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The Dumbest Things People Have Ever Heard An Adult Say

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Reddit user angryeagle_18 asked: 'What is the dumbest thing you've heard an adult say?'

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By John CurtisAug 04, 2023
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A novelist, picture book writer and native New Yorker, John is a graduate of Syracuse University and the children's media graduate program at Centennial College. When not staring at his computer monitor, you'll most likely find John sipping tea watching British comedies, or in the kitchen, taking a stab at the technical challenge on the most recent episode of 'The Great British Baking Show'.
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There are levels of intelligence.

If not everyone can remember facts and figures quite as well as others, they might be more perceptive of human nature and how things work.

This is why it's important to avoid judging someone who might make a mistake, or has trouble figuring out how certain things work.

That being said, every now and then we've all found ourselves in a situation where we honestly can't believe something we just heard coming out of the mouth of an adult.

Something so inaccurate and/or illogical that we can't even find words to describe how we feel.

Dumbfounded would be an understatement.

Redditor angryeagle_18 was curious to hear the things people said which put others at a literal loss for words, leading them to ask:
"What is the dumbest thing you've heard an adult say?"

Legend Has It, I Hope?

"She said mountains were created by men shoveling dirt."

"Really?"- Hail2ThaVee

One Or The Other Dear...

"It's just a fact in my opinion."- ShowMe_Your_Panties

“'Facts can be wrong'."

"'Only opinions can be always correct because it’s my truth'.”

'From a 28 year old woman."- dizzzzzzzzzzzzzz

We Can Learn A Lot From Our Children, But...

"Children don't need to be educated, they will tell you what they need to learn".

"Her 3 year son is running on the street, decides when he goes to bed and is very aggressive towards children and grownups.."- Placeboooooo

Quitting

"The more you drink, the less attached you'll get to it, thereby making it easier to quit'."

"Some dude on Discord in response to a post I made about quitting alcohol."- tuffguy1992

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Wishful Thinking...

"'Things will get better for us when the baby is here'."- champsammy14

Someone Didn't Pay Attention In Anatomy

"After my dad got prostate cancer, an adult asked my wife how likely she would be to get prostate cancer and when women should get their prostates checked."

"It’s me."

"I’m the dumb adult."- WangHalen

At What Cost Though?

"Heard an engineering student say 'smoking is actually good for you because it makes you lose weight'."- UnluckyInflation4130

A Few Million Miles Off...

"Me and my grandma got to watch the sunrise on top of Mt. Haleakala in Hawaii."

"Off in the distant horizon we could see an airliner jet crossing the sun's path."

"She was horrified that the plane may have crashed into the sun."- darkshark9

Terrified To Know The Context

"'They don't need anesthesia; newborns don't feel pain'."- BitCritical1049

How Long Have You Got?...

"I work in retail."

"The limit of stupidity does not exist."- bbix246

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Easy To See Where He Got Confused...

"I was at work talking about how my rabbits had babies, a guy I worked with thought rabbits hatched from eggs."

"Because of Easter and Easter chicks and rabbits."- Cannibal_Cyborg·

Wrong On So Many Levels...

"Years ago I was able to visit the National Mall in D.C."

"As I was walking near the nurse's memorial, I heard a mother explain how the nurses were so brave in the Vietnam war."

"Then the child asked if we won the war.'

"She said yes."

"Then the child asked why we were fighting in Vietnam."

"Her response?'

"'Oil'."- pedantic_dullard

Maybe They Shouldn't...

"Planes don't fly in the rain."

"Work today proved that's false."- bpanio

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We've all had an embarrassing slip of the tongue every now and then that we deeply regret.

Do you have any examples you'd like to share? Let us know in the comments below.

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