We’ve all had that very worst day combo. 3 hours of sleep combined with a car that won't start, add piles of work sitting on your desk and a call from tax inspection (add your scenario here) and voila, your day has just turned into a nightmare. Call them first world problems, but whoever has been there knows very well just how much it takes to cool off your boiling blood.

Luckily, there’s one band-aid known to humanity that eases this pain. And it’s knowing that someone out there is going through a wayyy worse day. Like, worse². Both vile and soothing, we present you with Bored Panda’s compilation of the most severe day-breaking fails that are impossible not to laugh at.

For those who are dealing with even more severe worst day situations, please get an extra dose of others’ misfortune on our previous posts here, here, and here. And remember that at its worst, a bad day can only last up to 24 hours.

#1 I'm 49. Just Found This In My Mum's Bookcase

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#2 It Was A Great Day Till This Moment

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#3 Tiny Body Or Giant Head?

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It’s crazy how much some unlucky incidents and totally random things can change the course of our day. In reality, every one of us can go from joyful to plain wrecked in a moment for countless reasons. Spilling your takeaway coffee on a blouse is one, getting a call you didn’t expect is another, and the list goes on.

Bored Panda reached out to Amy Morin, a psychotherapist and author of the book “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do,” to find out more about why such random things like spilled coffee can be an instant day-breaker. Amy explained that it all has to do with us letting negative thoughts in.

“When you believe things like the world is unfair or nothing in your life ever goes right, you experience upsetting feelings.” It’s especially true “when something doesn't work out the way you hoped.”

#4 Exsperminate

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#5 Priest Accidentally Live-Streamed Mass With Sunglasses And Hat Filter

#6 This Is The Worst Picture Ever Taken Of Me

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But what if we teach ourselves to become immune to both small and large misfortunes? Amy suggests that we can, in fact, train positive thinking. “When you notice unhelpful thoughts like, 'This is awful,' or 'Nothing ever goes right,' respond to the thoughts in a more productive way.”

This is the essential point when you can still save your day from breaking. This is why you should try to reframe the sudden negative thoughts into something more realistic. “For example, if you're thinking it's unfair that you have to wait for traffic, remind yourself, 'There are millions of cars on the road. Traffic jams are bound to happen. I'll be OK,'" Amy suggested.

#7 Heckin Bots

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#8 When The Bakers Make The Mix Wrong And Don’t Realize Yeast Doesn’t Just Stop Working Because It’s In A Dumpster

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#9 Bakery Fail

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Of course, there are people with a personality that makes it easier for them to be positive, but it doesn’t mean all the others should stay in misery. “Everyone can develop a healthier, more realistic mindset,” Amy urges.“

You can train your brain to look for the good in the world and develop the mental strength you need to perform and feel your best.” Start from small steps like reframing negative thoughts into realistic facts, and grow your positive thinking into a habit.

Accepting things for what they are and not for how they make you feel can be truly therapeutic. In this way, you no longer blame yourself for something as ridiculous as spilled coffee and the day, it keeps on shining.

#10 An Honest Mistake

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#11 My Daughter - Class Of 2020

Sums up High School graduation this year.

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#12 I Wouldn't Be Going Home After That

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#13 My Brother, On The Ride Home From Picking Up His New Puppy

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#14 My Dad's Old Truck Got Hit By A Truck Carrying Old Rotten Potato Slurry To A Feed Lot For Cows. His Passenger Window Was Down

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#15 Simple As That

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#16 They Need An Intervention, Not A Convention

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#17 3 Am Snack

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#18 Whipped Myself Into A Frustrated Rage Trying To Find My Drill For Half An Hour

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#19 Hiked Two Hours To Set Up A Picnic, Returned To This

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#20 I Brought A Bag Of Used Cat Litter With Me To Throw Away On The Way To Work. I Also Brought My Lunch. Guess Which One Came To Work With Me

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#21 Was Confused When It Didn't Sound Like It Hit The Floor

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#22 After A Few Weeks, I Returned To My Apartment

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#23 My Friend Works As An Extra In Movies And Does Stock Photography. Just Saw Him Pictured As An Offender On A Bus In Florida

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#24 Grand Rapids, MI Reporter Gets Her New License Plate

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#25 When The Sun's Out And You Don't Think It Through

#26 It's Just A Little Ice, It's Fine

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#27 Someone Forgot To Tighten The Hopper On The Corn Train

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#28 Guess Who's Severely Allergic To Hair Dye? This Girl

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#29 Grandma’s Baking Skills Aren’t What They Used To Be

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#30 This Happened To My Car Today

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#31 The Printer Exploded

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#32 To Whoever Dumped Their Old Bedframe By TJ's In Hyde Park Choose A Less Windy Day Next Time So It Doesn't Get Stuck To The Side Of My House

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#33 I Have Lost One Piece Of This 2000 Pieces Puzzle

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#34 Was Having Valentine's Day Dinner When I Went Downstairs To Check On Why The Heat Wasn't Working. Found 4 Feet Of Water Covering The Entire Basement

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#35 I Need A File Lost In This Room

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#36 I Accidentally Put My Leather Gloves In The Washing Machine

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#37 Our Puppy Had Explosive Diarrhea All Over My Wife

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#38 Aaaand There Go My $300 Headphones

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#39 Forgot My Headphones On The Ground While The Roomba Was Running

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#40 I Paid $6 To Have Two Slices Of American Cheese Delivered To My Door

I was trying to order a plain cheeseburger meal from McDonalds through DoorDash, and so I deselected all the extra stuff (onions, pickles, etc.).

Turns out I deselected the Buns and Meat too, so I just paid $6 to have 2 pieces of American Cheese delivered to my apartment.

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#41 Now We Know Who The Favorite Child Is

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#42 Last Week I Seeded My Lawn. Just Wanted To Share The Progress It's Made So Far

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#43 Honey

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#44 My Cat Just Came Back From One Of Her Evening Strolls With Someone Else's Keys In Her Mouth

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#45 Friend Of Mine Posted This Photo Of The Job Site Today

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#46 Lost My Wallet 3 Days Ago, Finally Ordered New Cards And Then

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#47 Was Looking Forward To Having Some Nice Bread From A Local Bakery

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#48 Somebody Didn’t Strap The Egg Trolleys In Properly On The Truck. 10,500 Eggs Broken

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#49 Feeling Like Kevin From The Office Right Now

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#50 Allergic To Almost Everything On The Allergy Skin Test. Some Of It Was So Swollen The Doctor Could Barely Tell Which Was Which

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#51 The Robot Takeover Has Begun

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#52 Where's The Shade?

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#53 We Hiked 3 Hours To Get A Good Picture Of Our Hometown. Our City Is On The Left

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#54 Heard My Husband Screaming While In The Shower. Walked In On This

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#55 The One Time The Toner Exploded At Work While Switching It Out. You Can See Where I Was At That Exact Moment

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#56 Pineapple Field Near Taal Volcano After Nearly A Day Of Spewing Ashes. No Filter

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#57 Kitchen Cabinets Decided To Yeet Themselves At 4 In The Morning

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#58 This Morning A Bat Crashed Into My Face And Fell Into My Breakfast. He Seemed Fine

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#59 My Sister Bought Some Strawberries From A Very Large Grocery Chain In BC Canada. Comes With A Live Prize Inside

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#60 I Was Hoping For Post-Chemo Curls As A Consolation Prize After Breast Cancer. Instead I’m About To Go Super Saiyan

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#61 Last Week A Bald Eagle Flew Threw My Bedroom Window, While I Was Laying In Bed. It Was Insane, To Say The Least

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#62 Just Found A Lug Nut In My Fruit Bar

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#63 Imagine Going To School For 12 Years And Graduating At Walmart

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#64 Parked My Jeep Under The Porch To Keep It Out Of The Weather

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#65 Happened To A Friend, She Was Almost Finished

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#66 God Damnit

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#67 She Traded For The Window Seat Before Getting On The Plane 

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#68 I Spent Over 4 Hours Baking A Cake Only To Immediately Drop It

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#69 Got My License In The Mail Today

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#70 That's Not What I Wanted To Fall From The Cabinet

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#71 Long Kayaking Trip + Belly Rolls = Most Inconsistent Sunburn Ever

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#72 These Are All My Bank Cards, ID Cards And Gym Card, After My Cat Dragged My Wallet On The Heater

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#73 Dropped The Trash. Hallelujah

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#74 Don't Put Emojis In Your Bank Account Nicknames

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#75 My Boyfriend Dropped My Makeup Bag

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#76 Left A Can Of Tuna In Here To Lure A Pesky Raccoon, Found This In The Morning

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#77 A Pipe Broke Upstairs

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#78 After Years Of Saving, I Finally Bought My First House. The Key Snapped In The Door And Locked Me Out

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#79 Not A Good Night For This Doordash Driver

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#80 A Massive Mineshaft Opens Up Under A Garage At A House In Scorrier Near Redruth In Cornwall

This shaft is truly massive and is approximately 300 ft to water and god knows how deep from there!

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#81 Worst. Delivery. Ever (Oc)

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#82 Stepped On This Thumbtack This Morning. Not A Very Peaceful Way To Start The Day

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#83 Found This While Walking To Work This Morning. This Is Gonna Suck Big Time For Someone

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#84 My Buddy Got This After Working At His Job For 42years. The Sticker Isn't Even On Straight Lol

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#85 My Landlord Sprayed Painted This Tree Guard And The Wind Blew The Paint Onto This Persons Dodge

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#86 Waited In Line For This Roller Coaster For Two Hours, When I Finally Got To The Front They Said I Was Too Tall

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#87 ABC Reporter Will Reve Appeared On Good Morning America Without Pants

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#88 I Hate My Life

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#89 Our Glass Coffee Table Randomly Exploded While We Were Watching TV

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#90 He's Lost All Control

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#91 Cabinet Fell Off The Wall While I Was Out. Handmade Dishes I've Collected Over The Years, Now Shattered

I guess it's fine I don't have dishes anymore, since the cabinet knocked open the fridge door, ruining all my food.

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#92 Scored A Sweet Pair Of Jeans Off Ebay At A Steal Of A Price. Just Found Out Why

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#93 Someone Spilled Their Smoothie In Class, And Now It Looks Like Someone Has Been Brutally Murdered

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#94 “Can You Take The Cinnamon Rolls Out In 15 Minutes While I Run To The Store?” “No Problem.” “Don’t Forget.” “Babe, I Won’t Forget”. I Forgot

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#95 The Cat Closed The Balcony Door On Me By Standing On The Handle And Pushing It Down. I Had To Wait For Someone Who Had A Key To My Apartment To Open It Up For Me. Luckily, I Had My Phone With Me

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#96 Need To Keep The Light On When I Get Ready For Work

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#97 I Wanted To Use Some Of My Savings And Then I Saw They Were Eaten By Ants

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#98 Ordered A "Half Mushroom Half Pepperoni" Pizza

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#99 I Broke A Hammer Trying To Pry A Nail Out Of The Floorboards And It Looks Really Disappointed In Itself

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#100 Made A Small Error While Trimming The Hedges

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#101 Took A Shortcut Cause I Had To Poop. But Ran Into BLM Protest With No End In Sight

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#102 I've Been Saving Up For A Switch For A Couple Months Now. I Finally Got It Last Week And Found This In My Dog's Mouth

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#103 Went Hiking Over The Weekend To Blow Off Steam From Finals Week. Guess Who Has A Presentation Today

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#104 After 3 Years Of Work, I Graduate Today With My Master’s From Harvard. In My Office

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#105 Ate While Driving, So Didn't Pay Attention. Got Most Of The Way Through When I Realized The Chicken Was 100% Raw

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#106 Not An April Fools Joke I 100% Accidentally Full-On Sealed A Cat Into A Wall. I Didn’t Even Know They Had A Cat

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#107 One Of These Is Applesauce. One Of These Is Grease From A Deep Fryer. Guess Which One I Ate A Spoonful Of A Few Minutes Ago

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#108 Customer Ordered All This Food On Uber Eats And Canceled The Order The Moment I Finished Making Everything

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#109 Work Meeting Etiquette

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#110 My Chicken Stole A Whole Piece Of Pizza From My Plate

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#111 Great

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#112 Attempted To Make Flower Pancakes For My Wife As A Mothers Day Surprise But They Ended Up Looking Like Corona Cakes

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#113 Our Company Now Has 900 Of These Pens

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#114 If You're Wondering Why The Driver's Window Is Clean, It's Because It Was Down When The Truck Next To Me Drove Through The Puddle

And also, if you were wondering, I can tell you what puddle water tastes like.

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#115 New Sofa Delivered - Thanks, Forklift Truck Driver

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#116 Grab Your S**t, We´re Leaving Now

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#117 Pre-Ordered A Signed Vinyl Record, The Band Mistakenly Signed The Cellophane Wrapping And Not The Album Cover

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#118 Sat Down To Take A S**t And I Look Up To Find This Lovely Guy

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#119 Mosquitos Just Love Open Back Shirts

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#120 When Your April Fools Prank Is To Replace All The Mugs In The Office, But Everyone Works From Home Now

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#121 So I Rolled Over In Bed This Morning And Made A New Friend, About 2 Inches From My Face

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#122 Forgetting To Roll Up The Window All The Way

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#123 My Mother's Hair Clippers Broke While Cutting My Hair

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#124 Onion For $20

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#125 300kgs Of Pudding Gone. Took Almost 4 Hours To Clean Up

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#126 At Least He Was Clean

Walking my husky at 4 am, he finds fox poop and even though he’s never done it before he instantly flopped down and rolled hard into it, he stunk so much he needed a shower. My girlfriend heard the commotion as he hates showers and opened our bedroom door, went straight on the bed didn’t he!

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#127 The Lady At The Courthouse Neglected To Tell Me I Was Looking At The Wrong Camera

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#128 Israel Brings In Millions Of Eggs To Relieve Passover Shortages And Then This Happens

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#129 Supposed To Be My Bachelor Party Today. Now It's A Party For 1. It Might Feel Odd Later When I Strip For Myself

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#130 Patient Directly Next To Me In The ICU Tested Positive For Coronavirus, So Guess Who Got To Go Back To The Hospital?

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#131 When You’re Out For A Nice Sunday Drive

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#132 Bake Bread They Said. An Overnight Rise Will Taste So Good They Said. Put In The Fridge They Said. It's So A Rewarding Hobby They Said

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#133 My UPS Driver Ran Over My Package

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#134 Left It In The Car

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#135 Roomba Made The Poor Choice Of Trying To Clean Up Dog Poop. After Dragging It Around The Dining Room, The Roomba Put Itself In The Corner. I’m Assuming Because Of Shame

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#136 My Photo In My College Card

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#137 So, How’s Everyone Else’s Day Exploding?

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#138 Ordered Shorts Off Of Old Navy, And All Of Them Came With The Security Tags

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#139 There’s A DIY Print In Our Local Milk Tea Shop And I Accidentally Sent Them The Wrong Picture. Maybe This Is Why The Barista Looked At Me Weird

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#140 My Mom Set The Microwave For 75 Minutes. And Not 75 Seconds

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#141 I Tried To Bake My Daughter A Birthday Cake But I Made A Butthole Instead

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#142 Don't Forget To Use Sunscreen

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#143 Theo Is Very Confused

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#144 Myself

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#145 Lol

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#146 Wanted To Start My Day With A Big Coffee. The Splat Even Has A Face

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#147 So Today's Supposed To Be The Best Day Of My Life. Now I'm Just Going To Have To Settle For The Next Best Option

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#148 Caution: Keep In An Upright Position When Full. No Tickling. Avoid Close Proximity

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#149 Cinema AC Turned Off During A Lockdown

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#150 Hand Sanitizer Dripped Onto My Brand New Dress Shoes

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#151 My Dog Found My Rainy Day Stash And Ate It

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#152 One Of Those Days

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#153 Guess Who Mixed Up The Smoke Flavor And Vanilla Essence When Making A Lemon-Vanilla Cake

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#154 Left Two Oranges In My Work Backpack (Hasn’t Been Opened In 2 Months)

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#155 My Brother Used His Round Hay Baler For The First Time Today

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#156 Got A New Curling Iron, Guaranteed To Not Snag

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#157 Reached For A Cream On An Upper Shelf Of The Medicine Cabinet. Tipped The Entire Shelf Into The Sink

Shaving cream exploded and cracked the sink basin. Sliced my finger on the crack while cleaning this up. The cream was in another room.

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#158 We Were Boat Owners For About 30 Minutes When This Happened

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#159 My Compensation For Working Through A Pandemic For The Past 3 Months

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#160 Left A Sparkling Water In The Car During Winter In Minneapolis

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#161 When A Truck Filled With Eels Crashes

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#162 Gotta Worry About Covid-19, Racism, And Now Ninjas. Ran Over A Shuriken Today On My Way Home From The Store

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#163 Now That It's Getting Warm, I Finally Found My Missing Beanie

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#164 Fiancé Was Taking The Paint Cans To The Basement. He Carried Too Much At Once. We Just Bought This House And I’m Dying Inside

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#165 I Spent A Little Too Much Time Outside While Wearing 3/4 Pants

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#166 Well UPS Finally Delivered My TV Stand With Tempered Glass Shelves

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#167 I'm Trying To Go To A Wedding, But The Sound Of My Shoe Clapping Alerts Everyone

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#168 A Turkey Just Flew Through The Window Into My Friend’s House

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#169 It's Always A Penang Driver

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#170 We Have Had This Couch For Less Than 24 Hours. The Dog Decided To Open A Bag Of Flour On It Today

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