One of our best ways to deal with annoying or generally bad situations can be to try and find the humor in them. It is a difficult skill that some people are inherently great at!
From people finding the funny in ear surgery to the silver lining in a flood, here are 15+ people who laughed through bad situations.
“Making the best of a bad situation.”
I think that I would actually just follow this van around all day every day with these provisions on the off-chance that this opportunity became a reality. I’m not above slurping wine off a freeway with a straw…try me!
“Local roadworks… British optimism at it’s best!”
Great, now I’ve got the sodding Beach Boys stuck in my head. At least getting that song stuck in their heads might distract people from the crushing reality of these roadworks never getting finished!
“The optimism is overwhelming!”
Ah yes, there truly is nothing more hilarious than the slow tide of time wearing away at us! I can’t even think about it without bursting into tears…of happiness that is.
“A mouse ate the face of my mum’s Christmas Angel. But, don’t worry, she ‘fixed it’ so you can’t tell the difference.”
Absolutely seamless work. I actually think that it might be better now, it’s certainly funnier!
“At least he has a positive attitude!”
I always like to try and look on the positive side when driving my car as well…which gets harder and harder every day as progressively fewer parts work.
“With my 41st birthday approaching, this hits close to home.”
This is why I resolved to never be cool, then there was no fall from grace! I mean, I didn’t so much “resolve” to not be cool as…happened to not be cool, but still.
At Least They Tried!
Did they really try though? I’m sure that there has to be one or two who really half-assed their life, but I suppose we don’t like to think about that.
“Corner of my thumb got cut off by a grinder. So had to make the best of a bad situation. I give you Julius Thumb!”
He came, he sawed the top of his finger off, he conquered the pain through cartooning his thumb.
“Always look on the bright side.”
It looks more like a dent than a scratch, but I guess I’ll let them off. Either way, it’s only a fleshwound.
“Graffiti with a positive message!”
I feel like this would actually just prompt more obstreperous people to be even more horrible.
“A sign we just had to put up at work.”
I suppose that it must have been cheaper to put this up than repair the doorbell. I hope that this sign isn’t on the front of a repair shop though.
“My aunt’s cat got this instead of the traditional cone.”
If you’re going to have to wear the cone of shame, it may as well be a donut of shame instead!
“Line for the port-a-potty in Lake Tahoe!”
The snowman in the middle has the exact expression that any drunk person at a festival has on their face while waiting for the toilet.
“Making the best of the flooding in Chicago.”
As funny as this may be, there is no way that I would be bathing in any flood water! I hope that my guy has a strong immune system!
“Friend had ear surgery and decided to make the best of it.”
This person added that all of the clothes they are wearing here were “all items she owned before,” which is ridiculously fortunate… earrie even!
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“My town’s too small to connect with the highway to hell, but we make do.”
This comes across more like the PG version of the Highway To Hell, it’s just full of grandmothers stubbing their toes and politely cursing.
“It was my dad’s birthday today but we didn’t have the right numbers so we got creative.”
Nothing quite like the word “Old” burning atop a pie that you probably cannot eat as it will give you indigestion to remind you that you are one year closer to death.
“In Russia when the city piles snow in front of your house you might as well make the best of it.”
What the cluck? That must have taken forever!
And yes, I already regret the “What the cluck” gag.
“Can’t believe someone rubbed one off in the elevator!”
Oh, come on, that is a public space damn it. You can’t be doing that sort of thing in an elevator, it’s wrong on so many levels…get it?
“I bought some ‘accent’ lashes. They look so natural.”
Who one Earth has eyes that these lashes would look good on? If anyone can explain what these would be used for then that would be much appreciated.
