It’s called a whoosh. When a joke goes so far over someone’s head that the sound can be physically heard. And it sounds like: “Whoosh.”
Or at least that’s what they’re saying on Reddit. There’s a whole section dedicated to Internet documented whooshes. And they’re hilarious.
A lot of people out there just really don’t have a sense of humor. That’s why they get whooshed. They can’t seem to sense sarcasm or irony either.
Here are 50 times a joke went completely over someone’s head:
1) No Outside Food in the Movie Theater
We’ve all done it before. Snuck outside food into the movie theater. But if they catch you, they won’t let you bring it into the theater.
This person clearly doesn’t realize they are the butt of this joke. This very bad joke. They don’t realize that they are the idiot.
So, people don’t know what scorpions are these days. They think that Drake just comes up with animals and that manifests the new animal into reality. Yup, this person went through life not knowing what a scorpion is.
Irony was was lost on this commenter. They didn’t realize that the person who made the post was being ironic. They just made a comment calling out the irony without realizing it was irony.
Textdoor neighbors are extemely intrusive. I don’t like people playing on my phone. This person still didn’t understand the whole textdoor neighbor concept.
This is what we call “late to the game.” This person didn’t realize they were reading a joke. They had to be welcomed into it.
Cute but… no. I mean, that’s pretty obvious. Except to the person who pointed out that there is no F in Phoebe.
Wait, you mean they’re not eating the baby? This baby isn’t fighting for its life. It’s not about to get cooked?
Meterologists do a lot more than follow meteors. And the person who wrote this post was just making a stupid joke. But that was lost on some people in the comments.
10) So Full of Themselves
Technically, Russian dolls are full of themselves. They are nesting dolls that have dolls within dolls. Someone wasn’t aware of that though.
It’s important to be able to deciper credible news sources on the Internet. This person wasn’t able to do that. To be fair, this does look like it’s actually BBC News.
This is a joke about going over your head that went over someone’s head. It’s a two-fer. She figured the plane was going over her head. Instead, it was the joke.
Sometimes dogs eat balloons. But this one didn’t. The photo is just upside down.
This person is pretty clueless. But who is more clueless? This person or the 13 people who upvoted the comment?
15) The Dumbest Animal in the Jungle
Angry people LOVE leaving comments on the Internet. Mostly to unleash their anger on others. This person is so angry they have no idea how dumb they are.
There is nothing sadder than people on the Internet who go around correcting people’s posts. Wait, that’s not true. It’s sadder when they correct something that didn’t even need correcting.
Aww, what a sad joke. But Captain Obvious over here didn’t seem to get the joke. And he was kind of mean about it.
Wow… just wow. How do you not know this is supposed to be a joke by the first sentence? This person got to line four before they got suspicious.
Grammar police are the worst. Their sticks are so far up their butt they can’t recognize a joke when they see one. They see nothing other than grammar. I guess it makes them feel smart and superior.
The phrase: “No shit, Sherlock,” comes to mind. The only way this could be true is if Abraham Lincolin was a time traveler. But that is more possible to me than this meme being real.
This person thinks it’s funny that someone posted a photo upside down. Apparently, they never got the joke about being Down Under. I wonder if anyone actually corrected the corrector.
People on the Internet are crying out for help. Their anger towards the world is heartbreaking. I hope these people get the help they need for their anger.
23) Unrealistic Body Standards
And here we have another one. Someone needs to give these people a hug. Not having a sense of humor is just tragic.
24) Most Used Word in Each State
I’m not going to lie. This took me a minute to get because I was starring at my state. But you get it when you look at the map as a whole. This was a mega-whoosh.
This person was double whooshed. They didn’t realize that this was a joke. They also didn’t understand the post at all.
Hickies… these are supposed to be hickies. But this sweet unsuspecting commentor didn’t realize that. The joke just whooshed them by.
27) Hurricane vs. Hurricane
This is a post meant to point out the ridiculousness of some political posts. But not everyone got the joke. Another comment from a Captain Obvious.
Where the hell is Ted? He needs to stop hiding behind the lies. He needs to get himself to one of his own damn talks.
I mean, it does look a like a Bluetooth hose. And those would be really cool. It would probably cost a lot more than $100 though.
This is freaking hilarious. To live with that much anger and resentment created from delusion is so disheartening. I wouldn’t want to live a life not being able to appreciate the Wu Tang Clan.
Get it? See yourself in a mirror factory because there are mirrors everywhere. This guy didn’t.
32) Because You’re Stupid
If you ask me, the guy in this situation is the idiot. He’s telling her that she’s NOT the hottest single of the week. Also, this is just so lame. You can’t call someone stupid with that lame of a pick up line.
Imagine blaming others for your social awkwardness and inability to score? Imagine going on the Internet to tell everyone about it while you sit in your mom’s basement where you spend all your time. I can’t either, but this post is about those guys.
This joke whooshed this person real hard. They are trying to prove that most races think people of other races look the same. This person didn’t get that.
That is one unhappy piece of bread. It looks like it is in a lot pain. Could be mental or physical.
36) Cultural Appropriation
Sharing used to mean caring, but somehow that got changed with cultural appropriation. Still this joke was completely lost on Jeannie. She didn’t get the joke or care that the family was rendered homeless. She only cared about white people not being able to eat delicious Chinese food.
Wow. this is a really good one. This is what we call a corporate whoosh. Technically, that still counts as a virgin though.
Theses condoms are so ridiculous. This person should be asking why people are putting condoms on their face. He didn’t get the joke that the condom failed and this person was born as a result.
39) Name A Salad After Me
I love a good dumb joke. But apparently they’re not for everyone. Including people who do not like salad.
40) Freedom Has No Boundaries
There is no scale when you’re scaling America. That’s because freedom has no boundaries. And this guy doesn’t know that the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.
I love how this person is pointing out how the astronaut can’t count. Which is exactly what the post says. How is he not bothered by the fact that you’re smart enough to be an astronaut but can’t count?
42) Farmers in the Stone Age
People love to prove how knowledgeable they are on the Internet. Like this guy and his knowledge of the Paleolithic era. He knows stuff… good for him
This guy must go around correcting people about who Frankenstein was all the time. Because this is the last time he’s going to say it. He’s fed up.
This is supposed to be funny. And even though it isn’t really, it’s obvious that it isn’t meant to be taken seriously. Well, obvious to most people.
Everyone gets whooshed in this post. Whooshes all around. These people need to go back to school or start Googling instead of asking strangers for information.
The joke here is that they’re all gay. But excuse this guy… He has to state the obvious.
This is so funny. To everyone except the person who commented. Like go to school or something and learn about humor and sarcasm.
The commentor must have thought that this bald headed guy was the “Bad Guy.” They are clearly very unfamiliar with Billie Eilish and “How-To” music videos. The Internet is just so rage fueled that the person corrected the person who is unfamiliar with Billie Eilish went out of their way to assign them an incorrect word that they didn’t actually use. “At what point this that person say “stolled?” What are they quoting?
We got jokes on jokes here. Both of which was lost upon this commentor. He doesn’t know the difference between jokes and being cool.
Were people just trying to bait Donald Trump into reposting this? Someone jumped in real quick to tell them that these photos weren’t legit. As if the fact that this isn’t a 13-year-old didn’t give it away.
