Stupid People Stories

[EliSnow]

Every now and then, we encounter people who do incredibly stupid/ignorant things and upon hearing seeing them, all we can do is drop our jaws.

Here's the place to tell your stories or vent.

Example, when I was in college, I would come home and hang with high school friends. One of my best friends had a college roommate that was from a very small town and was incredibly ignorant/stupid.

One day I was drinking a bottle of Bass Ale, and he asked me "how's that Ali?" I said "Excuse me," and he said "you know, that Ali you're drinking." He had read the word "ale" on the bottle and thought you pronounced it all-eeeee. I politely correct him, and internally marvelled at the ignorance.

Years later, at my friend's wedding, this guy made a similar mistake. He talked about how he went to Seattle and ate some incredible salmon. But he pronounced the "l" in salmon several times.

This guy is now a high school teacher and football coach. I'm hoping he's a phys ed teacher.

[midwestjeff]

I used to know a guy that spelled Seattle with one "t".

What an idiot, huh?

[Dude!]

I used to know a guy that spelled Seattle with one "t".

What an idiot, huh?

i cant top that

[RoseBlood]

He had read the word "ale" on the bottle and thought you pronounced it all-eeeee.
I hope he didn't go to Yale with you, and how did he pronounce Fragile?

But he pronounced the "l" in salmon several times.
This might be more a 'douche-chill, what was i thinking embarrassing' story than a 'stupid people story', although my father has many of those. Your story made me recall the time my father pronounced 'salmon' as 'semen' to a waitress down south. I don't know if that's how he really thought it was pronounced or if his mind was just elsewhere :help:

[sr71blackbird]

My idiot brother in law always say "can I ax you a question?"

[skyscraper]

I used to know a guy who would say "what have not" instead of "what have you" or "whatnot".

[Judge Smails]

My wife has an idiot friend who forwards her every single urban legend / email warning that she comes across and wholeheartedly believes that they're true because, afterall, she saw it on the internet so it must be true. It drives my wife fucking crazy and she complains to me about it like I give two shits. I tell to just ask her to stop but my wife is nothing like me and is too nice a person to confront her.

Just recently, with my wife's approval, I've taken it upon myself to answer these emails (in a very respectful manner) debunking her little claims. Just last week she sent my wfe an email with a link to a video showing how you can pop popcorn using nothing but three cell phones and warned my wife to stop using her cell. I forwarded her a link from Snopes that included a video from CNN showing that this was a viral ad for a bluetooth company and showing how they did it. She emailed back thanking me and seemed legitimately shocked at the fact that the web had lied to her in this one instance.

[donnie_darko]

My closest friend both says and writes "supposendly"

seriously.

Also any writer who says "For all intents an purposes", that's when I stop reading the article.

[Thebazile78]

My wife has an idiot friend who forwards her every single urban legend / email warning that she comes across and wholeheartedly believes that they're true because, afterall, she saw it on the internet so it must be true. It drives my wife fucking crazy and she complains to me about it like I give two shits. I tell to just ask her to stop but my wife is nothing like me and is too nice a person to confront her.

Just recently, with my wife's approval, I've taken it upon myself to answer these emails (in a very respectful manner) debunking her little claims. Just last week she sent my wfe an email with a link to a video showing how you can pop popcorn using nothing but three cell phones and warned my wife to stop using her cell. I forwarded her a link from Snopes that included a video from CNN showing that this was a viral ad for a bluetooth company and showing how they did it. She emailed back thanking me and seemed legitimately shocked at the fact that the web had lied to her in this one instance.

I may hate getting into arguments with people over e-mail, but if I've gotten the thing before, I check Snopes and send the link to the person (people) who are perpetuating these things.

You don't have to be mean about it (although sometimes I am) but some people are total noobs, so they really do need to have information like Snopes sent their way!

[EliSnow]

I hope he didn't go to Yale with you, and how did he pronounce Fragile?


No, he went to a small division III private school in MN. It was a really good school though, so they didn't have many idiots there.

[ANC]

I may hate getting into arguments with people over e-mail, but if I've gotten the thing before, I check Snopes and send the link to the person (people) who are perpetuating these things.

You don't have to be mean about it (although sometimes I am) but some people are total noobs, so they really do need to have information like Snopes sent their way!

x2 I do the same. And since they fowarded it to 50+ people I reply to all so they can all see what a jackass the person is.

[EliSnow]

My wife has an idiot friend who forwards her every single urban legend / email warning that she comes across and wholeheartedly believes that they're true because, afterall, she saw it on the internet so it must be true. It drives my wife fucking crazy and she complains to me about it like I give two shits. I tell to just ask her to stop but my wife is nothing like me and is too nice a person to confront her.

Just recently, with my wife's approval, I've taken it upon myself to answer these emails (in a very respectful manner) debunking her little claims. Just last week she sent my wfe an email with a link to a video showing how you can pop popcorn using nothing but three cell phones and warned my wife to stop using her cell. I forwarded her a link from Snopes that included a video from CNN showing that this was a viral ad for a bluetooth company and showing how they did it. She emailed back thanking me and seemed legitimately shocked at the fact that the web had lied to her in this one instance.


You should see the e-mails my aunt sends me.

They are the general "feel good" e-mails about the importance of religion or Christ in ones lives, etc.

Then there's the anti-Obama e-mail I got from my wife's aunt which outlined how Obama will change this country into the United Socialist States of America.

[KingGeno]

When I was in high school, my first year I went to an all boy catholic prep school. We always had mixers or dances with the two girls schools nearby.

One night we had this HUGE mixer planned around thanksgiving. They were doing a promotion where if you bring in 5 canned goods you can get a free ticket to the mixer. I went home that night, grabbed 5 cans, and then brought them in the next day. Dunno what happened with my brain, but as I was handing them in I realized I was handing this person 5 empty open cans. She looked at me like I was retarded, and then started explaining how I have to bring 5 full unopened cans of food for the free ticket.

I took a walk of shame, and heard it for a few days after that. So stupid.

[Thebazile78]

You should see the e-mails my aunt sends me.

They are the general "feel good" e-mails about the importance of religion or Christ in ones lives, etc.

Then there's the anti-Obama e-mail I got from my wife's aunt which outlined how Obama will change this country into the United Socialist States of America.



See, the general "feel good" ones I can brush off.

That second one sounds like the people my dad works with.

And my step-father.

If you don't like Mr. Obama, I respect that. But don't expect me to agree with you wasting my time with a monograph based on half-truths, rumors and outright lies. (That only makes me want to discredit your opinion even more.)

[Judge Smails]

My wife has an idiot friend who forwards her every single urban legend / email warning that she comes across and wholeheartedly believes that they're true because, afterall, she saw it on the internet so it must be true. It drives my wife fucking crazy and she complains to me about it like I give two shits. I tell to just ask her to stop but my wife is nothing like me and is too nice a person to confront her.

Just recently, with my wife's approval, I've taken it upon myself to answer these emails (in a very respectful manner) debunking her little claims. Just last week she sent my wfe an email with a link to a video showing how you can pop popcorn using nothing but three cell phones and warned my wife to stop using her cell. I forwarded her a link from Snopes that included a video from CNN showing that this was a viral ad for a bluetooth company and showing how they did it. She emailed back thanking me and seemed legitimately shocked at the fact that the web had lied to her in this one instance.

Oh, Jesus Christ! I forgot to add the funniest part of part of the whole story. So, in my email I tell her that it was a viral ad. In her response to me she asks me if she should be worried if her computer has a virus now.

[Dude!]

Oh, Jesus Christ! I forgot to add the funniest part of part of the whole story. So, in my email I tell her that it was a viral ad. In her response to me she asks me if she should be worried if her computer has a virus now.


that was pretty stupid

[drjoek]

I would go with the show right now.

[jauble]

Then there's the anti-Obama e-mail I got from my wife's aunt which outlined how Obama will change this country into the United Socialist States of America.

I get those emails from my ex-girlfriend's grandma.