Have you ever been in a situation where someone very wrongfully assumed that you were as dumb as a rock, only to make themselves look even dumber in the process? No, and we’re not talking about cases of mild miscommunication or slightly funny contraventions. We’re talking about good ol’ cases of stupid people thinking they’re the absolute best and enjoying undermining others with absolutely no right to do so (no one ever has the right, though, to make things clear here). Right, so if you know what we’re talking about here, you’ll find these dumb people stories we’ve gathered from this awesome Reddit thread hit home. And if you’ve been lucky enough so far not to have an encounter of this kind, it might be hard for you to believe that some people are stupid. Just stupid.
The best part, though, is that in these stories, the underminers usually got their justice served for their horrible behavior and wrongful assumptions. If not then and there, then later on. But you know what they say - revenge is best served cold. Although chances are, the nutjobs in these unbelievable stories did not understand what came after them; we’re pretty certain the original posters did get their well-deserved satisfaction.
Either way, treat these stories as cautionary tales - no one can know when they’ll encounter one of these holier-than-thou people. However, you can prepare yourself mentally by checking out how the people in these stories reacted and what course of action they took to show ‘em who’s really dumb there. So, scroll down below, enjoy the ruthless table turning in each of these cases, and share this article with your friends, too.
#61
"A few of us in the office were talking about calories and weight loss. An opinionated guy states ‘You’re all talking sh*t. On the packet, it says ‘Kilocalories’ which is thousands of calories. So that low-fat yogurt you’re eating is 70,000 calories, and you’re only allowed 3000. You’ve just wasted over 20 times your daily allowance on one yogurt.’"
Report
18points
#62
"I had a coworker try to convince me that nuclear power was bad because it harmed the environment. I tried to explain that most of the bad press was due to knee-jerk reactions and over-inflated press funded by big coal. He replied, "What about the radiation in your house?" I had no clue what he meant. He then tried to convince me that radiation can and will leak out of power sockets from the walls. It almost seemed a lost cause at that point, but I threw out my crazy theory about heat exchangers and steam power."
Report
17points
#63
"One of my clients filed a frivolous lawsuit after I refused to give him free services or a refund for his dissatisfaction with a service he had absolutely no reason to be dissatisfied with. During the deposition, it became clear that both the client and his attorney made the mistake of assuming I was just a meathead. The attorney ended up so flustered that he lost his composure, insulted me (always a clear sign that the other person has literally no factual argument) and we had to recess. After he apologized, he asked a couple more questions and ended the deposition. Insurance ended up settling the claim for almost nothing, just to avoid civil trial."
Report
15points
#64
"I was in Mock Trial in high school, and my role was as the sysadmin for a college's computer network. The case was for a cyberbullying incident, and as an expert witness, I had some freedom to speculate. We were up against a fine arts school in the first round of the state tournament who were probably being graded on their performance, and they were working on the assumption that I didn't know anything about computers, so when their lawyer tried to cross-examine me, he tried asking technical questions. The smug grin on his face vanished once I told him that http: stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, and their bench looked at each other with expressions that clearly said, "He knew that?!" We still lost horribly, but making them look bad was worth it."
Report
15points
#65
shagcarpet1970 said:
"Happens a lot in my family. They all bring up a topic around me and end with “you don’t know anything about that though.” Then they’re surprised when I do. Not sure what is expected of me."
"Happens a lot in my family. They all bring up a topic around me and end with “you don’t know anything about that though.” Then they’re surprised when I do. Not sure what is expected of me."
92taurusj replied:
"Sounds like they're expecting you to be dumber than them so they can feel good about themselves tbh."
"Sounds like they're expecting you to be dumber than them so they can feel good about themselves tbh."
Report
15points
