Who cares if people think you're dumb, as long as they leave you alone

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punkwalrus@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 66d (3 replies)

I was in some stupid ego match, and some guy made the comment that was one of those machismo put-downs akin to, "I fucked your mom." So I snapped back, "She died in 1987, so I guess that makes you a pedophile." I meant to say "necrophile," but my mouth said something different than my brain, and I screwed it up. Thankfully, he didn't pick up on it, and shot back my mom died knowing I was a disappointment. But he went too far, and his friend stopped him, like, "stop before this becomes a physical fight." I had ZERO intention of making it a physical fight (I would have lost), but he backed down anyway and it just awkwardly ended with me remembering I said the wrong word for almost two decades, now.

ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 66d (1 reply)

wrong word

Idk I think that's even better somehow

Zorque@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 66d

I dunno, feels a little too muskian.

pfjarschel@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 65d

it just awkwardly ended with me remembering I said the wrong word for almost two decades, now.

Well, that pretty much sums up my life.

Townlately@feddit.nl · 40 pts · 66d (6 replies)

One time a teacher said that she wanted to "keep us on our toes" and I raised my hand and said "I don't have any toes" and she didn't know how to respond. So I mean, something to keep in the chamber for later.

TachyonTele@piefed.social · 14 pts · 66d (4 replies)

Just loading up on ammo over here

lolrightythen@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 66d (3 replies)

You could say your dog died once a month, but not say that you run a dog hospice?

My partner wants to own/operate a doggie hospice someday. Today is not that day.

Townlately@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 66d (1 reply)

Toebodys perfect

lolrightythen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 66d

This is me reporting you for confusing me.

TachyonTele@piefed.social · 4 pts · 66d

Lol, righty then

Phantaloons@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 66d

Spread your wings, graduates! Fly!

uncomfortable confusion by the entire audience

BucketBong@p.hobo.social · 11 pts · 66d

I've found that weh someone comes up like that, like a psychic or one of those "charities", if you ask them with a bit of a frantic voice " Do you have the time?" Then wait a second and go "I'm late" and walk off, it fries their brain enough to get away.

notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 65d

Curiously enough, this psychic knew this answer already, so not sure why they should’ve been surprised. Unless they were crap at psychicing.

BillyClark@piefed.social · 5 pts · 66d (2 replies)

as long as they leave you alone

I think I'd like my next house to have a moat and drawbridge.

Zorque@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 66d (1 reply)

Like that guy from the latest knives out movie?

BillyClark@piefed.social · 0 pts · 66d

I didn't see that yet, but mine has those big buckets of boiling oil that you dump on "visitors."