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20 Funny People Who Are About To Be The Butt Of The Joke

There are two types of comedians within friend groups, the purposeful one who is actually cracking jokes and being deliberate in their comedy, and the accidental one who naturally finds themselves in funny situations.

This list celebrates the latter, those who walk this earth bringing laughter to many, even when they don't mean to. Don't worry though, they're not being laughed at! Well, not always.

"There's a story behind every sign like this."

There is, but thankfully for us, the story here seems pretty straightforward. Someone had a very sticky trip to their local McDonald's one day and a whole batch of employees were left baffled as to how this could even happen.

"Finn found a loophole to the no paws on the counter rule."

And doesn't he look smug about it? Leaning so casually, that victorious glint in his eye. "Yeah, that's right, I got you this time. Logically, you can't get mad at me for this. Wait, hold on, what are you doing, put me down! I want to be on the counter, I earned it!"

"When your mate says he'll pick you up from the airport on Christmas Eve."

He was not about the let the errand you made him run ruin his Christmas spirit. In fact, he decided to use it as an opportunity to spread it even further. He probably brightened the days of every stressed out traveler he came across.

"Totally worth buying those googly eyes before the operation."

Not only did you get an operation to solve a medical issue you were having, surely giving you relief from pain and further complications once you're all healed up, but you also got a new friend! He looks like quite the guy too, hopefully you get along!

"[...] My wife is 5’1” and I am 6’7”, when it comes to hotel robes, one size does not fit all."

The robes seem to be covering all the important bits on both of you, so actually it does look like one size fits all! The hotel never promised that they would fit well, just that they would fit, so they still technically got it right.

Fake it 'til you make it.

The story behind this image was explained in the title of the original post, "I’ve been watering this little succulent which was sharing a pot with a money plant for the last 1-1/2 years.

"The money plant died, but the succulent kept on flourishing. Until I came home one evening and it was askew in the pot. It was then that I realized the succulent was in fact made of plastic."

"My dad said people at work wouldn’t stop using his personal cup, so this was his solution."

Surely there were other things he could have tried first, like just putting his name on it or maybe keeping it with him more, but he went to extremes right out the gate. You have to admire it, contracting an illness just to keep people away is a big commitment.

"A customer walked in to my store wearing this."

I hope your store has security guards for moments like this, this person is clearly dangerous and would need to be removed from the premises immediately. No sane, secure human being would wear socks and sandals like this.

"My wife casually mentioned that she forgot to take birth control this weekend... then we woke up to this on our microwave this morning."

Is that the medium she chose to convey the message to you with, or is your microwave omnipresent and knows that she's pregnant before either of you do. Both are kind of strange, but one is far, far more concerning than the other.

"I occasionally forget my employee is colorblind, but then I ask him to price out new inventory..."

You already said it's unintentional, and I believe you, but this still feels really mean.

That being said, good on your employee for so confidently believing his perception of colors that he doesn't even think to ask anyone else. That looks great to him, so he's labeling it as green.

"Thought my dog was with me in the bathroom, then walked out to look for her."

Though it may not look like it at a passing glance, there is, in fact, a dog in this photo. It was captured so perfectly that we all feel the same immediate confusing that the uploader did in real life.

"I wish I was joking, but I had just given him a [raise] this morning..."

Overconfidence got him. He secured that raise he'd been gunning for, was celebrating pre-emptively in his head, and wound up making a pretty silly mistake.

While embarrassing, there is a bright side for him. This is a great way to test how much he'd have to screw up to get that raise taken away.

"My son had great marks all week, then 'stupid' strikes."

Not his own stupidity, thought, clearly it was the other student that instigated this. If they'd just been smarter, your son wouldn't have felt the need to threaten them, obviously.

If anything, your son should be congratulated for the restraint it took to not just do it.

"Oh, well don't mind if I do then."

There is plenty of room on that sign to provide more detail and not lead to a misunderstanding down the line. Someone is going to pull it one day and, when questioned, will say that the sign said it was fine.

"At age 12 my girlfriend had to write a letter to herself for school and keep it sealed 20 years. She turned 32 today. She fooled her teacher then... and herself now."

It's stories like these that really show that teachers, most of the time, have a reason they ask us to do things. They don't just assign things because they feel like it. It's a little late to be learning that lesson, but better late than never, right?

"Used to work here, this guy is a cart pusher. He always wore kilts, and then today I seen this. Safety kilt."

This man knows his ideals. He's not sacrificing safety for style or mobility, he will proudly sport his kilts and make sure he remains visible while doing so. When presented with any problem, he will overcome, he will be victorious.

"When the employees at 7-Eleven have had enough of your whining..."

Listen, it's not my fault 7-11 has concocted the most perfect version of a slushy known the man, the ever-coveted Slurpee. I know their tone is passive-aggressive here, but this is devastating news. How am I ever meant to recover from such a blow?

"Saw this on a friend's Instagram story and it really tickled me."

This is truly impressive of any teen, cis or not. Teens these days don't really have the same motivation to build and paint entire chapels with art that is so influential it remains revered centuries later. Society has clearly gone downhill.

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Another story told in the title of the original photo, "My girlfriend eats a lot of cucumber. And for some reason my mother thought it was a fun idea to give here [sic] this for an operation she got. [Interesting] choice to say the least."

I'm sure the doctors had quite the debate about that one.

"Good help is hard to find."

If those are the two options, then yeah, I'll go with the ticket. Though it's nice of them to provide other opportunities to those who may not want to spend their money on a ticket, really helps make the venue more accessible.

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