People Share Their Most Ridiculous "Are You Kidding Me" Moments
We've all experienced a moment in our lives when we were left so dumbfounded we couldn't help but think the universe was pulling some elaborate joke on us. From lucky twists of fate to the totally unexplainable, here are some of the most ridiculous "
are you kidding me" moments real people have experienced:
#1 Spelling Problems
I have a last name that is common but comes in multiple spellings. Think Smith vs. Smyth. I always spell the name out when I tell people my last name because mine is the less common method.
I was checking into a hotel and the employee checking me in was having a hard time finding our reservations. I believe it was her first day so she asked the manager for help. I tell him how to spell my name but he wasn’t really listening.
More of a let me show this new girl how it is done.
After what seemed like 20 minutes he says “Oh here it is. Someone misspelled your name. They put a 'Y' instead of an 'I'” Me: “That is the correct spelling” Him: “No it isn’t! I know how to spell Smith.
I am going to change it in our system it will only take me a second” That was the day I realized I didn’t know how to spell my own name.
#2 Wrong Birthday
I had a rough time financially a few years ago and got approved for food stamps, but I never received my EBT card. I called and the operator asked me for my birthdate. I told her what it was and she said, "Oh, I'm sorry, that's incorrect."
I replied, "No, it's not, I'm pretty sure I know my birthdate."
"Well, the information I have for you says differently."
"Can you tell me what it says so I can correct it?"
"That's confidential."
"Okay, lady, if you want me to start on January 1 and we can try the OTHER 364 days of the year, I will do that. But if your information IS INCORRECT, I don't know how I'm supposed to randomly guess what date you guys put down."
#3 Who Do You Think You Are?
At one point, I was engaged. I was together with this girl for nearly seven years. Her car died so I bought her a brand new one of her choice. She wanted something small and easy to drive with good storage space so she chose a Scion.
We drove four hours to the next state to get one in the color that she wanted.
A few months later, she was ready to leave me to be with an older mid-30s, unemployed, uneducated, married loser who she knew fulls well was cheating on his wife with her. He stayed at home all day while his wife worked.
They would do their thing together and be sure to get him back home before his wife so she wouldn't know.
Well, here was this brand new car. It was in my name. I was making the payments. And she was leaving me to go be with this mutual cheater. I told her that she had two options regarding this car.
She could either get a loan to purchase this car off of me or I'd just take the car back. I was not going to pay $18,000 after interest for a car that she was going to own.
She wasn't happy about this. She was also using my old cell phone since she broke hers. I told her that I wanted my phone back, too. After I got it back, I looked at what she left on it.
She deleted the contact of her new fling but the text messages remained. I knew his number so it was easy to see who she was talking to.
She was saying to him that I was "driving her crazy" about this car and that I wouldn't just leave her alone about it.
You think that you can leave me for the guy that you were cheating on me with and that I'm still going to pay for this brand new car of your choice for you?
#4 A Dictatorial Approach
I had a college professor scold the class for helping each other study for exams because she stated we were all up for a program spot or future job and needed to be more competitive. She magically was not teaching any classes next semester.
I feel sorry for her. She must feel like she took this job because she got out-competed by someone else, and must teach others that. Unfortunately, it made her jaded.
