It Can Be Awkward When You Don’t Know Who You’re Talking To (30 Pics)

People online think they know everything. If you’re gonna call someone out, make sure you know who you’re talking to because there’s nothing more embarrassing than putting your foot in your mouth. Especially when you don’t know who’s on the receiving end of your message.

For whatever reason, Tony Hawk seems to be the most unrecognizable celebrity, but he has a sense of humor about it. I keep a photo of him in my wallet so if I ever meet him I’ll know exactly who I’m talking to.

1. “No one knows Metallica better than I do.”

MrDurden32

2. “Haha wow, you’re like an older version of her”

ItalianGreyhounds

3. “You don’t know Doctor Who”

Zedaraby

4. “Accusing the artist based on images from the artist’s own website…”

Lumberjack_Mike

5. “Tony Hawk ad didn’t know who Tony Hawk was.”

dontyouknowwhoiam

6. “You don’t even know the name of the original Tank Girl artist?”

Condor-Avenue

7. “director is asked what her job is”

paintballer18181

8. “Challenging a doctor”

wsavi5

9. “Finally found one!”

SuperTonio

10. “Columbia? That’s an ok school, I guess”

ask21900

11. “Wholesome Post About Fantasy Football”

YoloTendies

12. “Have you see Knives Out?”

TransFattyAcid

13. “Twitter user tries to tell comic writer that Captain Marvel’s strength level was amped up for the MCU vs how she’s been in the comics”

waffles

14. “Tony Hawk tries to rent a car”

Minxy0707

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dontyouknowwhoiam

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dontyouknowwhoiam

17. “Nice try Lucas”

educioffi

18. “In the comments of a piano version of a song”

victorleiMAN

19. “Some silly person thinks a video is about her just because it’s titled & addressed to her”

ItalianGreyhounds

20. “Here you go professor. I worked really hard on this. I really think I found my voice!”

qning

21. “Denial”

aerospicy

22. “You should try out for American ninja warrior!”

MATTOK00

23. “are you Neil Patrick Harris like huh”

RedactedByElves

24. “oh the embarrassment”

EmmaFaye27

25. “Accusing a former US Secretary of Labor of being a keyboard warrior”

Ravenae

26. “A wholesome variation found on reddit”

PhysicsWorldTour

27. “I am not an esports journalist”

YannisBE

28. “Spotted on TicTok”

ThatOneGuyOT

29. “Fan tells Mike Trout that his timeline is wrong”

theShowandMe

30. “Whoops, not Mark Hamill”

theconk

h/t: Ranker

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.