Is Not For Everyone
Curse You, Perry The Platypus
It’s Minor. Op Is So Dumb
That Won’t Kill You
Doesn't Get The Homework Folder Joke
Woooosh
Allegedly, he discovered it when he fell from an apple tree, but later he invented a nicer story.
Hmm I Wonder
It's A Meme Dude
Careful, We Got A Smart One
Yeah, He Should
But, It's So Obvious
I don’t get the joke. I mean, I get that he says it on christmas so it’s too late already, but it’s not funny or clever.
Are You Sure?
But since we have the time machine, we can go back in time to save him!
Excuse Me What
A Fetus Has More Money Than Me
Big Brain Time
My, Sweet Summer Child
Silly Memer, The Robber Can Just Shoot You!
Woooosh
We’ve Got A Redditor To Burn
5 Foot 12
How Can You Be So Dense?
Wait Where Is He, I Don't See Him Guys
A Rick & Morty Fan Missed A Joke? Impossible
Woah! Calm Down
Woooosh
Woooosh
Wait, You Can Die From Water Impact?
Here's One From New Years Eve
Woooosh
I don’t think this was a missed joke, I think they were both joking.
Woooosh
Woooosh
You Don't Get It,dude
Woooosh
Woooosh
Woooosh
Woooosh
Woooosh
Me looking to a gif for a minute before realizing that it's going over and over again.
I'm sure a lot of these are adults being idiots... but I like to remind myself that there's 12 year olds all over the internet too. I just assume I'm talking to a kid when the comments reach this level of stupid. It helps me keep my faith in humanity.
I don't even get half of these "jokes" - can't blame people from being wooshed. Though I do find it amusing that those who don't get the jokes are so quick to call everyone else idiots...
If you didn’t get half of these, sweetheart, it seems pretty fair to call you an idiot.
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I was feeling really superior then I wondered, what if these people have a subtle, sophisticated sense of humor that is going over MY head?
My fave woosh moment: Years ago I had been working a LOT of over time and my brain was fried and I was exhausted. I was at home and a buddy called me. He was waiting for a flight and it had been delayed so needed to pass the time. I asked him what happened and he said "The plane got stuck in Great Lakes" Before I could stop them the words just flew out "What the hell is the plane doing in the great lakes? Is everyone ok?" **face palm** the worst was as soon as I blurted it out I realized it - like as the words came out. We enjoyed a five minute crack up session and then he thanked me for making his day. SMH....
The problem is that too many stupid people surfaced so you don't know what's a joke anymore or if they are stupid for real. Happens to the best of us.
What upsets me the most is that I could show these to so many people and ... have to explain why they are funny. Such a depressing thought. I need new friends.
You need to immigrate to a country with a population with a normal intelligence level. You're not living in the U.S by any chance, are you? If so, move down to Mexico, they're much smarter there. Poorer people have to be in order to survive.
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If that's true, you haven't been very observant for the bulk of your life. I stopped being shocked by it by the time I was 10 years old.
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IMO, part of the problem is people LOVE to correct others. They read to respond.
Imagine a world where mistakes were never corrected. The dominant species of that world would eventually become extinct. But you don't have to imagine it, there is a society just like that right here on Earth. America, with it's insane political correctness that actually PROHIBITS pointing our errors, mistakes, inadequacies, facts and truth. And look at how fast that culture/society is going down the toilet right now.
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Some people just don't have a sense of humor. Tragic, I know, but it's true. They were made that way so they could annoy the c**p out of the rest of us.
Not getting a joke is one thing, but assuming people are stupid becayse they don't have the same sense of humor, or by chance didn't see THAT particular movie/tv series/ whatever, is arrogant
You think they’ve kissed someone in their family? Too much credit, I think
Load More Replies... I'm sure a lot of these are adults being idiots... but I like to remind myself that there's 12 year olds all over the internet too. I just assume I'm talking to a kid when the comments reach this level of stupid. It helps me keep my faith in humanity.
I don't even get half of these "jokes" - can't blame people from being wooshed. Though I do find it amusing that those who don't get the jokes are so quick to call everyone else idiots...
If you didn’t get half of these, sweetheart, it seems pretty fair to call you an idiot.
Load More Replies... I was feeling really superior then I wondered, what if these people have a subtle, sophisticated sense of humor that is going over MY head?
My fave woosh moment: Years ago I had been working a LOT of over time and my brain was fried and I was exhausted. I was at home and a buddy called me. He was waiting for a flight and it had been delayed so needed to pass the time. I asked him what happened and he said "The plane got stuck in Great Lakes" Before I could stop them the words just flew out "What the hell is the plane doing in the great lakes? Is everyone ok?" **face palm** the worst was as soon as I blurted it out I realized it - like as the words came out. We enjoyed a five minute crack up session and then he thanked me for making his day. SMH....
The problem is that too many stupid people surfaced so you don't know what's a joke anymore or if they are stupid for real. Happens to the best of us.
What upsets me the most is that I could show these to so many people and ... have to explain why they are funny. Such a depressing thought. I need new friends.
You need to immigrate to a country with a population with a normal intelligence level. You're not living in the U.S by any chance, are you? If so, move down to Mexico, they're much smarter there. Poorer people have to be in order to survive.
Load More Replies... If that's true, you haven't been very observant for the bulk of your life. I stopped being shocked by it by the time I was 10 years old.
Load More Replies... IMO, part of the problem is people LOVE to correct others. They read to respond.
Imagine a world where mistakes were never corrected. The dominant species of that world would eventually become extinct. But you don't have to imagine it, there is a society just like that right here on Earth. America, with it's insane political correctness that actually PROHIBITS pointing our errors, mistakes, inadequacies, facts and truth. And look at how fast that culture/society is going down the toilet right now.
Load More Replies... Some people just don't have a sense of humor. Tragic, I know, but it's true. They were made that way so they could annoy the c**p out of the rest of us.
Not getting a joke is one thing, but assuming people are stupid becayse they don't have the same sense of humor, or by chance didn't see THAT particular movie/tv series/ whatever, is arrogant
You think they’ve kissed someone in their family? Too much credit, I think
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