35 People Who Made Facepalm-Worthy Decisions Their Remaining Brain Cells Couldn’t Defend
A mistake is usually easy to forgive. Refusing to admit it after someone explains exactly what went wrong is how an ordinary slipup becomes a truly great facepalm moment.
These people sent wrong-number texts and doubled down when they realized what happened. Others shared social media posts that shouldn’t have been posted, presumably forgetting that screenshots exist. I respect the confidence, even if I don’t understand where it came from.
My confidence disappears when a waiter says “enjoy your meal,” and I accidentally respond “you too.”
1. This Expectant Parent Who Put The Big Secret Right On The Envelope
2. This Person Who Thought Every Asian Nationality Ended The Same Way
3. This Helpful Bus Driver Who Put Someone’s Debit Card On Public Display
4. This Confused Texter Who Seriously Misunderstood Circumcision
5. This First-Time Cook Who Tried To Fry Oreos Without Batter
6. This “Smart Guy” Who Made Several Grammar Mistakes While Bragging About His Intelligence
7. This Shopper Who Couldn’t Imagine Why Anyone Would Need A Zero Candle
8. This Quora User Who Thought English Was Invented In America
9. This Person Who Apparently Found Seven Extra Hours In Every Day
10. This Mom Who Tried To Download Files By Plugging A Flash Drive Into An Outlet
11. This Music Fan Who Was Shocked To Find Only Women On A List Of Female Musicians
12. This Music Lover Who Thought Open Windows Would Protect Their Hearing
13. This Coffee Shop Whose Puzzle Pieces Absolutely Do Not Go Together
14. This Biology Expert Who Didn’t Know Humans Are Animals
15. This Facebook Historian Who Took “OK Boomer” A Little Too Seriously
16. This Truck Driver Who Appears To Have Lost Something Pretty Important
17. This Researcher Who Apparently Conducted Clinical Trials On Facebook
18. This Math Quiz That Forgot To Include The Correct Answer
19. This Teen Who Thought An IQ Score Of 95 Meant Smarter Than 95% Of People
20. This Driver Who Learned Why Sandpaper And Windshields Don’t Mix
21. This Spelling Expert Who Corrected “Loses” With “Looses”
22. This Sign Maker Who Named America The Best Country In America
23. This Dating App Match Who Incorrectly Corrected The Right “You’re”
24. This Person Who Thought Americans Were The Only People Without Accents
25. This Person Who Had Never Heard Of Headlights And Taillights
26. This Commenter Who Refused To Believe Baby Goats Are Called Kids
27. This Canadian Who Made The Metric System Look Harder Than It Is
28. This Facebook Biologist Who Thought Pigs Were Part Muskrat, Bobcat, And Hyena
29. This Traveler Who Said Goodbye To Italy And Hello To Its Capital
30. These Confused Commenters Who Couldn’t Understand Seasons In Different Hemispheres
31. This Commenter Who Tried To Insult “Wannabes” And Invented A New Word
32. This Concerned Parent Who Misunderstood What Minecraft Creepers Are
33. This Wrong-Number Texter Who Expected A Stranger To Know The Right Number
34. This Person Who Was Defeated By A Racket And Its Shadow
35. This Person Who Couldn’t Figure Out How Many Dollars Were In $5K
