Sometimes one can hear from someone: "I constantly find myself in ridiculous situations!" How to understand this? What situations can be classified as ridiculous? How often do such stories happen to people and what is the chance to never commit an absurd act? Read about it in the article.
What does the word "ridiculous" mean
Ushakov's explanatory dictionary interprets the word "ridiculous" as "meaningless, devoid of common sense." Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl, a Russian lexicographer who had been compiling an explanatory dictionary for 53 years, believed that “ridiculous” was “ugly, graceless, meaningless, empty, awkward.” Explanatory Dictionary T. F. Efremova explains that this word means "awkward, awkward and meaningless."
There are many synonyms for the word "ridiculous": absurd, funny, anecdotal, stupid, awkward, empty, strange, unreasonable, stupid, absurd.
Now it’s clear that ridiculous situations are strange, meaningless, stupid and ridiculous cases that are not uncommon in our lives. Another main sign - a person gets into history not by his own will, but by chance, by accident. People around often laugh at what happened, while the main participant himself feels shame, awkwardness.
Who can get into a ridiculous situation?
Anyone can get into a similar story! No one is safe from, for example, overturning a dish with salad or cake during a feast, accidentally pouring a glass of wine on the boss’s dress, or slipping in front of all guests.
As you can see, everyone can get into a ridiculous story. Even animals often fall into funny situations. For example, the head of a too curious dog is stuck in a doorway, or a parrot, trying to get drunk from the bathroom, fell into the water.
Non-public person and celebrity
Non-public people are easier. Only those who were directly present and observed what was happening know about their blunder, and it is unlikely that history will go beyond the boundaries of the family circle. But celebrities, getting into ridiculous situations, suffer much more seriously. The paparazzi try not to miss a single scandal, and the stupid stories that happen to actors, singers, politicians, athletes, artists, journalists and everyone who is known by millions immediately fall on the front pages of newspapers, on the Internet. People are happy to read the "yellow" press, discuss the tricks of the stars, their mistakes, tasteless outfits, savoring the ridiculous situations that have become public. This is one of the minuses of fame. It is sad only that often because of the unhealthy curiosity of the public and ridicule of those who fell into this situation, not only the main characters of the event, but also members of their families suffer. This can be quite painful.
When do similar stories happen to people?
You can list a lot of reasons why ridiculous and funny situations happen:
- Stupid accident, coincidence, when the hero of events is not to blame. A strong gust of wind lifted the skirt, the equipment broke down, a program malfunction occurred, the lock jammed - you can list indefinitely.
- Stupid initiative - a person takes on a business that he cannot afford, or acts impromptu, although sometimes such experiments end very successfully.
- Illiteracy - it’s ridiculous to listen to the answers of stupid people or long discussions of a person on a topic that is completely unfamiliar to him.
- Alcohol intoxication when the mental, physiological and behavioral functions of a person are disrupted. Drunk people do not control themselves and therefore often find themselves in ridiculous situations.
- Hurry - when a person is in a hurry, he can, for example, fall, drop something, break it. From the outside, this often looks ridiculous. No wonder they say: hurry - you make people laugh!
- Awkwardness - there are people who, due to their clumsiness, very often become the main participants in some stories.
Of course, absurd situations in life can occur for other reasons. Next, we consider some options.
The absurd situations that men fall into
Often this happens due to drinking too many strong drinks. Falling face into a salad during a feast is the smallest oversight that a drunk man can make. Absurd situations of the highest level are falling on the dance floor and enthralling a lady, crashing into the stage and knocking an artist off, swearing obscenely or staging a striptease in front of everyone.
Sometimes a man can get into a ridiculous story because of his strength: Roby Brown, for example, gesturing strongly during a conversation, accidentally broke his nose to a companion standing nearby.
And sometimes a stupid story can happen because of the inability to keep one’s mouth shut: in a smoking-room, he told a funny story to a friend about a boss, who was standing around the corner …
Silly and funny stories that happened to women
The fair sex also often fall into ridiculous situations. Women are often associated with funny stories on the road. There are many stories and videos about how a lady tries to refuel the car on the wrong side, paints her lips while driving, answers police questions, clapping her long eyelashes.
From real stories, jokes are born:
- Beautiful girl slows down at a red light traffic light. Yellow lights up - the girl does not budge, green - the car is standing, everyone is going around it, honking. Again, red first lights up, then yellow and green lights, the girl still does not budge. A policeman walks up to the car and politely asks: "Madame, prefers some other color?"
- The wife asks her husband: "Dear, let's buy a car with you, I will learn to drive, we will travel, see the light with you." The husband is puzzled: "This or that?"
Also, ladies often become victims of their own style. A skirt that was too short exposed the fifth point when tilted, a tight-fitting dress showed all the flaws of the figure, a bra accidentally unfastened, tight trousers burst - such a story can happen to every woman, regardless of her social status.
The ridiculous situations that famous people have fallen into
Gisele Beyoncé - a famous American singer and dancer - during a performance in Montreal (Canada) came too close to the powerful fan who stood on stage. The blades seized her curls. Assistants immediately rushed to the rescue. The singer was rescued for about 7 minutes, but all the while she continued to sing, although fear and awkwardness were clearly reflected on her face. For such resilience, Beyoncé received many compliments.
The popular American singer Katy Perry, during a performance in Guadalajara (Mexico), unexpectedly jumped into a huge cake on stage for everyone, which was not planned by the scriptwriters.
As a result, the glaze scattered far around, staining many viewers. But it was only half the trouble, since Katie could not get to her feet, she kept slipping on the pink cream and falling. Assistants hurried to help her, who also slipped and fell. In the end, Perry was simply dragged behind the scenes by the arms, like a bag of potatoes, and the cleaners entered the stage so that the remnants of the cake would not interfere with other performers. The audience really didn’t like the hitch, and Katie was fined by the concert organizers. So sad and ridiculous can end the desire to stand out.
Absurd situations during interviews or public speaking are what Ukrainian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych became famous for. "We must process metals to their very depths …", "Anton Chekhov is a great Ukrainian poet …", "But Mishka listens and eats …" - such statements were often heard from Viktor Fedorovich. There are even collections in which his mistakes are cited, united by topics - from the field of geography, literature, history and so on.
Jennifer Lawrence, an American actress, reporters dubbed one of the most awkward. This is because she often falls - on the red carpet, on stage, on the steps …
Unsuccessful outfits of stars is a very popular topic. Dressing out of weather or tasteless, celebrities often end up in the most ridiculous situations.
How to avoid such cases
No one is safe from a ridiculous situation; embarrassment can happen to everyone. To minimize the likelihood of looking stupid, you need not to get drunk, control your behavior, think about the possible consequences, remember that the world is small, not talk bad about others and not gossip, always be in clean and beautiful linen, whole socks. Since cameras in public places are not uncommon today, you need to behave yourself always, as if others were looking at you.
