30 Funny Times Someone Had No Clue How the World Works

‘She thought her dog was covered under Canada’s healthcare system’
30 Funny Times Someone Had No Clue How the World Works

It can be a real treat to watch a delusional person grapple with the ways of the world. One Redditor had a front row seat to the show of a lifetime when a college kid kept yelling “Do you know who my father is?!?!” as he was getting arrested. While such a level of perceived entitlement certainly has worked for the more privileged among us, the question doesn’t carry the same weight coming from the son of an Upstate New York used car salesman who is getting arrested in Massachusetts. 

Hell, this tactic wouldn’t even work in Schenectady. Predictably, his secondhand legacy left the police unimpressed, and he was booked anyway.

Other Redditors have recounted the funniest times they’ve witnessed a harsh reality check — from someone who couldn’t change a light bulb to a guy who sincerely believed credit cards were “free money.”

reallifegarnet 7y ago My little brother who was (and I fear still kinda is) adamant that he would grow up to be an actor all through high school without trying to pursue any acting related things. Quit drama club freshman year and never looked back. Didn't work towards getting into an acting program in college. Spent more time on his video games than acting, but I guess he was just banking on being discovered and put into roles due to handsomeness. It's hard enough to make that dream work for people who are actually trying. 4.2K ...
big_hungry_joe . 7y ago One of my co-workers told me she couldn't get the flu as an adult because she had it as a kid. 3.1K ...
abar991 . 7y ago e they lived with a dark bedroom for 7 days waiting for the real estate of their rental property to come and change the light bulb 6.8K ...
jenniferjuniper 7y ago My brother wanted to be a game designer. I asked how that was going and what he had been doing. Mom had gone to Walmart to pick up some art supplies so he could get Designing. Не did not really know what coding was in terms of game design, and did not know graphic design. Не thought he could simply just draw up some swords and guns and shields and someone would pay him to do this for a living. With zero experience. He's almost 30. + 14K ...
superproductive 4y ago I had a friend that thought they could finish their four year degree in two years by just taking double the amount of classes per semester because they are smart enough too. They are now in year five. + 462 ...
Bjork-Bjorkll 4y ago . When I was ~20 I had to explain to a 30 year old that you have to make credit card payments and that they weren't free money from the bank... turns out mom and dad were paying the cards for him 341 ...
Bushtuckapenguin 4y ago e Work at a vet and a woman, late 20s owned her first puppy and we had an argument over the bill because she was sure her dog was covered under Canada's health care system. I said it was impressive her dog paid his taxes. 359 ...
hufflepuff_77 . 4y ago - I once had this coworker who told me she wanted to go to a reservation and experience life like Pocahontas, because it looked so cool and pretty. It was on her bucket list. Took everything in me not to laugh and proceeded to explain the history of the US/Native Americans. Basically spent our lunch giving a history lesson to her. 244 ...
Jmh1881 4y ago - I'm a senior in highschool. One of my 19 year olds classmates was complaining about one of our teachers because she gave a syllabus. How am I supposed to remember to look at it? Не said. she needs to remind us, it isnt fair. Curious to see how last he's going to last in college... 238 ...
bigdave2465 . 4y ago I work for the local water company and get asked regularly, why do people have to pay for water when it falls from the sky for free. + 608 ...
j_duhh 4y ago My friend's dad is part owner of a very large and successful Ford dealership, so she's never had to worry about or fully comprehend money. When she was filling out her FAFSA, she had to indicate the size and general value of her dad's company, and she said, it's worth less than $100,000, right? I had to explain to her, with the very limited knowledge of businesses that I had, that the business was worth much more than $100,000 and that that's not that much money in terms of a business. She also thought that her father's
InquisitiveCrow76 4y ago . It's a common one but working in retail and customers coming in and complaining about no stock on the shelf and wanting us to go out the back to get more thinking out the back is some magical place. + 986 ...
TannedCroissant 4y ago One year for Christmas I custom made a board game for my girlfriend where the theme was about her going on as many holidays( (vacations) as possible. The entire thing was full of references to her friends and family with a bunch on in-jokes. Several people said I should try to mass produce and sell it. It's like, who the hell do you thinks gonna buy a game themed about some random person they've never heard of? + 1.9K ...
Panserbjornsrevenge 4y ago In my very middle-class college there was a girl who had never had a single paying job because her parents wouldn't let her. They wanted her to really focus on her studies so she could get a good job after school. Oh friends, she was studying fine arts bookbinding. What bookbinding job are you getting right out of college, in 2010, with no work experience, that's gonna pay all your bills? + 1.1K ...
sassyla 4y ago Edited 4y ago My mom was spontaneously in the city I live in and asked me to meet her for supper. I told her I was on the bus and it would take me 45 minutes to get to her, even though in a car it would be a 15 minute drive. She said just tell the bus driver to bring you here now. She has no concept of how public* transportation works.
idontdigdinosaurs 4y ago A first year college student of mine thought that assignment deadlines were guidelines. Nothing was handed in on time. She emailed me the night before her final exam to see if I'd take some of her late work. I told her hell no. She threatened to report me. I let her. She failed, got reprimanded and was eventually expelled due to plagiarism. + 2.8K ...
bitterherpes 4y ago I worked with a girl in her 20's who had her first ever official paycheck. She was beaming with excitement as she opened the envelope, smile drops and she says, Wait...what are these lines? She had no idea what taxes were. We're taxed to work, to simply live somewhere, to buy things, to sell things, to flush things. Welcome to poverty, young girl in a low-paying career. + 2K ...
FishGutsCake 4y ago Girl asks me to do her shift for her, she has a doctors appointment. Ok. On pay day, she asked for the money for that shift. Uh no. It don't work that way. 498 ...
Ephesians614 . 4y ago e I used to have a couple coworkers that called out regularly who complained about not having enough money. We get paid by the hour. If you don't work, you won't get paid. + 1.3K ...
hlfpint 4y ago Edited Зу ago The other day, my 18yo brother-in-law got married to his highschool sweetheart in a parking garage so that they can live off campus at college together. Girlfriend's, now wife, mother is an ordained minister. His parents, my in-laws, were very upset and he couldn't understand why because it's just a fake marriage for school. Oh no, sweet boy. You are MARRIED. I just laughed and laughed. I love him dearly. Не is a dumbass. Edit: UPDATE His wife lost her scholarship because they live off campus and became residents of the state and she
TheBrohannes 4y ago My boss told me about a friend of his, who told him af a life hack. She would get her bills in the mail, NOT pay them, and then wait a couple of months to pay. Then she would cry so the debt collectors would feel bad and waive the fees for not paying on time. That was her brilliant life hack + 4.6K ...
Zoomyboomy 4y ago When my roommate, who never once paid for rent or groceries or anything, turned down the only job offer they have ever gotten, in front of me, TWICE. They were so desperate they called him twice, offering good pay, during covid, and he had the gal to say no in front of me. His excuse was nah I'm sure there's something better. $20 an hour is garbage in this city + 1.8K ...
poostainsunlimited 4y ago A student working part time at my laboratory at a University came into my office and asked so what all can I eat in the refrigerator, I didn't know I was supposed to bring my own lunch. I looked at him, stunned and replied nothing, that food is what people brought for their own lunch, but you can use my grub hub to order. Не DID NOT UNDERSTAND. It took 4 tries to get him to realize he can't just eat someone else's lunch. Same student: I walked into the lab room and told him I made
kiravai 4y ago When I was in boot camp, some kid put his letter addressed to 'mom' with no address attatched. + 4K ...
punkass_book_jockey8 7y ago First day at college, girl next to me raising her hand and waiting for the RA to call on her asks what time will the cleaning services be cleaning our rooms. Man did she make me feel better, I was poor and got a scholarship. I was so stressed I'd do something stupid first but she totally jumped on that fire for me. + 22K ...
jmsturm 7y ago My cousin and I were talking one day and and I mentioned that had a horrible sense of direction, where my brother could be dropped off in a cornfield and find his way home. She replied that it was easy to find your direction, just remember Never Eat Shredded Wheat and you will know where North is. I laughed and said that was for remembering the directions in order, not for finding which way was which. We argued for 20 minutes till I told her to show me how it works. She stands up and point forward
Barkingpanther 7y ago . Edited 7y ago a friend of mine saw a guy getting arrested in college- kid was struggling and cussing out the cops like crazy- do you know who my father is?! A cop humored him and asked. Не owns the number one used car dealership in upstate New York! We were in Massachusetts. They were unimpressed by his legacy and took him in.
maaritt E 7y ago Guy sold his rent-a-center TV and couldn't understand why they threatened to charge him for theft. + 23K ...
Socialbutterfinger 7y ago . My sister-in-law got in an argument with her brother/my husband and me, stopped speaking to us, blocked us on Facebook... and then threatened to sue us for visitation rights to our six-month-old. + 12K ...
SchmetterlingeFrau 7y ago . Edited 7y ago Went to a metal music festival with a friend and camped there. We had just woken up and she pulls out her hair straightener and asks where the outlets were. When I told her that there are no outlets on the camping grounds, she looked at me in horror and said: so I won't be able to straighten my hair for 3 days?

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