We've all heard the old adage, "By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail," which is often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, despite their being no proof that he actually said this! However, regardless of who coined the term, the message is sound — it is important to prepare!
Some people, however, can be guilty of over-preparing! And, if you don't believe me, then check out these 15+ people who are definitely over-prepared.
This was one hell of a ballsy move from this person's friend. Also, I frequently point out that Uno is one of the most stressful games of all time, so why would you think that this is a good time to ask someone out?!
Well, this combines my two favorite things on this planet, Big Lebowski references, and discounts! (Don't tell my partner I said that...)
The other thing you have to prepare for is practicing slapping your own pockets to make sure that you can slap all of your pockets as quickly as possible when inevitably doing your thousand and one checks that you haven't dropped your boarding pass and passport.
I bet this guy has had that joke in his back pocket for far too long, just waiting for someone to make that specific request!
You've got to admire their spirit! I mean, there's little else positive to focus on in this image really.
Well, that is one hell of an optimistic person, for more reasons than it is worth going in to.
If they weren't absolutely elated by this, then they don't deserve you! This could be the best idea for an evening-in I've ever seen.
Now there is a person with their expectations in line with reality! You never want to get caught making instant noodles without any flavoring!
I love how excited he looks! And hell, wouldn't you be! If this is how he's spending his first day of retirement, this guy has an exciting retirement ahead of him.
This is actually a really impressively detailed model for a 10-year-old to just whip up out of nowhere, congrats!
So, did this person just happen to have all of these mice names ready to go? Or did they come up with them on the spot, because that is incredibly impressive if so!
It's a great idea to keep packages away from the dogs, but it is a bit obvious to thieves as to where you are "hiding" your packages.
This way people can keep their dignity, and not spend the whole evening swearing under their breath at only being able to eat two grains of rice at a time.
People really have no sense of patience nowadays! No matter what it is that is coming out, people need to know or have access to everything immediately! Chill guys, surprises can be good!
That bus grew up wanting to be a train, and all its life people told it that it would never happen. Well, look at this bus now! Living the dream!
You know what they say, every sign like this has a story behind it and that story probably involved a lot of people taking craps where they shouldn't.
In case it's a little confusing, it was made by Occupational Health and Safety in Australia and warns against doing drugs while working on a construction site.
The only problem is that this manages to make that recipe for disaster seem a lot more awesome than it would actually be.
Of course, that's assuming it doesn't fly off the back and become someone else's extra mode of transportation.
Well, the top one is, anyway. The bottom one is telling the cat itself not to come in.
I guess that counts as covering your bases?
Apparently, a lot of mountaineers find that their ascent up a mountain won't always have a surface to sleep on normally, so they'll essentially have to sleep like a bat.
As far as I'm concerned, however, this is just another reason why I have no desire to be a mountaineer.
It's great for when you need to open a lot of bottles quickly, but it's hard to think of too many situations where that'll be an issue unless you're a bartender or hosting a party.
Nonetheless, this woman apparently felt the need to spray it with a fire extinguisher as it passed by.
We may never truly know whether she was mad at the bus or just thought she was helping.
At least, until the dust that they seem to be inviting with this set-up gets in. I hate to say it, but their over-preparation might have needed a little more preparation.
And as we can see, it worked and he was able to get a Russian T-34 on his property.
So why did the council allow this, but not a shed or whatever he was trying to build? They thought he meant a septic tank. Oops.
It's possible that this is in a jail or a secure courthouse or something, but part of me wants to think they've got this here in case a bear crashes the function or something.
While that may not be a concern for most of us, we can probably expect this look to catch on with a lot of celebrities soon enough.
Not sure what the paparazzi will do about this one.
Unfortunately, it turns out that works well against ring wraiths isn't so intimidating to other boxers as he ended up losing this mtach.
If you're going to put up halloween skeletons, then it is crucial that you have prepared outfits for them for all occasions, as no one ever bothers to take them down.
When the sun begins to expand and swallow up this desolate Earth, this milk will stand alone, still fresh amongst the rotten remains of our planet.
That damage could not be any more perfectly set up for this kind of restoration!
Apparently the drawings were commissions for a horror podcast. I just hope that the father didn't have that getup already for the presentation ceremony!
