We’ve all had awkward moments that haunt us long after they’re over. The kind that replay in our heads at 3 a.m., whether it’s a slip of the tongue at work, replying “you too” when airport staff wishes you a good flight, or blurting out something silly to your high school crush. Just thinking about them is enough to make you cringe.
But maybe instead of letting these memories torment us, we should embrace them for the laughs they bring. That’s exactly what TikToker Ryan Maxwell does by sharing people’s most embarrassing experiences online, and the internet is loving every second of it.
Keep scrolling for some of the best ones, guaranteed to leave you with facepalms and giggles. And don’t be shy—drop your own in the comments!
#1

i work in a restaurant and forgot the word for duck, i took the food to the table looked blankly at everyone and just said quack.
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51points
#2

I congratulated a patient at his annual review for losing weight, I didn't realise he'd had a leg amputated
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43points
#3

once i was buying a waffle and the lady asked "cash or card?" and i stared at her confidently said "waffle"
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41points
#4

I popped a mint before going to the doctor and sneezed at the counter and it shot out and hit the receptionist in the face...I ran out
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36points
#5

I brought a customer coffee I couldn't decide if I wanted to say here's your coffee or enjoy your coffee so I said "coffee coffee coffee"
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34points
#6

I got asked who my internet provider was... I said my dad
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32points
#7

Saw a thing where people where sharing embarrassing work stories and a girl said when she got her first waitress job, someone ordered champagne and she thought it was standard to shake and spray the bottle at everyone like an F1 driver as that's the only reference she had.
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31points
#8

I went to a favorite local restaurant recently and our server was like 16, terrified, and on his first day of work. My friend ordered a burger. "How do you want that cooked?" asked the terrified server. "Medium" said my friend. The terrified server wrote it down. Then I ordered the Caesar salad with chicken. "How do you want that cooked?" Asked the terrified server.
"Fully?" I replied. He wrote that down.
Obsessed.
"Fully?" I replied. He wrote that down.
Obsessed.
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31points
#9

There was a student discount offer and I had my student ID on my phone. Instead of the ID I showed the cashier a picture of my cat very confidently
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31points
#10

my geography teacher asked me to point out madagascar because i was talking and i full heartedly turned around and laughed and said that's a movie...
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29points
#11

I was leaving my therapists office. I stood, knocked on the door, and waited. She walked up behind me and opened the door saying "it's okay"
29points
#12

when I worked as a cashier I had a really really good looking customer and for reason I THREW his change at him and shouted 'catch'. I'm so bad at flirting
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28points
#13

At Disney World, my brother was looking in a gift shop. We needed to go and he said "just a sec". My dad yelled "NO MORE SECS!" There was SILENCE.
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28points
#14

I was waiting for a colleague to pick me up for work. Saw a car stopped at a red light, climbed into it then heard "Miss, who are you?" turns out it was not my colleague's car
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27points
#15

New doctor looking at my chart: you had amnesia." Me: "I did? I don't remember." (I wrote amnesia instead of anemia on my health questionnaire).
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27points
#16

stood on a snail in work (takeaway) and ran in and threw up and cried a little. went back outside to clean the snail up. it was a chip the whole time
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26points
#17

I was at a resort that had so many pools. I changed and got into one to relax only for an employee to run to me and say "ma'am this is a fountain"
26points
#18

my ex's terminallly ill gran asked me how my recent cold was. i replied with 'i'll live'
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25points
#19

My daughter is a server, instead of saying enjoy the rest of the day to an elderly couple, she said enjoy the rest of your days
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25points
#20

Was a waitress and someone asked for a Long Island ice tea. I came back with a full glass and said "This is Lipton. I'm not sure where it's made"
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25points


