When's the last time you facepalmed?
  • n0de
    Posts: 66Serf
    Well, I'm just curious to see actually, because I just read something online from a Christian trying to convince people of the Bible's validity by displaying how much "scientific knowledge" that it has given to the world. Of course, I immediately facepalmed when I saw that the author was attempting to prove his point by quoting the "Earth is flat" verse. This is fairly new to me, as I don't think I've ever "naturally" facepalmed before. ^_^ /non-facepalm-virgin

    Anyway, I figured that it would be interesting to hear some other stories on here that left you palming your face. They don't have to be religion-related, but for some reason I have a strong feeling that most of them will be. :P

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  • Inferno
    Posts: 6,778Citizen
    Of COURSE most will be religion-related. Well I basically facepalm every day I'm on the net, be it because I've read something from AnswersInGenesis.com or because Harun Yaha is being an idiot again. Or because a (most of the time US) politician is talking about how we should invest in medicine, not in experiments with flies.
    My head is as flat as the earth in religious fantasies.
    Also see here
    and here.
  • Smirk
    Posts: 14Serf
    My mom walked in and was wondering why I was laughing at an article about star clusters. Hurrah, Screen Switch!

    I think most, if not all, of us have had that facepalm moment in biology class about evolution.
    "I believe in God, so this can't be real"
  • venomfangxvenomfangx
    Posts: 6,696Archduke
    Posted By: SmirkMy mom walked in

    Don't wank when mom is around.
    There comes a point in your life when you realize who really matters, who never did, and who always will.
  • katedunkley
    Posts: 44Serf
    I facepalmed when I watched the video 'campus is a minefield' or whatever :/
  • breezysprevised
    Posts: 2,407Citizen
    I do not actually facepalm over people. I either feel sorry for them or am moved enough to argue with them about it either for their own sake or the sake of the people they might be trashing. Hm, I also take great advantage of Poe's law. I tend to think no one is stupid on purpose. I sure as hell am not. Even when I do get mad at someone's stupidity, I am usually mad because I pput the expectation upon them that they would actually be smart enough if they cared. So then I just get pissed of, rather than facepalm. And those people usually turn out to indeed be as stupid as *insert obscenity of choice here*, and that just makes me the stupid one in the end for believeing they are or could be smarter.

    ;)
  • mildandhazymildandhazy
    Posts: 911Citizen
    Last time I facepalmed was when I read a Mormon children's book. :P

    Edit: The family I work for is Mormon. When I got to the part where it says you can live with Jesus after you die, the 5-year-old girl replied along the lines of:
    No, that can't happen.
    I chuckled at that.
    For everyone backed in a corner:
    Evacuations are in order.
    And we're leaving tonight.
  • breezysprevised
    Posts: 2,407Citizen
    lol.:)
  • Lex
    Posts: 4Serf
    When guys say something obliviously stupid to pick up women.
    It's like a reflex.
  • venomfangxvenomfangx
    Posts: 6,696Archduke
    Posted By: LexWhen guys say something obliviously stupid to pick up women.
    It's like a reflex.

    You created your account an hour or so ago and come here to judge us without the 4 million or so hours it should take to comprehend the discourse between me and whoever.
    I think you can predict what I might like to say
    yours
    VenomFangX
    There comes a point in your life when you realize who really matters, who never did, and who always will.
  • Lex
    Posts: 4Serf
    Another thing that made me facepalm was when I was typing a long piece of writing and end up pressing backspace causing me to go to the previous page and lose everything I typed.

    I found a fix to it, so I don't facepalm to it anymore.



    Posted By: venomfangx
    Posted By: LexWhen guys say something obliviously stupid to pick up women.
    It's like a reflex.

    You created your account an hour or so ago and come here to judge us without the 4 million or so hours it should take to comprehend the discourse between me and whoever.
    I think you can predict what I might like to say
    yours
    VenomFangXLight travels faster then sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak


    Alright then.
  • normlnorml
    Posts: 1,663Citizen
    Never mind VFX, he's a clown. A demented one.
    Something that makes me facepalm is when you're out on the town, you see someone beautiful and just have to say something. So as you come near her, you say something like "Hey, I just wanted you to know you look beautiful tonight." and what does she do? SHE ROLLS HER EYES. I give her nothing but a passing compliment and somehow I've annoyed her. Stuck-up bitch.
    One thing is for certain: The more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
    -Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Concured by 1Snake
  • breezysprevised
    Posts: 2,407Citizen
    Aaaaw! That is so sweet, though. It depends on the WAY someone says it and well, it does make a difference whether or not you are drawn to the person immediately what your immediate response is. What my idea of creepy might be is not the same as someone else's and you cannot control your initial response to that compliment as quick as it is given to you. So, maybe if she dared to take a second look AFTER she rolled her eyes she might have said "thank you" at least. But know this, norml. As a woman it can be difficult to judge ahead of time who someone is and WHY they are saying you look beautiful. I have been told so enough times to know that the thank you that you were looking for can get you stuck wasting energy and time being nice to someone out of pity when they only want to get into your pants. I am sure I have walked on rather than thanked someone at least a few times when I may very well have been safe thanking them and maybe even having an actual conversation. But it does not really matter, because if it might have clicked they would only end to find out that that beautiful girl winds up being a needy bitch instead of a stuck up bitch anyway.:)

    For real, tell your girlfriends they look beautiful not some random girl you do not even know.
  • breezysprevised
    Posts: 2,407Citizen
    "girlfriends" as in "friends that are girls".
  • venomfangxvenomfangx
    Posts: 6,696Archduke
    norml said: Never mind VFX, he's a clown. A demented one.
    That is not very nice

    There comes a point in your life when you realize who really matters, who never did, and who always will.
  • Snake
    Posts: 221Serf
    Last time I face palmed I was arguing about contradictions in the Bible against like a million other people on this forum who kept either bringing up the same arguments over and over again cuz they hadn't followed the thread or they were too stubborn to concede when they were wrong.
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