Life is full of surprises! And, while this phrase can often be used in relation to bad surprises, thankfully there are also some good surprises out there!
From unexpected and interesting dinosaur fossils to squirrel love notes, here are 17+ times we expected the worst but got the best.
“Told my dad we could get a gardener to trim the trees but he insisted on saving money…came home to witness this.”
Well, you know what they say… Modern problems require incredibly dangerous solutions that may very well result in you or a loved one losing a limb!
“Meanwhile, NYE in New Zealand!”
One helpful person also added to this: “Fun fact! Due to New Zealand being on the bottom of the world it is much easier to sit on [people’s] shoulders. It isn’t uncommon to see people stacked up four or five high.”
“I told my husband I just wanted some ‘sh**ty earrings’ for Christmas. He delivered…”
I wonder if an impossible amount of time in the future there will be species wearing our poops as jewelry like this?
“My son’s letter [to] Santa. I think he knows…”
The moment that a kid starts to realize that Santa isn’t real can be terrifying for some parents, good to see that this kid is taking it well!
“My stepdad didn’t want a kitten the whole time we were looking for one, this is him within 30 seconds after the kitten arrived.”
Another father who has been won over by a reluctant friendship with a new pet. It is a tale as old as time.
Have You Seen This Squirrel?
I hope that this guy’s message found its way to his squirrelly-looking friend! Lenny is also a spectacular name for a squirrel and I don’t know why.
“Was not expecting to find a headstone on my dog walk.”
Oh no, I hope that this isn’t Lenny! Someone should probably break the news to John…
“Thinking the wife had a bit too much to drink last night, found this in the fridge this morning.”
Ah, Fritos and Peanut Butter, what a…wonderful combo! One person added, “It actually tastes delicious my old middle school football coach used to make sweet peanut butter and frito bars on game days for us and they were the best.”
“My wife isn’t great at measurements and ordered a 28″ pizza for the two of us!”
This is the best kind of mistake that anyone could possibly make. Don’t see anything wrong here!
“That took an unexpected turn…”
I dread to think what I would have written as a kid for this question, but I know that it would never have been as good as Ketki’s answer.
“My new magnet…”
Phew, for a moment there I thought that this was actually going to be a “positive vibes only” sentiment! Thank goodness it wasn’t!
“Coworker thinks her husband doesn’t take nice pics of her. This is his contact photo for her.”
Ah, see! So it turns out that he does take nice photos of her after all! I just guess that she has a different definition of “nice.”
“What you expect vs what arrives.”
This is infinitely better than what was advertised. I mean, Jesus, just look at the state of that masterpiece!
“How can I help you?”
Doug sure was scared when he first heard that he was off to the vet’s, but he ended up finding a career there!
“My DMV agent was very nice and let me have some fun with my picture.”
Wow, and to think that I get told off if I ever even so much as think about smiling!
“We’ve just put up scaffolding on our house. Our cat has now discovered it’s a great spot to spy on us.”
This person went on to add, “Our cat is very much a scaredy cat but she has been so brave these last two days with all the strange people outside and clanging metal noises. And then she realised she has a new playground to explore.”
“My 11 y/o daughter has insisted on checking the mail the last couple of days. Today, I checked it. This is what I found…”
I can only imagine that this must have made this mailman’s day. Well, unless they end up losing to an 11-year-old, that would sting!
“My little sister bought accessories for her cat. This is the result.”
Not sure which is more impressive, your sister’s styling abilities, or the fact that the cat is chill with wearing sunglasses.
“Tried to do a face swap with my infant daughter.”
Her face is morphed into your nose and I can still tell she’s unimpressed.
“You know you work in a classy place when someone takes the time to print and laminate their snarky comment.”
I take the stairs to my apartment all the time and I’ve never once heard a thank you from my body. So ungrateful.
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“My friend : ‘I’m renovating my living room, I’m gonna put a dinosaur on the wall.’ Me : ‘Sure…’.”
It was precisely thanks to your doubt that they went through with this. Good thing too, it looks kickass.
“Etsy shop sent the wrong apron – now I have an apron with this random guy’s face.”
I think an apron with a random dude sporting a rainbow unicorn headband on it is the best thing anyone could own.
“My wife tried to get 5 minutes to relax in the bath while the baby was chillin.”
Aww, now she has even more company to relax with, which is surely what she wanted.
“My daughter just discovered how to work hair clips.”
Be grateful, instead of one on each of her plushies, it could have been all of them in your hair.
“We got a new squirrel feeder.”
Never thought I’d be pondering feeder innovation, but this is the sort of creativity that industry needs!
“So I attempted to make a 7 foot tall snowman last week…. this is the snowman today.”
He stood against all odds, and stayed standing despite the melt. A true sign of strength.
“Gift of ‘Cold Hard Cash’.”
Sure, cash is great and all, but it’s better if you can get it with some ice to crush up and make a cocktail with! How thoughtful!
“I think my parents finally realized that I won’t be giving them human grandbabies.”
I was going to make a comment about how they clearly have enough already, but apparently, those photos are all of the same baby. The dog deserves the same amount of photos at least, if not more!
“Rolling a Swift truck isn’t anything new, but I wanna know who built that mailbox!”
Ah yes, mailboxes, those notoriously sturdy appliances! Wait, is a mailbox an appliance? Really kicking 2021 off with the big questions here.
