28 Hilarious Times When People Not Getting The Joke Became The Joke

Whooosh, right over ya head.

Have you ever been in that spot where a joke just whizzes past your head, and you’re left there, blinking, wondering if you missed a memo? We’ve all been there, re-reading the joke for the umpteenth time, when the punchline was right in front of you the whole time.

Now, there’s this hilarious corner of the internet, the ‘Woooosh’ subreddit, that’s a collection of moments just like these. It’s a place where jokes soar over heads so gracefully, you can’t help but laugh at the misunderstanding. With a whopping community of jesters and the jested, it’s the epicenter of innocent gaffes and comedic misses.

I mean, we’re all human, right? Sometimes our brains are just tuned to a different frequency, missing the comedy signal coming in loud and clear to everyone else. But hey, that’s where the magic happens. After all, life’s too short not to laugh at ourselves once in a while, isn’t it?

1. They’re just not that into you

2. I’m not sure if he was joking or not

3. Noooo…not the dog!

4. There was no attempt to understand

5. Sherlock Holmes feels threatened

6. Um, have you guys ever heard of Metallica?

7. Always that one guy

8. I can’t see anything…

9. Mother is a word by itself

10. There is always that somebody

11. Cats are so dense

12. 1918 Netflix

13. How does people not get it?

14. Also Avengers Infinity War

15. Get a grip!

16. On a Facebook Italian cooking page

17. Only two, possibly three

18. No last digit

19. Wow, they don’t speak there?!?!

20. Dad joke alert!

21. Get your facts straight!

22. Who’s to say what the animal identifies as?

23. Ah yes, Cunningham

24. Ice spider

25. Burnt toast…

26. Amazon’s Choice?!?!

27. R/Thathappened Back At It Again

28. Poor kid




Chris Wahl

Chris, co-owner of WorldWideInterweb, is a true aficionado of all things internet and meme-y. When he’s not curating the best of the web, you’ll likely find him on the golf courses of Florida.