People have been sharing the ‘most deluded person’ they’ve ever met and these 20 off-the-scale encounters don’t disappoint

There’s no shortage of deluded people in the UK – yes, we’re looking at you, Liz Truss – but they aren’t all in the upper echelons of our political system. Some of them are ordinary citizens just like you and I. Over on Reddit, a user called RonnCraggs posed this question:

‘What is the most deluded person you’ve encountered regarding life and work in the UK?’

And you won’t be surprised to know that there was no shortage of answers. Here are some of the barmiest:

1.

‘Co-worker who was convinced she was psychic, occasionally pulled some nasty shit like saying that someone’s dead baby was with them right now. Turned out her husband of 25 years had had a unknown mistress for 23 of those years and eventually decided to stick with the mistress. Not so psychic after all I guess.’
-MellowedOut1934

2.

‘First day pubs were allowed to open outside after the second lockdown, there was a group of tradesmen on the table opposite us and one of them was telling the others that he used to think flat earthers were mad but then he watched a six hour video on YouTube and realised it was flat.

His co-workers were all pissing themselves laughing, and they’d clearly been on the piss all afternoon. Eventually he leaned over and said, “Mate, what shape is the earth?” and I burst out laughing and said, “It’s round, sorry” and he threw a pint at me.’
-Richard John

3.

‘Worked with a compulsive liar. Heard many a yarn but one that stands out is that Sean Connery taught him how to do forward rolls.’
-piethopper

4.

‘Worked with a guy who claimed to be SAS and the government asked him to design a weapon that could wipe out an alien invasion. He had a number one hit song in Russia (he’s English). I said to him once “Bloody hell mate, you should write a book”. He replied “I have done, bestseller in Brazil”.’
-RegularMini0reos

5.

‘At an engineering firm, two new summer interns, they’re on a path to have Master of Engineering degree, they’re sat eating lunch in the canteen. One of them goes in an entirely matter of fact way “You know I never understood why people rent, surely they just get their parents to buy them a house then resell it when they move”.’
-Gaunts

6.

‘Knew someone who thought King Edward cigars were wrapped in potato skins.’
-Digidigdig

7.

‘A colleague told me that my son would grow out of autism and it was just immaturity. I was speechless.’
-benicetothedog

8.

‘I volunteer at a charity shop and one of the customers said he didn’t want a receipt because the government is trying to emasculate men with estrogen in receipts.’
-flippycipher

9.

‘A former colleague believed she was being ‘papped’ as she served a famous person one time in the shop we worked in and convinced herself the media thought she was his girlfriend. She then thought they would leak the partially nude photos she had done and submitted to Zoo magazine.’
-SkylightDuneagle

10.

‘I worked with a woman once who said because I didn’t wear skirts my dogs thought I was a man and it was messing up their behaviour.’
-Sybil