There will always be those moments in life when you aren't in on the joke. Maybe the joke requires some additional information. Maybe it's a niche joke or an inside joke that doesn't make sense without context. Missing these kinds of jokes is understandable and fair. It's when someone misses an obvious joke that things get awkward. Missing a joke that is placed right in front of you is unforgivable. Someone being caught missing a joke is known as a "woooosh" moment. It's called that because "woooosh" is the hypothetical sound a joke makes when it flies over someone's head.

It's always amazing how badly some people miss jokes. Sometimes it feels like these people miss the joke on purpose to make themselves seem smarter. These situations are cringeworthy and awkward and there are many of them in Reddit's /r/woooosh. Here are 25 awkward times people missed an obvious joke and were called out on it.