How’s your day going so far?
We hope it’s awesome. But whether it’s going well or not-so-well, it’s a safe bet that you’re probably having a better day than the people in this list. It’s a way to feel better by contrast.
“Found one and then twist my finger… Lucky me!”
This is kind of the theme of this list: the folks who would have no luck at all if it wasn’t for bad luck. At least this person found a four-leaf clover. I’ve never been able to.
“Well…”
Boats sink all the time, despite the fact that they’re explicitly engineered not to sink. I don’t know what happened here, but it looks like a major foul-up. At least the water looks like it’s fairly shallow if they want to salvage anything.
“Came out of class on Saturday to my car being used as a seesaw. I had wheel locks too.”
This is one of those things that’s unbelievably frustrating, but there’s really no choice but to be zen about it. Like, no one wants this, but there’s nothing that could have prevented it.
“It’s always a pleasure to realize that your coworkers don’t know how to close a box properly… right when you’re ready to go home.”
Those boxes always give me anxiety because they can be tricky to close firmly, and if they spill, you’ll be cleaning up screws and widgets for weeks, if not years.
“When no one notices the cooler stopped working.”
When you look at the sheer amount of stuff that’s kept cool, whether in fridges at home or at the store, it’s easy to forget that we’re one malfunction away from having to throw it all out.
“Forgetting to remove paper from your pocket before doing the laundry.”
It’s always a fun treat to find that your pocket has gotten all grossed up because you forgot about that piece of paper before you did the laundry. Bonus points if you really needed that piece of paper.
“Who didn’t replace the bags in the diaper pail?”
Changing diapers is a gross job, which is why we have magical devices like this to help us out. But they still require a little bit of maintenance in order to keep functioning.
“My commute is 45 minutes. Just pulled up to the office, reached for my bags and…”
There are two lousy things going on here: first off, they don’t have the stuff they need. Second, that stuff they need is just sitting out on the driveway for anyone to take.
“The drive up ATM decided to crash right when I put my debit card in, preventing me from retrieving it. I was pretty late to work.”
Now that it’s easy to pay with stuff from a phone, this is a little less of a hassle. Still, losing your debit card can be a major pain.
“Four days after moving to Chicago…”
Whether you’ve found your car on blocks without its wheels or not, I think a lot of us have had the experience of moving to a new place, feeling excited, then seeing something that makes it all come crashing down.
“Portable battery fell and broke my ceramic Lakers basketball piggy bank that I’ve been using since I was 10.”
On one hand, official NBA merchandise is easy to replace. On the other hand, a ceramic Lakers basketball bank sounds niche enough that finding a replacement might be tough.
“Dropped and broke my favorite plate I’ve used for 32 years. You served me well, Bros.”
Super Mario hasn’t waned in popularity over the past few decades, but this plate still shows the kind of colorful Mario-themed art you don’t really see anymore.
“Just got home from work and dropped my laptop…”
Imagine dropping your closed laptop on the ground. Until you open it up and turn it on, it essentially becomes Schrodinger’s Laptop: it’s simultaneously functional and broken, at least until you take a closer look.
“This is how my morning started.”
I like spiders as much as the next guy, but I like them best when they’re staying out of the way. You can tell this one’s a troublemaker based on the audacious location of its web.
“Wholesome seal of approval: broke and dislocated my arm. Happy birthday to me.”
I don’t know what it is about birthdays, but these days seem to have a higher likelihood of misfortune befalling the birthday boy or birthday girl. Hopefully this person’s arm isn’t so messed up that they can’t eat cake.
“I heard gunshots outside right before heading to work, I waited about 10 minutes before I went out to my car and found this. Glad I wasn’t in the car.”
People talk about dodging a bullet all the time, but they usually don’t mean it literally.
“Dropped two pies on the floor as they were coming out of the oven.”
If you’re carrying two pies and drop one, at least you have the other one, right? Well, this person doesn’t have that consolation prize to fall back on.
“Just trying to ride a bike near a nesting magpie.”
I’ll be honest here, I don’t know much about magpies. I don’t think they live around me. After seeing this picture, I’m very happy to be mostly ignorant on the topic.
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“Tried making rice since WFH is usually slow. Got pulled into a meeting and 3 conversations before I could add water.”
This sucks, no doubt, but this person is placing too much of the blame on work and meetings. If you’re cooking rice, you can’t just drop the task to take part in various meetings.
“Was just about to go home after work and this happened. I didn’t even pull very hard.”
Cars are big, durable, metal beasts that can drive in all sorts of conditions. They’re also full of plastic that apparently breaks really easily.
