Dumbest Things That People Ever Said

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mattstaff
Jun 20, 2021 8:00 AM EDT

We all have our unfortunate, humbling moments where the ego itself can't stand to exist in the face of unexplainable, self-created dumbness. Maybe these people's stories about the dumbest things that they ever said will make you feel better about your own cringeworthy moments that still manage to haunt you at night when you'd otherwise be catching a great night's rest. 

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    Rectangle - suspectedlyrabbid · 4h 3 O 10 Awards Her: the twins are 3 years old Me: Both of them? 5 Reply 1 16.8k ..
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    Font - Strongbad23 •6h 8 Awards In my freshman year of college was dorming next door to a couple cute girls. About a week into the first semester one girl walked from the coed showers to her dorm room in her towel still wet. We were both unlocking our doors to get in our rooms when she looks at me and says... "I know I look stunning...(sarcastically)" To which I replied, "don't flatter yourself." I had to slid a note under her door explaining I was tongue tied as she was beautiful and I meant to
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    Rectangle - DreamerScreamers · 4h 22 Awards When the cashier said "Have a nice day", and I replied with "No, thanks". Background: I wasnt thinking straight that day, and thought they said "Do you want a bag" G Reply 20.1k 3 ...
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    Font - 2 Awards Probably the time I was on my honeymoon in Hawaii when I asked my new husband why there wasn't a bridge to Hawaii. Me: I mean, if there can be a bridge to Alaska, why cant there be a bridge to Hawaii? Husband: There's not a bridge to Alaska though? Me: Then how do people drive there?? Husband: ...Canada. Canada is the bridge. Still just about die of embarrassment every time I think about that one. G Reply 4 1.6k 3 ...
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    Rectangle - dyskraesia · 7h 3 1 Award In my head I was wondering what one pound of water would look like in terms of volume. What I said out loud however was "How much does a pound of water weigh?" G Reply 4 8.5k 3 ...
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    Rectangle - Indigo_Azure • 6h "This ice is cold" 6 Reply 4 1.3k 3 ...
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    Font - pearlie_girl · 4h Back in the day of landline phones. "Hello?" "Hi. Is this <my name>?" "No. This is <sister's name>." "Hi <sister's name>. Can-" "Oh wait! I meant this is <my name>." "... IS YOUR MOM HOME??!!" I was probably 16 or 17 at the time. 6 Reply 4 460 ...
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    Font - alfab3th · 6h I used to swear that pigs can't walk backwards. I'd heard it somewhere when I was little and it made sense as to why they're associated with New Year- they only move forwards. I apologise to all the people I passed this ridiculousness onto over my life. G Reply 4 570
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    Font - CursedPotato1 · 7h I said okay, after a girl was breaking up with me, not realising what happend. Reply 1 2.3k 3 ...
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    Font - Devonai · 8h O 9 2 Awards A couple of months ago, I got up and drove to work as usual. Later, my girlfriend texted me from home to ask me if she had left her sunglasses in my car. I told her I wasn't sure, but she could grab my spare key and go check. In my car. Which I had driven to work. G Reply 1 8k 3 ...
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    Font - "Do they speak Spanish in Spain?" G Reply 4 1.3k 3
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    Rectangle - martinsifrar · 2h When our cat was having kittens, a friend was petting one of them and I said: "Ya' know, her mum's also a cat." 6 Reply 4 51 3 ...
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    Font - canadalicious • 2h It was my birthday and it was getting cold outside so I announced to everyone that I was going inside to put on "long sleeve pants". G Reply 1 218 3 ...
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    Rectangle - Metoshiko • 6h 1 Award Me when I was 10 something years old. " Mom, did you take showers without water in your time"
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    Font - Vaiara · 4h At five years old I was learning how to swim, and one day proudly proclaimed "I can swim, I just don't stay afloat yet!". G Reply 4 38 3 ...
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    Font - pigadaki · 3h Chatting to a homeless guy on the street and he told me he was feeling unwell. I told him he should be at home, resting. It's been 20 years and the memory of it still brings me out in a cold sweat. G Reply 203 + ...
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    Font - cooplary · 6h 2 Awards I was wondering why they had shut the gate at my kids school and I looked around and saw heaps of crows and I said to another parent "probably shut the gates the as soon as it left my mouth I remembered they can fly... the other parent lost it laughing and I wanted the floor to swallow me up 6 Reply 1 3.6k keep the crows out " ...
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    Font - BetterthanMew · 2h Me last Friday after a long terrible day, trying to return an item. Cashier: I'm gonna need your name Me: no thanks G Reply 32 3 +
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    Rectangle - bornagaindumb · 8h 3 1 Award "I don't understand why people place bets on who wins, why not just place bets on who loses?" Yeah took me a minute to register what I said... 6 Reply 1 4.3k 3 ...
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    Font - Jolkien-RR-Tolkien · 7h 'Where is my phone?' while holding my phone. G Reply 4 1k 3 ...
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