People being dumb and using the wrong words for things is some of the funniest stuff you’ll ever see. And I pass no judgement – because I’ve definitely done it. We all have at some point.
Besides, the entertainment value is enormous. That’s been well understood for a long time; even Shakespeare used to write characters spouting these malapropisms when he needed something funny to happen. I can only assume, then, that were the bard alive today he would have probably spent the majority of his time on the Subreddit r/BoneAppleTea, a wonderful place on the internet devoted entirely to cataloging hilarious instances of times people meant one thing but said another.
Here’s a collection of 13 of the funniest examples to make English majors die inside and the rest of us laugh a lot.
13. Heck no gecko
15 seconds on spell check could save you 15% or more on embarrassment.
12. New math
Where’s an epic Wendy’s Twitter clapback when you need one?
11. On fire
*To the tune of Forever Young*
“FlAMING young
I wanna eat
Flaaaaaming young…”
10. Don’t be Shea
Why are you bringing her into this?
9. Use the force
It’s a sign of the times.
8. Say your prangs
Fun fact: “prang” is a word that means “crash.”
7. A funny story
Why anyone needs more than a few chucklebits is beyond me.
6. Near and far
Now I’M not going to be able to sleep thinking about this.
5. Dog day afternoon
This sounds amazing, though.
4. Wild times
I ain’t buyin’. Don’t bring those antics into MY house.
3. Due date
On second thought, let’s not do it.
2. On a roll
I’m giving you the snake eyes.
1. Toss ’em
Maybe they do and they threw ’em all away already.
It’s easy to feel a little superior reading over such hilarious and oblivious mistakes, but stay humble. You too will type something ridiculous at some point, and when that day comes your blunder will be but a screenshot away from infamy. The internet is a harsh but fair god.
What’s the funniest example of this sort of thing that you’ve heard?
Tell us in the comments.