Sure. There was a story where a man thought his cat could talk just because it meowed in different tones when he talked to it. He started having full conversations with the cat, believing it was giving him advice on life. It was really stupid but also quite funny.
Well, in one of the 'best stupid stories', a girl tried to dry her wet phone in the microwave. Of course, it ended up completely ruined. She didn't realize that microwaves are for heating food, not drying electronics. It was a really silly mistake.
Sure. There was a criminal who tried to rob a bank. He wrote his demands on a piece of paper and handed it to the teller. But he accidentally gave the teller his own shopping list instead. Another one is a burglar who broke into a house and then called the police himself because he couldn't find the way out.
Sure. Once there was a man who thought his remote control could open his front door. So he stood there for ages, pressing buttons, until his neighbor came out and asked what he was doing. Another one is about a guy who tried to take a selfie with a wild deer. He got too close and the deer chased him all around the park.
Sure. One time, my friend thought that a toaster was a phone charger. He tried to plug his phone into it. Another one is about a guy who put salt in his coffee instead of sugar just because the containers looked similar. And there was this person who tried to open a car door with their house key for a good five minutes before realizing it was the wrong key.
Sure. Once in my school, a boy was so eager to answer a question in class that he stood up and said the wrong answer loudly, then realized his mistake and blushed furiously. It was really funny.
Well, here's one. A friend's wife once tried to cook a big dinner for the family. She was making a roast. But she got distracted by the TV and completely forgot about it in the oven. By the time she remembered, the roast was as black as coal. It was a total disaster but also quite funny in hindsight.
Sure. Here's one. A man tried to catch a fish with his bare hands in a park fountain because he thought it was a magical fish that would grant wishes. Of course, he just got wet and chased the fish away.
I once had a teacher who thought that the capital of Australia was Sydney. When a student corrected him and said it was Canberra, he got really defensive and refused to believe it. He even marked the student wrong on a test for answering 'Canberra'. It was a really stupid mistake for a teacher to make.
Sure. There was a man who tried to open a banana from the wrong end for a long time because he thought it was like a regular fruit with a stem at the top. He only realized his mistake when someone else casually opened one the normal way right in front of him.
Once there was a man who thought his pet turtle could fly. He threw it off the balcony believing it would soar. But of course, the poor turtle crashed. It was a stupid idea that led to a very sad end for the turtle.
Sorry, I'm not sure exactly which 'best 2017 stories' you are referring to. There could be many collections with such a name. It could be best short stories, best news stories, etc. Without more context, it's hard to share specific stories.