r/teenagers • u/spinosauris • 14d ago

how do you guys reply when someone says "oh no i'm such an idiot" Discussion

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u/isinedupcuzofrslash 12d ago

Depends on the context.

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u/Jazzi_Rose 17 13d ago

Agree with me

Me: I'm so stupid

???: yeah you're such a dumbass

Me: WAIT A DAMN MINUTE, NO IM NOT FOOL WATCH ME BE SMART

Sometimes it works and sometimes you might get beat or fussed out

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u/Feisty-Ad1786 13d ago

Yes you are

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u/kaitakenlaken 13d ago

Hip hip hooray you figured it out

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u/beetjemeh 16 13d ago

Either "You're the idiot god gave me to look smart" or "yes"

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u/Bro_Gramer 13d ago

I usually say nothing, letting the fact settle into their mind

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u/Ok_Assignment_6681 13d ago

"Well, look at the bright side. At least you were brave enough to see your own flaw!

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u/Material-Frosty 15 13d ago

Dunce gang

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u/NateDuag21 13d ago

"Shut up" Only attention seekers say that, don't give them the attention

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u/DM_por_hobbie 18 13d ago

"You, indeed, are"

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u/Putrid_Ad_4372 13d ago

If you know you know

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u/dragon0079 13d ago

“You sure are”

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u/RS773 13d ago

Same

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u/Ok-Background-3379 13d ago

"No! That's my job! Not yours!"

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u/Kaspian009 13d ago

No shit Sherlock.

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u/AdoptmeOwlowner 17 13d ago

oh nah really?

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u/giga-shrub 13d ago

“nuh uh”

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u/astralNDH 13d ago

"because U are an idiot"

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u/Moist-Aspect2738 13d ago

i jokingly called myself stupid (spent $100 on ttyd when the remake was coming out in a matter of months) and someone replied “you’re not stupid! you are frivolous “ and that was. worse

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u/Alienprober4ever 13d ago

I would say you are a idiot hahaha

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u/Waddledoodoodoo 13 14d ago

Depends on how they say it.

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u/Greezamer_2 16 14d ago

"yes you are"

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u/Legendary101kk 3,000,000 Attendee! 14d ago

Well you are

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u/Legendary101kk 3,000,000 Attendee! 14d ago

Well you ate

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u/N3onNomad_ 16 14d ago

"Me too"

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u/Doydoydonut 13 14d ago

“Cool”

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u/drsans- 14d ago

Depends on who if friends I'd say yea I know

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u/Last-Percentage5062 14d ago

“Hey, quit insulting yourself! That’s my friend we’re talking about!”

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u/tri-boxawards 14d ago

breathes in dumbass

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u/Themoldychip 14 14d ago

Depends who it is and the situation 

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u/Odd_Emotion_4457 14d ago

Skibidi toilet, they'll stop hating themselves and fly into a mad rage.

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u/BlaqShine 18 14d ago

"Indeed"

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u/sillygoobergod 15 14d ago

if it's a freind: yes fuck you

stranger: nah it's alg

friend who is in a bad spot: no ur not don't say that shit

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u/Turbulent-Day-6020 14d ago

“I agree.”

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u/Skimonky11 14d ago

I reassure them that they’re correct

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u/this_is_Blain3 14d ago

depends on who it is and whether theyre joking or not

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u/Yashraj- 18 14d ago

"at least u r intelligent enough to know that u r"

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u/TheUltimateKaren 17 14d ago

"yeah me too"

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u/SydneytheENFP 14 14d ago

"And I'm your biological mother. What's new?"

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u/eM-RiotX 14d ago

Depends if they actually did something stupid.

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u/raccoonMUSHroommed OLD 14d ago

“Yep”

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u/DrBlowtorch 18 14d ago

“Sounds about right”

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u/NewRedditor526 14 14d ago

" Does It really took that long for you To realize?

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u/Holy_juggerknight 14 14d ago

"Your just realizing now?"

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u/Muted_Rain8542 14d ago

im probably js gonna reply with a solid “yeahhh” or a “real” 

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u/lmmortal_mango 16 14d ago

at least when i say "im dumb" its just another form of "my bad"

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u/Pumpkaboo99 OLD 14d ago

How so? Usually then followed by agreed, idiot or no that is understandable on why you didn’t notice/understand.

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u/Konstamule 14d ago

yeah, i’ve noticed

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u/Goonstikk 14d ago

“at least your not a liar dipshit”

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u/SuperJman1111 14d ago

“lol”

It’s the most simple and evil response 

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u/Hardcore_Instinct 14d ago

"Saaaaaammme."

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u/AnimeLoverNL OLD 14d ago

Yes you are, dumbass

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u/dante69red 14d ago

I just take it as a joke or an in the moment thing and laugh a little

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u/stuff0s 14 14d ago

I agree

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u/Imhidingfromu 14d ago

No you're not

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u/kezotl 3,000,000 Attendee! 14d ago

reverse sniff

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u/ultimatoole 14d ago

A typical German Phrase:" Einsicht ist der erste Schritt zur Besserung" it translates to:"Insight is the first step to improvement"

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u/Character-Arm-6687 13 14d ago

"Yeah you are."

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u/Kriev7201 14d ago

"No way saaaame!" 

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u/Adum1210 14d ago

niceee

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u/C1ND3RK1TT3N 14d ago

I say “No you aren’t! Stop”!

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u/FoxyFire1987 13 14d ago

WOMP WOMP

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u/KindCod4534 14d ago

"nooo ur nooot dont say that" *idiot*

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u/Informal-Ad-8110 3,000,000 Attendee! 14d ago

"Ok"

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u/IllVegetable3 14d ago

I say “what’s the matter?” Because they are about to offer a torrent of low self esteem and guilt over a mistake so I might as well as and start the chat.

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u/INEEDMEMANSHERB 14d ago

“Yeah you are” or “glad you finally accept it” or “yeah no shit” 

Only to friends of course 🙏🙏🙏

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u/IcePhoenixYTplssub 14d ago

Was that ever in question?

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u/blackgermansheperd40 14d ago

Yea, you are 

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u/AmateurFarter 14d ago

I reply with every synonym of idiot and do it with as much authenticity as possible until they visibly feel bad for saying such a pretentious, manipulative sentence. Oh no I got an A instead of an A+ I'm an idiot. K1ll yousef.

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u/KingEnvelope22 14d ago

Depends on how well I know them

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u/LynSyren 17 14d ago

If I like them, “nahhh you’re just a little silly goofy” If I don’t like them, “well…….😬”

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u/RinoMaker 14d ago

"Yes u are" is what I'll reply usually.

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u/Street-Breadfruit940 14d ago

Don't worry about it.

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u/Sirfluffyghost 15 14d ago

Depends on the circumstances

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u/lostmybeing 14d ago

Sucks to suck

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u/EmilyyyCute 14d ago

I would prob forget they texted me if I didn’t reply instantly, but I already know I am stupid

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u/Ok-Pumpkin-3693 16 14d ago

I say that because I am one. I am fully brain rot

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u/PenguinGamer99 16 14d ago

Hey, stop it, that's my job!

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u/DeviousDaniel69 14d ago

"I agree."

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u/miniminer1999 17 14d ago

That's ok, it's average.

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u/illusionbossbella 14 14d ago

"If you're an idiot, then what does that make me? A flat earther??" Or something like that

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u/elzalvarez 14d ago

I say nothing

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u/VoidCoelacanth 14d ago

"Well, at least you admit it."

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u/P1nka2 16 14d ago

I give them a positive comment saying they're not 🙂

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u/Nearby-Refuse-727 18 14d ago

“No you’re not. You’re underselling yourself”

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u/joao_ventura 14d ago

"Took you that long to notice?" My friends and I say shit like that all the time to one another and it's all fine cause we know we don't really mean it. We just like teasing each other.

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u/CatWolfDragonGirl133 18 14d ago

"What happened this time?"

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u/Ineedsleep444 14 14d ago

Yea you are

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u/-Cocoami- 14 14d ago

Lol

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u/Firefox20092708 14d ago

I'm a bigger idiot, making me better at the only thing we're good at.

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u/RecordEnvironmental4 17 14d ago

The first step is acknowledging the problem

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u/Averagemanofpotato1 14 14d ago

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery

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u/Judogirl14 14 14d ago

"Yeah, you are."

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u/Full_Quality_334 14d ago

I say “I know”

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u/EmptyKetchupBottle9 14d ago

I go "aren't we all"

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u/Zealousideal_End_458 14d ago

Yeah you are! no i usually say nothing because its just a phrase people use doesn’t usually need a response

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u/Sassy-Me86 14d ago

You're not an idiot .. you're just silly.

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u/Usernamen0t_found 14d ago

‘No no you’re not dw it’s okay you did great’

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u/Left_Specialist_2315 14 14d ago

“LMAO💀”

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u/poem567 13 14d ago

Yes you are

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u/spooktacularswag 14d ago

frick yeah you are!

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u/SweetCream2005 14d ago

I don't. I ignore it entirely.

I'm also autistic. I physically cannot lie to myself and try to cuddle people like this. The other option is being an asshole, so I say nothing. If they keep going, I tend to stop talking to them, period.

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u/VivoTheGreat 14d ago

I have 3 responses. If it’s my friend, I say ”Yeah you are” in a funny tone. If it’s my friend I secretly have a crush on, I say “No you aren’t!” and with people I don’t like, I just say ”You are, deal with it”

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u/0-_Noah_-0 14d ago

“Lol same”

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u/alanlooksalike69 15 14d ago

"me too, don't worry" God I'm such a people pleaser

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u/lotjeee1 14d ago

Yes you are. But why this time?

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u/almostasenpai 18 14d ago

“Be like that sometimes”

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u/Cheap_Application_55 14d ago

Sometimes nothing, sometimes "No you're not", sometimes "Yeah me too"

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u/RedMercury20 14d ago

If we’re friends and we take hollow jabs at each other, usually something along the lines of “thank God. It was gonna be really awkward being the one to break it to you”

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u/AlathMasster OLD 14d ago

"So true, bestie"

And then follow up with "Wait. Was that one of those things I'm not supposed to agree with?"

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u/th3Biteof87 14d ago

“for real”

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u/PlatypusSloth696 14d ago

• If we like you or hate you: “You’re just figuring this out?” It depends on the inflection and tone.

• if you are having a bad day we might say something like: “nah. You’re good. It’s just a bad day.”

• if you’re being annoying we might say: “yeah. A bit.”

• if we love you we might say: “and yet I’m still with you.”

It all depends on many things with how we will react.

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u/LakesideMage 13 14d ago

Yes, indeed.

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u/Pitofnuclearwaste 17 14d ago

Just let them say it. They won’t accept your reasoning. Let them have their moment of self reprimand/deprecation.

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u/Western-Drama5931 13 14d ago

Nothing cuz thats just a fact, what am i supposed to say to a fact

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u/DerGemr2 13 14d ago

"...and you only now figure it out."

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u/Junior_Low7149 17 14d ago

Your words not mine

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u/Hairy_Transition_874 14d ago

"I noticed, shithead"

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u/OctaYashi 14 14d ago

Why isn’t this on r/comebacks

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u/Eljo_Aquito 17 14d ago

Depends on the grade of confidence I have with the other person, if it is a friend of mine I'll say "indeed" if not I will tell them not to worry.

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u/BobTheeKnob 14 14d ago

Yurr Mr. Sigma in Ohio (gotta let bro know it's not just him)

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u/kk_sp1dr3 14 14d ago

"We know" or "your just now realizing?"

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u/TrickyDickNixon46 14 14d ago

depending on the person, I say either "fr" or "no, you're not". Because I know some folk that genuinely think that

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u/Chob_XO 14d ago

"Whew! I was trying to figure out how to tell you."

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u/SGTRoadkill1919 17 14d ago

Glad to know you ain't alone

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u/No-Background9872 14d ago

Leave them on read.

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u/creeper6530 OLD 14d ago

We both are, don't worry about it

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u/SuspiciousPubic3838 14 14d ago

Either “cry about it” or “nah your just dumb

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u/soupt1me_74 14d ago

I go with the Walter White option and say “You’re goddamn right.”

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u/RaceFan1027 17 14d ago

Depends who it is. Some people I agree with them but some I desperately try to make them think they’re better (because otherwise it won’t end well!).

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u/daisy0723 14d ago

No you're not. You just made a mistake. Let's see what you did.

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u/frazyn 17 14d ago

You are

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u/Dat-Lonley-Potato 17 14d ago

“Yes, yes you are.”

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u/modssssss293j 14 14d ago

“you’re the last person to know that”

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u/uneducated_sock 16 14d ago

“No”

Mistakes ≠ idiot

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u/An1M3L0z3r 14d ago

"Thanks Captain Obvious."

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u/Tight_Youth3766 16 14d ago

I usually leave them on read

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u/brawlkid28 14d ago

Yeah fax

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u/LaViElS 14d ago

Why? I mean, why in particular?

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u/KITTIES4LlFE 14d ago

I'll either say "No you're not!" "Yes you are" or "Same!" depending on the person

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u/Chocogalletauwu 14d ago

🔔🔔🔔

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u/Square_Mix_2510 15 14d ago

I'd say "indeed" or if it's after they did something stupid I'd say "fucking dumbass"

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u/MaleficentCurrency25 15 14d ago

depends. woman/man and how like if we are friends or family

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u/atlock34 15 14d ago

"mm-hmm"

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u/somerandomguyuno 14d ago

Depends who tbh

But stuff like

Ong

Nah I’d win

Fr fr

Fax on fax

Shit like sat

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u/dietcokewhores 14d ago

depends on the person if they say it for attention i say “you finally noticed took you a bit” if they mean it genuinely i js say me 2 me 2

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u/Maggi__Magic 18 14d ago

"Wow. I'm so glad you finally figured that out."

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u/KitFlame42 16 14d ago

I don't

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u/-SwagMessiah- 14 14d ago

"lmao yeah you really are thats why im better than you" if i know the person "yeah" if i don't know the person

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u/Ok-Caramel-5340 14d ago

If they say it often agree with them

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u/Superb_Maybe_9553 14d ago

could really go for a cigarette right now

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u/OverHeatVD 17 14d ago

90% of the time the person calling themself an idiot is the girl who sits next to me in math class, and I either reply with (sarcastically) "YES INDEED" or "no you're not, you take 9 hours of math classes a week"

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u/ilikegummybears15 16 14d ago

Your words not mine 🤪

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u/Atharva_Infoflexy 3,000,000 Attendee! 14d ago

I would give them some classics:
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day,
Thou art more lovely and temperate,
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May

(people who dont get shakespeare wont understand)

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u/shadowz9904 14d ago

Yeah, and?

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u/Unable_Ebb_1766 14d ago

like a girl texting me? depending on the context that kinda thing bothers me. if she’s making a point of how she’s not smart I don’t like it, because I am not threatened by smart women. if she’s an idiot cool.

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u/clarityinthevoid 14d ago

We all have our moments

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u/Suspicious-Lightning 15 14d ago

Responses can vary from “Oh don’t say that” to “Thank god you know”

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u/AndyGun11 14 14d ago

"yeahhhhhh" or "now you're getting it"

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u/crestfallen_4 17 14d ago

laughs

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u/Baitplaze 14d ago

“I could’ve told you that”

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u/Scale10-4 14d ago

"fax" and leave

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u/potato384 16 14d ago

I'm aware

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u/RockyGamer1613 14 14d ago

Took you a while to notice!

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u/RacerAfterDusk6044 16 14d ago

yes, yes you are

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u/Goose00724 16 14d ago

mind: "i agree"
mouth: "noooo you're not you just did something dumb!! it's okay!!"

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u/swedish_blocks 15 14d ago

It’s now you notice? Or if they actually are smart first time ey?

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