12 Tweets By People Who Didn't Realize Who They Were Talking To and Totally Embarrassed Themselves
People on the internet tend to think they know everything, but they're in for a rude awakening.
Some people can talk themselves into a very awkward corner without realizing it. That is exactly what happened in this story, where a casual conversation turned into a full-on embarrassment the moment the wrong person was sitting nearby. These tweets capture that exact kind of secondhand cringe, and a few of them get painfully specific.
By the end, it is hard not to wince a little for everyone involved. Read on.
Who do you think you are?
That kind of confidence can disappear fast.
WOW lol
"I am Columbus..."
I heard he is lame.
What, are you an expert or something?
That was not the flex they thought it was.
It’s giving the same chaos as asking an uninvited dinner guest to leave after they ruined the party.
Space garbage lol...
When you're not mansplaining... you're just the writer of the film.
"This one time when I was studying abroad..."
Tony Hawk... a good skater.
That name recognition did not go the way they expected.
Annie Lennox, is she some up-and-coming indie artist or something?
A viral tweet that was lame!
Just the star of the film...
Somebody was about to get humbled in public.
Want more awkward social fallout? See the AITA argument over confronting a friend's toxic competitiveness at game night.
