Not all days were made equal. You see, while sometimes everything falls according to plan, other days turn into 24-hour-long grueling benders that make you question why you even dared to get out of bed.
Blame it on bad luck, your daily horoscope, Mercury in retrograde, incantations, karma, or anything you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that misfortunes and fails do happen. Think of them as compulsory reality checks that remind us we are mere human beings with little to no control of greater things happening in this world. But philosophy aside, if we can’t change anything, at least we can have a good laugh at it.
Bored Panda has compiled this list of people having a worse day than you so you can feel slightly better today until your fail day comes, and when you’re done with this post, check out our previous features here, here and here with more failure.
#1 After A Grueling Day At Work Without Food Where I Had To Wait 4 Hours For A Sample To Arrive Which Got Canceled, I Come Home At 7PM To Find All My Stuff In Garbage Bags
Turns out the cleaners my landlord sent cleared the wrong apartment.
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#2 The Only Path Back To My Room Blocked By Cute But Incredibly Angry Sea Lions
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#3 My Puppy Ate My Passport
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#4 "Time To Go To Bed. What Are Those Dots On My Wall? Oh. Oh No"
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#5 Paramedics Be Like. Nope
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#6 In NSW Australia This Poor Woman's House Burnt Down In A Flood
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#7 Was Getting Ready For Bed, Walked Into My Bedroom To This
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#8 Bought A PS5 For My Son’s Birthday. Someone At UPS Swapped It Out With A Rock
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#9 Moved To Australia And Was Warned About The Snakes And Spiders. I Give You A Single Ant Bite
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#10 When The Boss Thinks He's A Comedian
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#11 Had An Air Purifier Running For Over A Year With The Filter Covered In Plastic The Whole Time
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#12 I Was Cruising About 50mph, Then The Plastic Snapped
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#13 Why Is My Watch Stopped? Oh
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#14 HelloFresh: “One Teaspoon Chili Flakes”
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#15 Just Baked This Cake And Ate One Piece, Came Back And The Dog Licked The Icing Off As Far As She Could Reach
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#16 My Essay Got A 0 Because The Person Thought I Copied From The Internet. Turns Out It Was My Own Post Which I Posted Some Hours Later
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#17 Welp, I Almost Fell Into A Sinkhole Under My Porch. I Caught Myself On The Edge Of The Hole, From My Chest Down Was Just Dangling Beneath Me
Below the opening, the hole is about 10’ wide and 15’ deep. Fun fact I watched the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth yesterday.
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#18 The New Jar Of Nutella My Girlfriend Tried To Heat In The Microwave
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#19 I Don’t Paint Often, So I Was Really Proud Of Myself For Remembering To Wear Gloves This Time
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#20 Someone Left Their Bike Under The Wrong Tree
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#21 Man Gets Scalped In Broad Daylight
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#22 I’m A High School Teacher And My Apartment Window Just Got Egged. I Thought They Liked Me
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#23 What I Asked For vs. What I Got. $400 And I Feel Like An Idiot
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#24 Define Disappointment
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#25 When The Road Wants To Finish You
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#26 Moving Across The Country In A Few Weeks, Invited My Friends To A Farewell BBQ. All Canceled Or Just Didn't Show
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#27 There Was A Blizzard Last Night So We Decided To Check On Our Car
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#28 Neighbor Just Got A Supra A Few Weeks Ago
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#29 Someone’s Laundry Day Was A Bummer
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#30 This Is How I Caught My Ex Wife Cheating
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#31 Left Our Totally Normal House To Run Errands. Came Back An Hour And A Half Later To This
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#32 Just Pulled Into Our Campsite 450 Miles Away From Home
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#33 I've Been Looking For My Glasses For 3 Days. Found Them
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#34 Drove Three Hours To Go To The Grand Canyon
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#35 The Wind Took The C Away
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#36 Recently Tried An Expensive Rental Clothing Subscription. UPS Threw The Package Of Clothes/Bags Into My Backyard. I Have Two Puppies
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#37 Someone Broke Into My Car To Steal 10 Dollars Worth Of Candy And Toys I Bought To Give To My 4-Year-Old Students
"To whoever broke into my car. You caused $400 worth of damage to steal $10 worth of candy and toys from the 4-year-olds I teach. BRUH"
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#38 Someone's Luggage Just Chilling On The Tarmac - DFW
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#39 Japan’s “Killing Stone” Breaks In Half After 1,000 Years. Legend Has It That The Demonic Spirit Trapped Inside Is Now Free To Wreak Havoc On The Land
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#40 I Was Babysitting My Cousin While Her Dad Was Away On Business. He Told Me Dinner Is In The Freezer. Yum, Battery And Broccoli. Just Like Mom Used To Make
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#41 Stubbed My Toe Yesterday. It Hurt This Morning When I Put My Shoes On. Took My Shoes Off This Evening And Found This
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#42 Was Washing A (Very Sharp) Greasy Piping Tip At Work. Slipped Right Onto My Finger Before I Could Stop It
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#43 Do You Know When People Ironically Say They’re Allergic To Work? Apparently, I’m Allergic To My Own Sweat
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#44 What It Looks Like To Win A Standard Weekend Day
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#45 Consequences Of Working In A -10°C Lab Where I Have To Wash My Hands 40 Times A Day
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#46 Scaffolding Smashes Into Big Ben Just Days After £80 Million Makeover Was Revealed
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#47 Our Smoke Alarm Caught On First In The Middle Of The Night
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#48 The Guys Digging For Google Fiber Just Cut My AT&T Fiber Line. And I Work From Home. Great
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#49 Wife Bought Me A Shirt This Past Christmas That Finally Came In The Mail. I’m A Huge Space Nerd But Guess I Won’t Be Wearing It Anytime Soon
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#50 A Family Member Forgot To Turn Off The Sink Light Overnight
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#51 Took Time Between Sets To Help A Gym Employee Move A Squat Rack And Pop… Achilles Smoked
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#52 Door Handle Broke Off At The Gas Station... With The Car Running
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#53 This Dog Ate My Neighbor's Food Delivery
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#54 Sofa Made It From California To London, Only To Get Stuck In The Entryway
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#55 2 Hours Into A 10-Hour Shift When A Passenger Asks If I Know About The Stowaway On My Bus
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#56 Some Mondays Are Harder Than The Rest
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#57 Bought One Of Those Ear Cleaners With A Camera And Just Pulled Out A Contact Lens. I Have No Idea How Long It Was In There
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#58 Just Arrived At My Hometown And Someone Stole My Bike's Wheels. Now I Gotta Walk 6KM With A Bike Frame On My Back
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#59 $396 Bottle Of Eye Drops My Dad Needs Before Cataract Surgery. Medicare Didn't Cover It (Quarter For Scale)
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#60 My Friend's Apartment Got Shot Up At 2AM By A Random Hoodlum
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#61 Mom's Cat Chewed Through My Headphones For School. Bought A New Pair And She Chewed Those Within A Day. Mom Is Probably Gonna Blame It On Me But I'm Angry
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#62 This Happened In Less Than 24 Hours. No Trees Or Power Lines Around, Just Why?
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#63 The Pizza Shop Promised A Light And Airy Crust. It Was So Light And Airy That It Was Invisible
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#64 Owner Leaves Car Running To Defrost, Man Steals Car, Crashes It
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#65 Was Wondering How The Dog's Water Bowl Kept Getting Refilled… Welp
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#66 I've Made A Horrible Mistake Today
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#67 Found Abandoned In The Parking Lot First Thing In The Morning. They Made The Choice To Just LEGO I Guess
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#68 5 Minutes Into My Maintenance Shift I Get Called Up To The Public Bathroom, This Is What I Found
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#69 No Bueno
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#70 Just Bought A TV And Broke It While Mounting It
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#71 Damn
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#72 Dropped My Ravioli Taking It Out The Microwave At Work
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#73 Today I'm Working At A Women's Conference. They Converted The Men's Bathroom Into A Women's Bathroom. But There Is One Guy Here. Me. And I Really Need To Pee
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#74 Closed The Dishwasher And The Cabinet Decided To Give Up
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#75 My School Is Currently On Fire
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#76 Guess Who Is Never Going Snowboarding Ever Again?
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#77 Found It Like This Just When I Wanted To Go Home After School
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#78 Opened Our Lockbox Today To Find Mold Had Been Happily Eating Our Passports And Marriage Certificate
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#79 So I Was Heading To A Job Interview And Accidentally Spilled Coffee All Over Me Just Before Interview. Not The Best First Impression I Suppose
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#80 A Few Weeks Ago I Somehow Picked Up A Viral Rash And Now Most Of My Body Looks Like This
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#81 Got A New Mixer And Plugged It In While Pushing The Mixers In Place. Accidentally Turned It On And Decided To Mix My Middle Finger
I can't even bend the mixer back to form and my finger still hurts.
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#82 Found While Walking Along The Beach At Low Tide
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#83 Thought My Roommates Pulled An April Fools' Prank On Me. They Didn't
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#84 The Most Me Thing Of All The Things I’ve Ever Done In My Life. Airpod Pros Were In My Front Pocket. Went Pee. Pulled Pants Up. AirPods Fall Out Of Pocket & Onto The Floor
The left one bounced right into the toilet, which immediately flushed from a motion sensor. What are the odds? Story of my life
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#85 Brushed My Teeth For A Good 20 Seconds With This
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#86 My Neighbor Likes To Grill In The Garage Or Her Home With No Exhaust. The Second Time She Is Almost Burning Her House Down
The first time the insurance company paid $30k and kicked her off. She didn't get home insurance after that due to the high cost
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#87 Finally Got My "HelloFresh" That Should Have Been Here 5 Days Ago
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#88 Bought Fried Chicken At Airport Then As I Was Boarding, The Bag Ripped From Bottom Side And The Box Landed Upright At First But Ripped In The Same Manner When I Picked It Up
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#89 I Use The Gym At 2AM. You Need An Access Card To Get In And Out. Mine Stopped Working And I Have Been Trapped For 2 Hours
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#90 When You Get On The Airplane For A Long Flight And Open Your AirPod Case Only To Find It's Empty
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#91 2-Hour-Old Brand New Off The Shelf Red Wing Boots Disintegrated. Cost My Friend A Day Of Work
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#92 “I Know You’re Not Feeling Well, Let Me Move Your Car For You”. The Next Morning:
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#93 Local "Home Artist" Posted This And Quickly Realized His Mistake
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#94 This Is The Face Of A Man Who Goes Out Into The Pouring Rain, Runs Halfway To The Gym, And Then Realizes He Forgot His Keycard Back At Home
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#95 Found Out I’m Allergic To Old Spice
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#96 Somebody Dropped Their Coffee On The Bus
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#97 My Wife Said She Had Something Crazy To Show Me After We Ate Lunch
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#98 Just Got Done Working Out At The Gym And My Bike Is Gone. Spent $1.5K+ In Parts Just To Restore This 2011 Model. Specialized Secteur Cane Creek. You Will Be Missed
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#99 Brain Malfunctioned While Preparing Scrambled Eggs
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#100 Knife Snapped And Nearly Hit My Wife In The Face
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#101 A Piece Of My Infected Wisdom Tooth Just Fell Off
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#102 The Bottom Of My Glass Fell Off Somehow And Made A Mess
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#103 I Broke Up With My Girlfriend The Other Day. Today We Said Our Last Goodbye As I Headed To Work And She Was Moving Out. While At Work This Happened
Spontaneously with no one around. Then I found out my insurance doesn't cover glass.
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#104 We Already Washed New Jeans. Its Inside Store Is Far Away And Its Been Month (Was In Hometown For Some Time) What I Can Do? Will It Buzz If I Visit Some Mall?
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#105 My "Inspected" Batteries From Amazon
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#106 What Happens If Your Tree Hits A Neighbor's Car?
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#107 I Accidentally Spilled My Glass Beads. The Last Time It Took Me 5 Whole Days To Put Them Away
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#108 Just Got Home From A Weekend Road Trip
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#109 Just Moved In
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#110 Kept Hearing A Weird Grinding Noise In The Corner Of My Dark Room. I Turn On My Flashlight And See My Cat Chewing On The Headstock Of My Custom Vintage Fender Strat
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#111 My Parents Cut Down My Favorite Plant In The House Because It Was "A Waste Of Water" (Papaya Plant)
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#112 On Vacation With My Kid: I Went To Check In At 2:30 And My Hotel Asked I Come Back In An Hour Because My Room Wasn’t Ready. I Came Back To A Line That Spanned A City Block
100 more people behind me. They had only ONE single working bathroom and no water.
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#113 My Glass Coffee Table Just Exploded
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#114 Airbag Randomly Deployed Two Minutes After I'd Parked My Car
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#115 Friend Arrived Home From Work To Find His PS5 Melting Itself
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#116 Not Fun
Happened last week in my hometown (Bosnia). Apparently, it was a self-made project of the house owner. Did not go as planned.
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#117 Don’t Let Your Foot Slip When You’re Parking In The Garage
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#118 Have You Ever Put On A Pair Of Brand New Harley Boots And Had Both Heels Fall Off, Within A Couple Of Hours? Well, I Have
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#119 Adios Sunlight. After 10 Years Of Living Here, The Owner Of The Lot Outside My Windows Decided To Sell And Build Luxury Apartments
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#120 Final Nespresso Cup Of My Fav Flavor. Didn't Realize I'd Grabbed My Paint Water Mug
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#121 This Really Hurts. 2€ Per Liter In Finland
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#122 16 Years Of Ivy Growth Destroyed In A Single Night Of High Winds. The Entire Brick Wall Was Covered To The Top
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#123 Didn’t Manage To Get A Video Before Getting Pushed Away By Firemen, But A Bunch Of Cars Including Mine Are Exploding In My Apartment’s Parking Garage
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#124 Dude Gave Me A Whole Onion On My Burger
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#125 Well
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#126 My Wisdom Teeth. No One Wants To Extract Them Because They Could Cut The Alveolar Nerve
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#127 I Drove My Phone Over
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#128 12 Effing 30 AM And The Water Line In The Toilet Just Said I Quit. One Of The Kids Just Took A Fresh Poop, Too
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#129 When You Hard Brake And Forget You Have A Bag Of McDonald's
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#130 Second Bite Of My Chipotle Burrito And It Had A Piece Of Glass In It
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#131 I Guess I'll Stay At Home Today
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#132 I Wish Curbs Were Painted Yellow So That You Could See Them Better
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#133 Locked Down In Beijing. Not Getting Married Today I Guess
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