woosh

Pretty much everyone loves a good joke. And the internet is chock full of 'em. Netizens frequently use memes and comments to exercise their wit and sarcasm. But sometimes people will take these jokes too literally, or just don't get them at all. When they feel the need to express this in a public comment, their stupidity is often funnier than the gag itself. The subreddit r/woooosh is a place for people to share these unintentionally hilarious moments. It's a page that we could scroll for hours. To save you from that time-consuming procrastination hole, we've put together some of their latest and greatest posts. If you need more, you can dive right into our other lists here and here.

Most of us are guilty of getting wooshed by obvious satire at some point in our lives, but some unfortunate souls out there post their indignant reactions to satirical headlines a little too hastily and end up on a subreddit called r/AteTheOnion, where stupidity is immortalized. We've got a bunch of facepalm-worthy examples of gullible schmos falling for satire so that you can feel better about all the times you felt like a fool. 

The internet isn't a kind place to simple people. There's so much tone and nuance involved with posting online. Which means there's ample opportunity for weak-minded brainlets to completely miss the cunning wit of trolls and jokesters. Reddits r/woosh boasts an impressive archive of these instances of woeful stupidity, allowing big brained individuals to laugh at the misfortunes of the inferior. We've put together some of their more recent offerings of schadenfreude, but be sure to smash the subscribe button to stay up to date with the constant influx of dumbness. 

Lately it feels like reality has become so unhinged and unbelievable that it's sometimes difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. On the other hand, some people are so eager to be outraged that they've lost the ability to recognize satire all together. Come on, everyone should know what The Onion is by now, right? Millennials: maybe it's time to educate that grandparent who uses facebook without supervision. Though, to be fair to all the grannies out there, even People Magazine and the President of the United States fell for some pretty obvious satire.

Although these painful woosh moments are mad entertaining, you gotta feel bad for some of these people—they go through life thinking the world is even more psychotic than it already is.

No one is impervious to the nuances of subtle sarcasm and wit. We've all had our woosh moments where we take something too literally and totally miss the joke. But some people really need to brush up on their meme humor, because there's no reason why anyone should ever take a stupid meme seriously. Thanks to r/woooosh, we've got a great selection of hilarious instances where someone tried to correct obvious satire in the comments, or missed a punchline entirely. Screenshots like these make us think twice about smashing that reply button. 

If you're ever feeling bad about yourself, just take a stroll through the following posts from people who missed very obvious jokes. We're pretty sure they'll boost your self-confidence. Check out /r/woooosh for more cringe material!