20 stupidest things I have heard people say in 2020

Manvi Arora
5 min readDec 19, 2020

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I have had new insights into human behavior in 2020, thanks to these 20 statements that real, actual people have made in this year.

20. “We have not found proof for human-to-human transmission (of COVID)”
WHO, January 14

19. “..we have serious concerns about what is happening between India and Pakistan… But these are pre-eminently matters between those two governments to settle, and I know he appreciates this point” (On being asked about his views on farmers’ protests in India)
Boris Johnson, December 9

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18. “Go Corona, Corona Go”
Ramdas Athawale, March 10

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17. “Today on Father’s Day id like to say one more thing, yes I’m my fathers daughter and yes I am here because of him and yes I’m privileged. That’s not an insult, my father has worked very hard to give me all of this. And it is my karma where I’m born and to whom I’m born. I’m proud”
Sonam Kapoor, June 21

16. “X Æ A-12 Musk” (On being asked about his baby’s name on twitter)
Elon Musk, May 5

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15. “Drug do, drug do, drug do, mujhe drug do, mere liye gaanja laao, charas laao, ecstasy laao”
Arnab Goswami, August 29

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14. “For the 1/100th time, the reason we show so many Cases, compared to other countries that haven’t done nearly as well as we have, is that our TESTING is much bigger and better. We have tested 40,000,000 people. If we did 20,000,000 instead, Cases would be half, etc. NOT REPORTED!”
Donald Trump, July 9

13. “People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?”
J K Rowling, June 7

Image Source: NBC News

12. “Tesla stock price is too high imo”
Elon Musk, May 1

Image Source: BBC

11. “Corona is not a virus, but avatar for the protection of poor creatures. they have come to give the message of death and punishment to the one who eats them.. (Chinese premier Xi Jinping should) create an idol of Corona and seek forgiveness.. (take) pledge of not harming any innocent creatures in future, then the anger of Corona will come down”.
Swami Chakrapani, February 16

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10. “Wake up Sheeple!”
Countless Plandemic believers, throughout the year

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9. “Within a couple of days, [infections are] going to be down to close to zero. One day, it’s like a miracle. It will disappear.”
Donald Trump, March 6

8. “An opinion given: 5 PM, 22nd Mar, ‘amavasya’, darkest day of month; virus, bacteria evil force at max potential & power! Clapping shankh vibrations reduce/ destroy virus potency Moon passing to new ‘nakshatra’ Revati. Cumulative vibration betters blood circulation”
Amitabh Bachchan, March 22

Image Source: Hindustan Times

7. Masks “activate” the coronavirus.
Judy Mikovits, May 7 (via Plandemic)

Image Source: The Quint

6. “9 year old Wolf Gupta learnt computers to earn Rs. 150 cr. from Google Video while other kids his age were surfing YouTube videos”
WhiteHat Jr, throughout the year

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5. “…As for your Ed.D., Madame First Lady, hard-earned though it may have been, please consider stowing it, at least in public, at least for now. Forget the small thrill of being Dr. Jill, and settle for the larger thrill of living for the next four years in the best public housing in the world as First Lady Jill Biden.”
Joseph Epstein, December 11 (WSJ)

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4. “The Unidentified Flying Objects have asked not to publish that they are here, humanity is not ready yet… There is an agreement between the U.S. government and the aliens. They signed a contract with us to do experiments here… They have been waiting until today for humanity to develop and reach a stage where we will understand, in general, what space and spaceships are.. Although we have yet to find signs of extraterrestrial life, NASA is exploring the solar system and beyond to help us answer fundamental questions, including whether we are alone in the universe.”
Haim Eshed, December 8 (former Israeli space security chief)

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3. “In the Pfizer contract it’s very clear: ‘we’re not responsible for any side effects.’ If you turn into a crocodile, it’s your problem,”
Jair Bolsonaro, December 17

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2. “Suppose that we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light… Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.” “I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute, and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? It sounds interesting to me, so we’ll see. But the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute. That’s pretty powerful.”
Donald Trump, April 23 (at a White House coronavirus briefing)

1. “I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!”
Donald Trump, Nov 7

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Obligatory Disclaimer: All of these are stupid in my personal opinion only.

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Manvi Arora
Manvi Arora

Written by Manvi Arora

INTJ. Bibliophile. MBA. Electrical Engineer.

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