Have you ever made your parents feel really stupid, purposely or otherwise? Was it fun? :)

-- Anonymous, June 03, 2000

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when i mention something small about the computer, i make my mom seem stupid. She doesnt mind though. lol. She knows she's not a genius. I dont remember embarassing my dad like that. Ah well.

-- Anonymous, June 03, 2000

My dad doesn't know jack shit about computers, but he doesn't look too embarrassed about it. He's just sort of like, "Hey Katie, I'm dumb... can you come help me?"

-- Anonymous, June 03, 2000

My mom doesn't know how to work the TV remote. Seriously. So if I ever want to frustrate her, I tell her that some newsmagazine is on (and with Dateline NBC showing approximately fifty times a week, there's a good chance that a newsmagazine IS on pretty much any time of the day). Then she sits on the couch and haphazardly punches buttons on the remote for a while until the TV does *something.*

Don't worry, I don't do this too often.

-- Anonymous, June 03, 2000

Whenever I talk about math or science, I make my mother feel dumb

Whenever I talk about anything school related except for PE, I make my dad feel dumb.

Sometimes I do it on purpose, other times just to talk about my day but it always cracks me up when they ask me what a logarithm is

They also know absolutely nothing about computers and when you get me started on RAM, and GB, and MP3s and connection and servers.... ahhhh... lets just say it makes me look really smart. hehe.

-- Anonymous, June 03, 2000

yeah I like to make my mom feel dumb. it's all in joking though...all in joking. my mom does have a website though so I can't trip her up on webtalk but if I talk about certain programs she doesn't know, it really cramps her style since she thinks her little tables and highlighted links are cool.

then I'll say, "I learned css all in one day. I'll send you the tutorial." she'll just stare at me, like I'm being smug about it since she knows that tutorials never help. if she can't do it in aol press, she gets frustrated and I always bring this up and go, "why don't you use notepad and ftp? much simpler than messing with that piece of crap program."

oooh how I love to be smuuug, but not to worry. I do help her out and she loves me for it..haha. I just like to see what her reaction is to everything new I mention.

and well, dad....ummm, I don't even try to explain anything to him. he thinks I do computer programming and spreadsheets...ugh.

-- Anonymous, June 03, 2000

One word: Scrabble.

Her word: SUPER. My word: SUPERLATIVE.

Her: That's not a word. :)

-- Anonymous, June 04, 2000

I think that when I do, my parents try to counteract and look extra smart. It's really great watchign Who Wants to be a Millionair with them. My dad has a knack for giving responses that aren't even selections on the screen. Oy.

-Joe

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2000

Sometimes if I want my mom to feel stupid, just as a joke of course, I'll just repeat something she said before which she's now contradicting. My mom contradicts herself a lot so this is really easy. If I really want to make her feel stupid then I also say it in a funny voice. That works even better

-- Anonymous, October 31, 2000

my parents are the fucking stupidest people on the planet. They always try and tell me that I can't go out with ny friends and that I have to stay home. They can't give me an answer why. This is very funny to me because they can't tell me why there ignorance is a solution to the problem. I thank the good man upstairs that he blessed me with parents that are fascist in every way shape and form. Would somebody please kill me?

-- Anonymous, December 28, 2000

I have the stupidest mum ever. She never lets me have friends over and I cant give out the house telephone number. Shes snobby and hates seeing me happy and is a bitch cos she moans all day shes fat and old and is a jelous BITCH, FUCK YOU U MOTHER-FUCKING UGLY OLD BITCH I HATE YOU U COW! STOP MAKING MY LIFE A MISERY AND GO KILL URSELF! I HATE YOU!!" Thanx, i needed to shout at her even though she wont c this.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001