Let’s just get this out of the way: I’m no fashion expert. But sometimes you don’t need to be a VOGUE subscriber to tell that a piece of clothing is terrible.
Whether we’re talking about poorly placed words and graphics, confusing and obscene designs, or straight-up ugliness that literally looks like a piece of p*o, some things are just universally bad.
You would think when it comes to mass-produced clothes, a team of highly-qualified people has certainly thought about everything, playing with the design, figuring out what works and what doesn’t. However, Bored Panda has compiled a list of hilarious photos to show you that it’s not always the case.
We have released similar lists in the past (here, here, and here) but, for better or worse, it looks like there will always be new fashion disasters to discover.
According to Cosmopolitan, women can avoid such fails in the fall by holding onto their warm-weather essentials a bit longer. So don’t pack up your bra tops and knee-length shorts just yet.
Instead, keep a lookout for cropped blazers, doll dresses that pair super well with tall boots, and consider wearing bra tops under jackets and sweaters.
Men’s Health, on the other hand, acknowledges that choosing the right fall clothes can be a daunting task for any guy, but reassures that there are plenty of comfortable options to flex for top-notch style.
Considering that the weather can become truly unpredictable, stylish water-resistant outerwear and footwear will make sure we’re comfortable, no matter what Mother Nature throws at us.
For a night out, let’s take our everyday flattering T-shirt and jeans, but give them a boost of style with a luxe-looking jacket and fashion-forward footwear like Chelsea boots.
#36 Found A Few Days Ago In A Charity Shop. I Presume It’s A Bag But Whoever Had Stocked The Shelf Obviously Presumed It’s A Shoe As It Was On The Shoe Shelf
Tattoos have never been as popular, and tattoo artists are having the best business of their lives. It’s reported that, as of 2025, there are 23,774 tattooing businesses in the U.S. alone. However, not all artists will give you the tattoo of your dreams. Some might be the culprits of your nightmares.
Bored Panda has come across the “Tattoo Fails – Bad Tattoos Only” group on Facebook that shares terrible tattoo jobs that are as absurd and sad as they are entertaining. “A place to showcase horrible tattoo work,” the group proudly declares in its bio. So, get ready to cringe, Pandas, and scroll down to see the worst of the worst.
The tattoos on this list are real doozies. It’s generally true that the more your tattoo costs, the better the ink job will be. Novice artists usually charge somewhere between $80 and $120 an hour. A more established artist working for 5 to 10 years might take between $120 and $180 from you. And for a really experienced artist, you may have to splurge $150 to $250 or even more.
But bad tattoos aren’t just a regular person’s plight. Many famous people have pretty terrible ink on their bodies, and it just shows that money isn’t always the problem. Sometimes, the idea can just be too ridiculous or too hard to execute. So, let’s go through some of the most questionable tattoos that celebrities have gotten over the years, too.
Let’s begin with some celebrity tattoo inception – rapper T-Pain’s tattoo of the confused Jackie Chan meme. It’s certainly silly, but T-Pain doesn’t take himself or the tattoo too seriously. He explained that it’s pretty funny to see people react to it after he puts up his hand when someone says something stupid to him.
“The hand just says it all: ‘Stop talking to him,'” the rapper explained to Insider. T-Pain has around a dozen tattoos in total, and most of them are silly as well. One says, “You don’t have to like me,” alongside a Facebook “Like” button. He also has one on his neck that is pretty self-explanatory: “Tattoo.”
Another celebrity who doesn’t take his bad tattoos too seriously is Ryan Gosling. In an interview with The Guardian in 2007, Gosling said that people shouldn’t take tattoos seriously at all. “A tattoo should never be meaningful because at a certain point you’re going to hate it, and it might as well make you laugh.”
His supposedly “failed” tattoo is one that looks like a chicken’s foot, although it was supposed to be a monster’s hand with a drop of blood in the shape of a heart. “A lot of people think it’s a cactus. It’s become a bit of an ink blot: you see what you want to,” Gosling explained in a 2011 interview.
Perhaps the most offensive celebrity tattoo is the one Chris Brown got that resembles his ex-partner Rihanna after their domestic violence incident in 2009. Although Brown has denied that it’s Rihanna’s face, saying that the “tattoo is a sugar skull (associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the [Deceased]) and a MAC cosmetics design” he saw. Still, many fans still called the tattoo out for its very poor taste and even described it as “despicable.”
Misspelled tattoos are probably the worst nightmare for those who are fans of the written word. Let actress Hayden Panettiere’s mishap be a lesson to you. She wanted a tattoo in Italian that would mean “Live without regrets,” or “Vivere senza rimpianti.” However, her artist misspelled it and now she’s stuck with “rimipianti” as the last word instead. “I literally have to live by that advice!” the actress said in an interview with Glamour.
A big tattoo that has received a fair amount of ridicule on social media is the colorful phoenix on actor Ben Affleck’s back. However, Affleck himself has clarified that it’s not a mistake or a bad ink job. To him, it’s meaningful and “represents something important.”
“It’s meaningful to me, I like it,” he said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “I love my tattoo. I’m very happy with it. Luckily, I’m the one who has it.”
Thanksgiving is just behind us, and Christmas and New Year’s are rapidly approaching – meaning that the season of gatherings around the table with a large and (not always) friendly group is in full swing. It’s a season of wonderful memories and sometimes awkward situations. For example, like those collected for this list made by Bored Panda.
Yes, in this list, we’ve collected over thirty diverse stories for you where literally one careless word or action made people blush – for the shame of themselves or for someone else. However, let’s just cut to the chase and get to reading!
It was a big “family” visit, back at the family farm in the midwest. Mom & Dad’s farm, with me visiting, and my sister, her husband and their three kids. My sister’s three kids are mostly awesome, but the older brother is an absolute j**k to his younger brother, the youngest of the three. He’s being a terrible bully to him. Punching him when he thinks nobody can see him. Spitting on him. Making insults and taunting him. Basically ruining the entire visit for his brother. So we’re about 4 days into the 7-day visit, and I mention at the main table (the kids were in the next room) how terrible the older brother has been treating the youngest, and how nobody seems to care, and I can see it’s REALLY starting to bother the youngest.
The “dad” just laughs and says “Boys will be boys. I had it rougher than that, and I turned out fine. Just leave it alone.”
I will fully admit that we ALL had been drinking that day. I replied “Boys will be boys?? That sounds like something a bad parent would say, to excuse the bad behavior of his bad kid.”
Apparently I have with my cousin I don’t speak to anymore. Most of the family has chosen to continue talking to her and not me and that’s just fine but the few people I still speak to say she brings me up at every occasion and says she has no idea why I don’t want to talk to her anymore. Family member says nobody bites because we all know why. The reason is because I refused to travel to a family reunion in April 2020 with my medically fragile 3 year old. She made a public Facebook post and called me out by name for being stupid and not understanding that Covid is just a cold. This was on top of some other stuff but I was just done dealing with her at that point and not talking to her has brought me enough peace that I don’t feel like doing it anymore.
A couple of years ago, a thread appeared on the AskReddit community, the author of which, the user u/Captain_Phantasy, asked netizens: “What’s one time you accidentally caused drama in your entire family?” It’s not that the resulting thread went extremely viral – in fact it’s quite the opposite. However, the three hundred stories told are truly worth reading.
Some of the stories we’ve included here could even qualify for entry into The Cringe Hall of Fame (if such a thing is ever created, of course). Sad and chuckle-worthy, ridiculous and eye-opening – these tales are here for your pure pleasure!
#4
When I unfriended my step-dad on Facebook and my mother got p****d and it created this whole stupid thing. That fed my decision to delete my profile completely years later. Absolutely hate the notion that you need to be connected to family on socials just because they’re there.
We were all sitting in the hospital room with my grandfather, waiting for him to be gone. I looked at the clock on the wall and it showed 2.30 am so I said “closing time, you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here” and he takes one more breathe and he’s gone. Somehow I ended him or something.
My aunt and my mom had a feud going on (basically cousin got married during covid and didn’t invite everyone (obviously) and my mom was very offended). Anyway, at my grandparents anniversary dinner a year later I was talking to my aunt because she asked me about school. My mom acted like a brat the whole dinner for my grandparents anniversary. Well the next day my mom blew up on me for talking to my aunt when she initiated the conversation. My dad saw the whole thing go down and took my side and everyone else took my side. Honestly, it was nice for people to take my side.
Very often, the cause of such an awkward situation is some reckless action on the part of someone. For example, a text intended for one person ends up in a general chat, a direct email becomes a mass mailing, and information completely unintended for the eyes and ears of others still finds its way into their view.
A separate category of stories in our collection is when we’re clearly expected to respond in a predictable way (for example, complimenting our significant other or praising a kid), but we inadvertently say or write something completely different. And yes, sometimes we’re completely unaware of our mistake.
#7
I was barely 19 and barely had a job for a year when my aunt decided to call and text me demanding $2k for a divorce attorney because my uncle apparently cheated on her.
I told her no because I thought it was ridiculous that she’s crying for a divorce now that my uncle is just simply throwing back all the things she did to him. She cheated on my uncle *multiple* times across their whole marriage. She even slept with a male nurse *while her baby was in NICU.* She has also physically beaten him in the past.
I got a lot of backlash from my family over saying no. They were mad because they knew I had that kind of money, but I wouldn’t use it to help, “blood.” My aunt was related to me by blood, but my uncle not. That uncle did more for me than my aunt ever did. Still does.
Whenever I’d point out my sister was the golden child and I was the scapegoat my mom would rush to my sister’s defense and insult and berate me nonstop til I took it back.
This is especially true when kids are the ones initiating the awkward situation. What can I say, I had something similar happen myself. When I was four or five years old, I really enjoyed a series of children’s books about two friends living next door and their adventures. In one story, one boy repeatedly took the other boy’s soccer b***s and lost them all.
Eventually, one of the friends straight-up asked another not to take his b***s anymore. He said it directly: “Friendship is friendship, but don’t touch my b***s!” I liked that phrase – and one day, when my mom was walking with me in the park and met her colleague, he leaned over and said something like, “So, are we going to be friends, kiddo?” Now, guess what I answered with!
The most interesting thing is that I only realized the outright absurdity of the situation I had created that day years and years later. Needless to say, I never saw that guy again in my entire life.
#9
My parents have a ranch and sold some land to a couple of my uncles and they’re all neighbors now. Well one of my uncles called the sheriff on me and my friends for using weapons on my parents property. Sheriff shows up, sees that we’re being safe and goes over to my uncles property and chews him out for wasting his time. The next day, he comes over and asks if we can bring our tractor and help with his truck that was stuck on mud. I said “call the sheriff”. He blows up the family chat and my mom sees it and starts defending me and saying he can’t talk about me like that. The rest of the family is pretty much divided, with some saying I’m disrespectful and the others say it’s karma for snitching. This went on for awhile and to finish it off, my mom named the group chat the tractor and it’s still that to this day.
So, I came out to my mom as a trans woman. She seemed accepting of me during the conversation. After I left, she decided to “get advice” from my immediate and extended family, and they all started calling and texting me, begging me to “not do it”. I’d been on hormones for over a year, at that point, and I had a sizable feminine wardrobe. Coming out to my family was the last box for me to check, and, well, I don’t speak to my family anymore.
I moved 4 hours away lol. Still in the same state, just on the other side. You would think I hurt someone the way they all acted and have treated me since.
I’m 32 with a full time job, paid off car, no debts outside of student loans. I don’t even have a credit card. All my bills are paid on time every time.
But I MOVED. Therefore I am the worst person in the family lol.
When I was 8 my mom asked about how her new dress looked, I didn’t bother even looking I instinctively said it looked good , she cried to my dad that I did not respect her, later on my dad told just look next time and unless she is going to embarrass herself tell her it looks good.
“Often, awkward and shameful situations in families occur precisely during major holidays, when all members of the extended family gather in one place, many of whom haven’t actually seen each other for years or decades,” says Maria Kryvosheeva, a psychologist and NLP coach, whom Bored Panda asked for a comment for this article.
Each of these people has their own moral and ethical guidelines and ideas about what is right and what is wrong. So, when these ideas – sometimes diametrically opposed – clash, all sorts of awkward and strange situations arise.
“However, quite paradoxically, we often remember such cases and stories much better than any moments of our own happiness or triumph. The fact is that shame can sometime evoke far more intense feelings and emotions than joy – so such feelings are better retained in our memory,” Maria Kryvosheeva summarizes.
#13
My sister got my 6 year old a present she didn’t really like. A doll from a movie she only watched once, and she doesn’t even play with dolls. She said thank you anyway but my sister could tell she was kind of upset and kept pushing and prodding my daughter. Then it turned into I don’t how to parent because my daughter wasn’t happy. She tried to turn everyone against me and I just wanted to get my over tired and over stimulated kids home. It turned into a week long argument. I don’t go to family functions anymore.
One time, I accidentally forwarded an email to my entire family that was meant for a friend. The email contained some candid remarks about a family gathering we had just attended, including some not-so-flattering opinions about certain relatives. Needless to say, it caused quite a stir and led to some awkward conversations and hurt feelings within the family. It taught me the importance of double-checking recipients before hitting send on any message.
I was hammered at a family wedding and somehow was the only one who caught my cousins wife drinking sparkling water instead of vodka soda, somehow guessed she was pregnant and told everyone. She was only one month pregnant and had just found out. I was on the apology train the next day for sure.
However, no matter how detailed and well-founded the explanations of why and how such stories actually happen, nothing compares to reading the tales yourself. So now, please feel free to read this collection to the very end, and maybe add your own similar tales. If, of course, you’ve also experienced something like this in your life – and you’re not ashamed to share it online.
#16
I was born.
My mother got pregnant after going on a date with my father. Unclear how many dates were involved and how much drinking and how much consent. It was fifty years ago and nobody’s really talking. She was 25 and still living at home, very old fashioned, very Catholic family. She was an only child, born when my grandparents had given up hope and were looking to adopt, so she was everything to them.
My father was an officer in the military and then he was transferred before I was born. My grandmother wanted me to be given for adoption, so that was the plan and he was fine with it. But there was a 6-week waiting period that I was in foster care and my mother changed her mind. In the meantime, my father had met and fallen in love with his future wife. She prevented him from sending support or having any contact with me at all. Mom had to get the army involved to get child support, which was minimal.
Eventually, when I was nine, dad and his wife had some kind of marital crisis and went to marriage counseling where he recognized the right to see me and tell my younger siblings about me. Also his four sisters, etc. So I was introduced to everybody. One of the aunts said “[my sister] will always be the first grandchild as far as I’m concerned.” and that’s a pretty good summary for how the next 40 years went.
So pretty good, right? 50 years of drama just because I exist.
My husband and I moved from CA to MN for better opportunities. His sister accused him of dumping fhe responibility of caring for his parents (who were perfectly healthy at the time) on her. She has always been a bitter, selfish person but this caused the family to g**g up against him and they stole his inheritance when his parents did eventually leaving us. It wasn’t much, mostly sentimental things. We’ve been no contact for ages now. Good riddance IMO but I know it hurt my husband.
I was probably 6 or so years old when this happened. We were at a large family gathering for thanksgiving and the adults were talking about drinking and driving. Young innocent me had no idea what they were actually talking about and chimed in that my mom drinks and drives all of the time! I didn’t know soda and whatnot didn’t count.
I was diagnosed with CPTSD about four years ago, I have been going to therapy for about fourteen years now for anxiety and depression. I am the only one in my family, besides my father who’s now gone, to consistently and routinely go to therapy and work on my trauma. I brought up the diagnosis to my mother, who in turn responded “join the club.” So I responded with a long message regarding the years of neglect and mistreatment that she had put me through, requesting that she herself find help. She responded by shutting off my bank accounts(she had been financially mistreated me as well my entire life, needing to be attached to my account to ensure I was “making good choices”.) Making me scramble to move my entire savings and open a new account. She sent the message around to my aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and siblings so they understood the “nasty” things I had been saying about her. Only my sister stood up for me, saying that these events absolutely happened and that the entire family played a part in my mistreatment.
So, by healing my trauma I have caused a large rift throughout the entire family. Even my great grandmother in Africa is reaching out to find “solutions” for the family. Going no contact, has lead to my entire family analyzing their relationships and it is falling apart. There are divorces, cousins who have gone no contact, cousins running away, uncles being arrested, just a whole mess of people who set each other on fire to keep themselves warm. I just heal and grow. My partner and I are currently working on our house together, I have never felt more at home than with him.
I was 7 reading through my dad’s text with my mom. They had just divorced. They were arguing and he said, “that’s why he isn’t my actual son” I mentioned it to my parents and h**l broke out. My brother still has no idea 🙃 I’m 26 now.
When I was younger, I always took the blame for things that my siblings did because I just wanted it to be over with. Eventually, I stopped this, because I was tired of being punished for things I didn’t do. One problem, because I always took the blame, every time something went wrong, I was always the first one confronted about it, and whenever my parents gathered me and my siblings, he’d always make eye contact with me when saying “I know who did it”, and sometimes just flat out tell me “I know it’s you, just say it.” I’d always just give up at that point, because I knew that they would never actually try to figure out who did it. One time, though, I was hopeful that they would. I don’t remember what she stole, but I know it was my sister who did it. I had already been punished for the thing I didn’t do, and I was punished more for not confessing. I KNEW it was my sister, and my brother sided with me, because he knew that I almost never did the things I said I did. After a long, long time of bickering, my OTHER sister finally found proof of the crime, said stolen item in the criminal’s closet. My dad bought me a venus flytrap and told me he knew I didn’t do it.
Then why the heck did you make me hold, like, 6 bibles with my arms fully extended at the age of 7?
My parents have a complicated relationship with my brother. Its actually more parasitic, but we won’t talk about that.
I was hanging out at my cool aunt’s house with my parents, and a few other extended family members. My mom kept talking about all this stuff she scheduled with my sister in law, and how she always cancels or won’t commit to anything. I blurted out “I hate to break it to you but she doesn’t like you that much”.
Aunt says “let me get another drink!”. My mom was not happy, but the passive aggressive hate was sooooooo obvious. Stuff like going out to eat, and having my brother pick out the place which will be super crowded so we have to eat at a separate table on the other side of the restaurant but still pay.
I got divorced. It’s not like I’m the first person in my family to get divorced, but my parents lost their minds and treated me completely differently than they did other family members before or since.
First, my dad told me that my ex is his son. This would be my ex who mistreated his kids and hurt his wife. THAT guy is his son, so what am I? I guess I’m his son’s ex-wife.
Then, the whole family spent a couple years pretending I don’t exist, and my kids just lived in a house all by themselves. To the point where my mom made arrangements with my minor child to take her and my exchange student away to stay at her house for a week without ever telling me. I only found out about the plan when the day before she was due to leave, my daughter asked me who was driving them home. My ex, of course, was their son, so he was invited to their house for every single event. I got invited to ONE (1) event and that was the pregame for the family reunion. My ex, of course, was invited to the main event, and I was not. My parents avoided speaking to me the entire time and kept pretending I didn’t exist.
After several years, when my son was spending years being institutionalized for severe mental health issues stemming from my ex trying to end him, my parents went for custody of him. They lied to the judge about their abilities to care for him, and the judge gave them custody because my mom doesn’t work and I do. (Judge actually said that on the record in court) Then they got to suffer when he attacked them physically, had to pick him up after his arrests, etc. Up until then, they had believed that there was nothing wrong with the kid and I was doing a Munchausen by proxy thing with him. After that, they believed his problems were real, but that they were the result of my poor parenting. I’ve heard them talking badly about me in the background while I’m on the phone with my son. I had gone no contact, but once they had my son I was forced to have contact with them.
It’s been 10 years since the divorce and this is still going. The second my son comes of age, I’m going no contact again and blocking all their numbers. They wanted my ex, they can have him.
#27
I was doing something with my nieces and I hurt myself and said a bad word under my breath. My younger niece told my brother and his wife I called HER the b word. My brother goes absolutely off and tells my mother and father as well… him and his wife berated me over the phone and everything. It was awful. Things are fine now but honestly it took a couple of years for them to actually believe me. They didn’t let me do much with their kids. Always made me wonder if my niece totally lied, and said other things as well, or what happened.. Uhm like no I didn’t call your 7 year old a b word. Why would I do that?
I had a beloved, well balanced, warm, educated and generous family for 50 years until my mother, the matriach died. As an only child, my external family took very good care of me with no father and a mentally ill mother. My cousins were closest to having siblings. Until they weren’t.
I can only say that when you deal with Narcissism, the silent treatment over nothing is a good sign. I did not realize how insidious it is within my family. I had one small visit of 20 minutes out of an 11-day trip out West. And questioning one family member why I hadn’t heard from her, in moments, she and her herd were out the door and my aunt said to me twice, “You had a bad mother,” her sister. She was trying to insult me. I never heard this nastiness from anyone before. I knew at that moment, it was all over for me.
I tried to reach out to my cousins to no avail; collectively they all dumped me. The pain and shock of no longer having any family will never go away. It’s a lonely place to be.
My cousin and I were texting about our parents and I had said that it sounds like her mom was being a real nasty woman about things (they recently moved back to where everyone else lives and she was up-ending xmas dinner traditions, something they never had been apart of). Either my cousin told her mom what I said or her mom looked at her phone and read the messages because a couple of days later, her mom cornered my mom and my mom’s house and asked why she had called her a nasty woman. Oh the drama.
I was having breakfast in my grandparents house and my whole family was there and I was 13 and I spoke while my uncle mentioned about moving places because of his job and was worried about how his kids will do if he does…..My dad moves around a lot because of his job and being a kid who had moved 7 schools and different places just said that “moving is hard but once the kids learn the language they will fit right in and suggested that they watch cartoons in the language they wanna learn”
My aunt apparently didn’t like how I spoke and yelled at me saying she won’t let her kids go around learning different languages because it’s difficult and how her life was hard when she had to learn another language. ( a kid made fun of my aunt because she didn’t pronounce a word properly)
Another aunt said that kids should learn languages because it helps in communication and it’s a new thing to learn “besides its not the kid’s fault that you couldn’t pronounce one word” My other aunt said jokingly
My aunt blew up yelling and screaming… My cousins never moved my uncle moved to different places because of his job , now he has a different job and doesn’t required to move
Sometimes I wonder what if I never spoke that day or many times I wonder what I spoke wrong.
#31
So, the bg is that my oldest and middle daughters have played with the next door neighbor for years. We’ve always thought the grandparents (the homeowners and her guardians) were weird people, but the little girl would come play in our yard and all was fine. We live in a very small, rural subdivision and they’re one of only 3 neighbors we can even see from our house. Anyway, about 2 weeks ago, after my kids (12 and 9) talked to me about how the neighbors dog was mistreated and jerked by the neck and just treated badly and never let off of the chain- I called animal control. It was not a well thought out decision. They came and left immediately. I admit to being rash but they were saying that Bella (dog) was being jerked around hard by the collar and screamed at and my oldest was crying. Ff to today and our dog got out. She’s a beagle and she was chasing a scent trail and went straight to the neighbors house. So, like normal people, my husband and oldest went to get her. They wouldn’t let us get her from our shared woods, from their side, because “you guys called the cops and tried to get our dog taken away!”. I feel so bad for calling, especially since it seems to be unfounded and it caused drama. I don’t even know what to do other than wait until I see them outside and apologize. In 6 years I’ve seen the wife twice, the husband a handful of times and the kids constantly, so that’s probably not the best plan. I have also thought of leaving a note on their mailbox or just…. nothing. Is this a “let it die and hope they forget I did this” situation or a “try to be good neighbors and go apologize” situation or something else.
Have you ever picked up a nice-looking product and thought it would be a blast to use it, only to learn the hard way that it’s just pretty, but not very usable? It might be even the tiniest of flaws that makes an object borderline unusable, just because that small flaw drives you insane…
That’s what today’s list is all about – people sharing their stories of such objects. What s***s the most is that these were supposed to be things that were used day-to-day. But how can you use something that annoys the h**l out of you?
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#1
Not tiny, but touchscreens in cars. I’m sure they are cheaper to manufacture, but it’s a safety concern when you have to take your eyes off the road to do even the most simple thing on the touchscreen. Buttons and knobs are 1 billion times better.
I can never just get one wet wipe out cleanly, it brings six others with it and I have to cram them back in the packaging…plus the sticky clear plastic cover always ends up falling off!
The sticker they put on new glassware or plates. It’s not the normal, satisfying-to-peel kind. It’s the evil, paper-based kind that’s designed to tear into 50 tiny pieces and leave behind a permanent, sticky residue that will outlive civilization itself.
Some people say they don’t care about how a certain product they buy looks – they’re all about functionality, not the looks. You know, as the saying goes, don’t judge a book by its cover.
At the same time, it’s also said that sometimes you should judge a book by its cover. Or at least it should be considered during the whole judgment of the creation. After all, the cover is what gives off the first impression; it’s supposed to entice you to pick up the book.
#4
Plastic sealed food packaging where there’s a tab to peel off the lid, but when you pull it, it just peels off the edge and leaves the package sealed. Fall for it every time.
The pedestal of a toilet having the nooks/crannies of the internal piping so it catches dust, dirt, grime, and other horrible bathroom mess. Why not a smooth column to the floor?
The same goes for any other object – its looks are supposed to give you a good impression, even if you claim not to care about it. Plus, sometimes the design is something more than just the appearance – they tend to carry certain functionality too.
A good design is more than a product looking pretty; it’s supposed to bring a seamless, simple experience. On the other hand, a bad design can not only displease one’s eye, but also affect their experience and harm brand perception in the long run.
#7
Drop down menus for the year. I actually can type the year quicker than scrolling.
How can that experience be ruined, you might wonder? Well, just imagine, you use a product that has decent looks, but has even a small quirk, like a detaching part or something like that, that drives you mad every time you use it. Or better yet, don’t just imagine it, but simply check out today’s list – it’s filled with stories about design flaws that annoy people, to the brim.
This doesn’t just apply to physical objects – it touches on digital ones too. That’s where the profession of UI/UX designers comes into play. Basically, UI refers to the user interface or the look, feel, and interactive elements of a product.
#10
Surprised no one has said *cereal bags* yet. It’s been said before but I’ll repeat it here: big cereal needs to hook up with ziploc.
When they package orders in the dumbest possible way. You want a fragile item? Sure, we’ll just put it in a shoe box and tell the UPS guy to drop kick it to your door. You want a tiny bag of polyester stuffing for a stuffed animal? Sure, let me put that literally unbreakable tiny thing in a refrigerator box with more packing peanuts than you’ve ever seen in your life. The polyester stuffing probably did more protection for the packing peanuts than the opposite.
I don’t need every electronic object in my kitchen to have a clock. Microwave, coffee maker, oven, range… It’s just too much, and they all end up being a couple minutes off from one another.
Meanwhile, UX is the user experience that’s the overall feeling and ease of use a person has with the entire product journey, including strategy, structure, and even emotion.
Granted, the latter can apply to the design of physical products as well, but the first is solely in regard to digital ones. When it comes to that, both of the practices are usually combined into one profession. As you can probably guess, these professionals are responsible for making your digital experience both pretty and useful — not annoying, unlike the products on today’s list.
#13
“We just need this form filled out, so we will E-mail it to you” HOW is there no elegant and easy way to just TYPE on the form and send it back? NO, I don’t want to buy adobe expert platinum subscription, no I don’t want to download something. I HATE that I have to drive to a place with a printer, print it, fill it out, take a photo of it, then email that photo back.
#14
Microsoft Office: “Save As”
Always defaults to some remote directory (like a OneDrive Cloud directory) that’s the furthest away from my most active parent folders.
It’s like walking to the opposite side of the airport to catch your connecting flight. .
It might seem a rather insignificant job for some, but when you are faced with a flawed design that drives you out of your mind, you realize that maybe it’s way more meaningful than you anticipated. After all, there are plenty of professions that might seem unimportant as long as you have people doing them, and only when there’s a lack of them do you understand how much you underappreciate them.
Do you have any more examples to add to today’s list? Please do so in the comments!
#16
Hand soap nozzles point strait out… why do I want soap launching out at my t-shirt? Point those things down… where my hand is.
The paper covers under lids like on peanut butter or ketchup. The teeny tiny little tabs for peeling them off are nearly impossible to grasp with fingers. I almost always end up using my teeth.
#19
I would’ve bet money at least one woman would mention the tiny little pockets in their clothes.
My wife’s 2025 Kia is riddled with design flaws. I’ll pick one that p****s me off a lot:
When listening to music, there’s a section of the 12″ LCD which shows you the album art along with the artist and song name. This is limited to roughly the rightmost 3″ of the screen, and the font size is such that you get maybe the first eight characters of each.
So, listening to Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats do “And It’s Still Alright”, the display will show:
**Nathan…** And It’s …
It’s infuriating enough that they bothered with this design in the first place, as there is a TON of wasted space, but at least that screen has some other useful functions.
Then there’s a thing you can tap to make the music information take up the full screen. This shifts everything leftward and enlarges. But still, the area dedicated to the text is still relatively small, and due to the larger font size, you get *even fewer characters than before*:
**Natha…** And It…
p*****g me off the most? A full 60% of that screen is just black except for a button “Enter Channel,” which you can tap and then enter a station number on a numpad. A feature which I will literally never use.
Oh, and this full-screen music mode? It slides up from the bottom of the screen like it’s some kind of accessory, and everything behind it darkens. The clock, outside temperature, and a few other things that would be useful remain visible on the edge of the screen, but because they’re darkened, they’re extremely hard to see, especially in bright light.
IDK who designed that screen, but they are not good at user interface design. At all. They’re truly bad at it.
(I’m a software engineer, so bad software especially p****s me off.)
Tiny tools like screwdrivers that have a tiny little handle you can barely hold onto. It’s ridiculous, you might need a small screwdriver for a tiny job, but your hand is still the same size!
#26
I’ll be watching a movie (or live Olympics) on my old Samsung TV, and suddenly, at the climatic moment, a window will pop up in the middle of the screen saying “Smarthub has updated. Do you want to start Smarthub?” and I will have to fumble around for wherever I put my remote down to dismiss it. When the revolution comes, there is a Samsung programmer somewhere who had better hide well.
[Because all humor will somehow be misinterpreted by someone on the internet: /j for the previous sentence.].
#27
Office printers not having a big enough tray for one packet of paper.
I have a hydraulic log splitter. As a safety feature it requires 2 hands to operate, one to push a button and one to hold a lever down. The problem is that to do this I have to bend down and put my face distressingly close to the hunk of wood that it is trying to explode into 2 chunks. I’ve never gotten hit, but having my face that close to the violence fells like it should be avoided, like by not requiring to hands and just trusting people not to shove their hands in the way of an axe blade. .
Brooms, mops, swiffers, are all made for right-handed use. When you use them left-handed the head unscrew from the handle while you’re using them. Infuriating.
Why the h**l do I have to reauthenticate every phone application after it’s been updated? And why is it so difficult?
I simply don’t understand why I am constantly reauthenticating. I use different passwords for each app so having to constantly go look up the password in my vault is incredibly annoying.
#31
For the life of me I do not understand the packaging bacon comes in. What j**k made the decision for every company to put bacon into a non resealable plastic pouch and then shroud it in cardboard or paper or whatever. Any time I make bacon I just make the entire package and put the leftovers in the fridge for later.
#32
I hate GM for making theirs cars’ REVERSE LIGHTS come on after it’s been PARKED and actually isn’t REVERSING at all. This “feature” makes crowded parking lots very annoying.
Sleeping bag bags. While I appreciate the 1 inch of fabric saved by making it so the sleeping bag can only be easily put in if factory new and squeezed through a toothpaste tube, the weight restrictions on my backpacking gear do not facilitate me to bring the necessary equipment.
See also: sleeping pads
EDIT: Ya’ll are amazing! I have thoroughly appreciated all the insight, advice, and gossip on the backpacking game.
Phones having their charging port at the bottom instead of the top so the cable bends and breaks faster while also not letting you orient your phone upside down to solve this issue.
#36
I like to cook, nothing is made of solid metal anymore. Everything is cheap plastic or it has a plastic handle that breaks in two seconds. I’ve bought probably three different potato mashers and various price points over the past five years and they all keep breaking, melting, or are impossible to clean.
#37
Microsoft outlook- when I search for a word give me the MOST RECENT TIME THAT WORD WAS USED FIRST.
The pour spout on my glass measuring cup. If I don’t take my time and pay attention half of the contents will land on the counter instead of where I want it.
#39
Had to get the gas cap on my car replaced, and the new one doesn’t have that little strap holding it to the car. It’s also a fraction of an inch too big to put into the hook on the cover. So now I just have to stand there, holding a gas cap while I wait.
#40
That reddit share or award button i keep hitting with my thumb as I’m scrolling.
Many cats are meticulous eaters. They won’t eat if dinner isn’t served fresh, they won’t look at it if there’s a hair in the bowl, and they won’t get close to it if you accidentally pick the wrong flavor. And there are felines who are the exact opposite. They refuse to comply with table manners altogether and dive deep into the flavorful plate full of wonder.
Please meet the official messy eaters of the feline world as presented to you in this cute and funny compilation by Bored Panda. Because chewing it slow is for the weak, and these little tigers have no time for playing games.
Warning! Make sure to feed your cats food that is safe for them. Any food which is not specifically designed for cats can affect their digestive system and be very dangerous to their health.
Most cats are picky eaters, but that doesn’t mean they always know what’s best for them. For this reason, every feline owner should be careful about which foods they can feed to their furry companion.
Bored Panda reached out to Molly DeVoss, a certified feline behavior specialist who runs the non-profit consultancy Cat Behavior Solutions, which is dedicated to reducing cat shelter surrenders by correcting and preventing behavior issues in the home. Molly said that proper nutrition for cats is absolutely vital, and without it, “you may notice your cat is gaining weight, having dental problems, their fur is dry, flaky, or greasy, and much more.”
Moreover, “Diseases such as arthritis and diabetes can also be a result of poor nutrition.” Molly also said that cats are obligate carnivores, which means that “they cannot survive off a diet of fruits, vegetables, and grains; they must have meat, organs, and bone.”
In the wild, a cat will consume carbohydrates from their prey’s stomach contents. However, when it comes to cat food with added carbohydrates, they aren’t generally easily digestible.
Molly said she recommends avoiding six ingredients in commercial cat foods: “by-products of any kind, meat and bone meal, corn, wheat, gluten, and soy.” It turns out that the by-products are slaughterhouse waste; what’s left of an animal after the parts for human consumption are removed.
“This can contain organs, which cats need; however, it can also contain feed, beaks, brains, undeveloped eggs, pieces of tumors, diseased organs, and intestines (sometimes with feces).” Molly warned that “While these do provide some protein content, they are not providing your cat with the taurine-rich meat he needs.”
The feline behaviorist also warned that “meat and bone meal can in fact contain roadkill, dead zoo animals, dead livestock, and even euthanized horses and pets—which can still have poison in their bodies.”
In other cases, corn, wheat, and soy are used as cat food fillers (as well as barley, oatmeal, and white rice), which are much less expensive than meat. However, Molly said that “these fillers are some of the leading causes of cat allergies. Corn, which is not appropriate for a carnivore, is an incomplete protein, contains gluten, and is one of the more allergenic ingredients.”
Molly also said that some cats may have greater tolerance towards these ingredients and lesser allergic reactions, but it doesn’t mean they’re safe. “A good-quality cat food will not contain those six ingredients; it might contain a small amount of veggies and fruit, but should be mostly meat,” she concluded.
#18 Caught My Old Mate Eating My Soup While I Was On The Phone. It’s More Than 10 Years Now That I Have To Pay Attention To Him Everytime I Eat. He Never Gives Up. I Love Him
One of the most awkward things that can happen to you in the modern world is sending sensitive or out-of-context information to a complete stranger. It’s very likely that you’ve accidentally texted someone who you thought was a friend or family member, only to realize that you got the wrong number.
To give you a good laugh and a big dose of secondhand embarrassment, our team at Bored Panda has collected the funniest ‘wrong number’ conversations that were so good, people just had to screenshot and share them online. Scroll down to check out these hilarious fails.
To be very clear, there’s probably not a single person in human history who has avoided social awkwardness. Embarrassment, failure, and silly mistakes are all part of the human experience. You can’t avoid them (and neither can anyone else!).
However, you can prepare yourself for how you’ll react to embarrassing yourself. You can decide to face these situations with honesty and courage. How you react to awkwardness says a lot about your character and values.
Generally speaking, it’s healthiest to admit that you’ve messed up. Paradoxically, people will like you more if you admit to having made a mistake. They’ll see you as more genuine, grounded, and approachable.
On the flip side, if you try to pretend that you haven’t embarrassed yourself, you might push people away because they might see you as fake.
And, like in most situations in life, having a good sense of humor and looking for that silver lining always helps. Laughing when you fail can help you realize that your mistakes aren’t fatal, and that you’re not actually threatened.
PsychCentral suggests that if you embarrass yourself, you can do a few things to overcome those feelings. For one, you should try to be as kind to yourself as you can. Self-compassion is a skill you can develop like any other.
Remind yourself that your mistakes do not define you and that one event doesn’t determine your worth.
In the meantime, consider how you’d speak to a friend who embarrassed themselves. If you wouldn’t judge them, why not extend that same courtesy to yourself?
#10 Someone Texted Me A Few Times And I Responded After A While That They Had The Wrong Number. To Which They Replied, “Ok”, And Then Sent Me This
Meanwhile, it’s healthier to confront what happened rather than avoid it. “When you are embarrassed, your fight-or-flight response kicks in. If you can admit when you made a mistake or correct yourself when it is a fixable situation, this can help you move on. Avoiding the situation that makes you fearful only increases the chance of embarrassment, shame, and anxiety reoccurring,” PsychCentral explains.
If you address your embarrassment as it happens, you can become more confident. It takes a lot of courage to admit that you’ve messed up.
#13 One Of The Better Wrong Number Interactions I’ll Ever Have
If things are overwhelming for you, deep breathing can reduce your anxiety and stress, as it slows down the physical symptoms of fear, guilt, and shame.
In the meantime, embrace a growth mentality and think about the lessons that you can learn from your failure. Maybe the embarrassment you’ve experienced is something you can avoid later by being more organized, attentive, tactful, or prepared.
#16 Got This One This Morning. Gotta Mess With Them A Little
However, if you find that your daily life is plagued with feelings of embarrassment and shame, you may need to see a mental health professional. They’ll help you unpack what you’re feeling and reframe your experiences in a more positive, empowering way.
But you do have to realize that therapists can’t wave a magic wand and ‘fix’ your life. They give you fresh perspectives, but the emotional heavy lifting is left up to you.
There are moments when your mistakes or bad luck can create actual positive opportunities. For example, getting the wrong number can lead to a fun romantic encounter. But it’s up to you to be flexible and brave enough to seize those opportunities, even if they’re a bit awkward at first.
As we’ve previously covered on Bored Panda, a few years ago, actress and singer Codie Higer got a message from a complete stranger, Mike. He was given a fake number by someone he’d previously gone on a virtual date with, and texted a photo of a lemon bund cake to it.
#22 Two Years Between These Exchanges. No Response
As it turns out, Mike, who was fake-numbered, had sent the photo of his cake to Codie. That accident turned out for the best. The duo, who were both in Cleveland at the time, got to talking, realized they enjoyed each other’s company, and set up a FaceTime date.
“We acknowledged how bizarre the situation was and talked about movies, books, and each other’s careers,” Codie told Elite Daily.
#25 Apparently I Wrote Down My Work Friend’s Phone Number Wrong
“We have a surprising amount in common! As far as I can tell, there was chemistry—we made each other laugh a lot, which is always a great sign,” Codie shared. At the time, she and Mike texted every single day, and even made plans for a second date.
“I’m always open to possibilities so… we’ll see! I will say, it didn’t actually feel as weird as I had expected to FaceTime a total stranger. I’m used to the weirdness of first dates and this didn’t feel that different! I’m a very outgoing person and I am always curious to meet new people, so this wasn’t that foreign for me.”
Someone is always watching. Well, that might not be entirely true, but it’s best to behave as if it is. You shouldn’t ever do or say anything that you wouldn’t want others to know about. Because it might just come back to bite you in the form of karma.
Redditors have recently been recalling times they witnessed instant karma, so we’ve gathered their best stories below. From reckless drivers getting pulled over immediately after speeding through school zones to people getting caught in the midst of trying to scam someone, these tales make it clear that karma can be fast-acting when it wants to. So enjoy scrolling through these stories, and be sure to upvote the ones that inspire you to be on your best behavior!
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#1
I’m a commercial loan officer. Some real estate had been referred to me by a broker. He had called me demanding approval, and I told him it would likely go to our loan committee scheduled for the following day. Unknown to me, he called our headquarters and bullied the receptionist into pulling our bank’s president out of a meeting so this random broker could demand our approval.
My favorite ever bank president told him, “If you must have an answer right now, then the answer is no.”.
Standing on a crowded NYC sidewalk during morning rush when a messenger bicycle goes whizzing past. Some dude in the crowd reaches out and pushes the guy on the bike, and he wipes out spectacularly.
Bike rider jumps right up, runs back and just lays. this. guy. out. KPOW, dude hit the deck like a ton of bricks, out cold.
Rider then calmly goes over, gets on his bike and rides off.
I worked at the service desk at a Zayre store many years ago. The managers were usually lazy and spent most of their time in the coffee shop, ignoring pages for assistance. A customer was at the service desk demanding cash for an item she was returning after paying by check that day. In those days a customer had to wait 10 days to be certain the check cleared before they could have cash back for a return. She was having a holy fit demanding cash immediately. I paged the manager and for once he showed up. He told the customer to wait and she stood there smirking at me. He went to the office, found her check and handed it back to her. The look on her face was priceless!
To find out how this thread started in the first place, we got in touch with the Reddit user who started the conversation, MadBinton1996. They were kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and answer a few of our questions.
“I have been asking questions on r/AskReddit that I think are interesting, specifically because you’ll find that a lot of people from around the world have experienced the same thing as myself,” the author shared.
#4
When I was a kid I grabbed my cat’s paws, and gently made him hit himself in the face saying “why are you hitting yourself?” He goes to bite my hand, and I yank my hand back quickly and smack myself in the face.
I was being tailgated and honked for driving slow on an icy road. They went around me then braked to make a turn, slid through the intersection and crashed into a pole.
I turned slowly, made eye contact, rolled down the window and let loose a loud Nelson “Haw Haw!”.
I always get instant karma! One time, I was young, and I wanted to skip work and hang out with my friends all day. So I called in and told them that my car was towed and that I wouldn’t be able to make it in. We were all excited to have the day off, until I went outside and saw that my car had actually been towed! I spent the day tracking it down and paying hundreds to get it out of impound. That’s what I get. I’ve learned my lesson. Never lie, never brag, and never challenge the universe, it can always get worse.
“The reason I had thought about posting this was because the same day, a car cut me off and got pulled over immediately by the police,” the author continued. “This was something that a lot of people had posted about as well, which made me laugh.”
#7
I once had the pleasure of watching an aggressive driver who was cutting people off and then brake checking them down it to an unmarked state trooper and ended up cuffed and stuffed 🤣 it was glorious!
Someone being really rude unnecessarily to a cashier and then leaving their phone on the counter and me just keeping my mouth shut and letting them walk out the store.
Some kid overtook me (I was doing the speed limit) in front of an elementary school. He did so by driving over the middle lane used to turn left on both sides. Right after he passed me a cop was driving the opposite way. The cop flipped a u-turn, turned on his lights, flew by me and pulled him over. I drove by him slow and looked over at him to see his reaction. He was not happy. I was.
Finally, we asked MadBinton1996 what they thought of the replies to their post. “I enjoyed reading the comments. And the main surprise, as I mentioned before, is that there were so many people saying the same thing [that happened to me] happened to them!”
#10
In 7th grade gym, I messed up in volleyball causing my jerkwad classmate Paul to yell at me for not getting the ball, saying “this is why nobody likes you” At that moment from a few feet away and completely unrelated, a jokester classmate named John kicked a different volleyball and it smacked Paul right in the face as he was still yelling at me, knocking a tooth out of his mouth and he started bleeding.
I was on a short domestic flight the other week – I was near the back of the plane. As soon as we landed and the seat belt sign went off, a guy a few rows behind me sprinted up the aisle. He got to pretty much the middle of the plane before other people had stood up and blocked his path.
5 mins later, they announced the backdoor was opened as well and we could depart from the rear. The guy went from potentially being one of the first off the plane (being right at the back) to being the last off the plane. As I left the back of the plane I could just see his head swiveling back and forth.
A big pick up truck was tailgating me on an ice covered road. When we got to a straightaway, he gunned it to pass me on a double yellow line. He immediately spun out and hit a sign post. No injuries but he did some nice damage to his truck.
This was back when I worked 3rds. I was on my way to work, sitting at a traffic light waiting to turn left. Some teenagers pulled up beside me to go straight. Right when the light turned green, they got me in the right eye with a green laser pointer and sped off. I merged over and followed them (a very bad idea in hindsight). I wasn’t going to chase them down or anything, I just wanted to spook them. I guess they were scared because they ran a red light and *instantly* got pulled over by the cops. I was a little shaken from seeing them run the light, but I was hooting and hollering when karma fell on them.
We were about 3 cars back in a left turn lane at a red light. The turn lane and straight lanes turned green at the same time. Everyone moves except the moron directly in front of us. We beeped and she finally looks up from her phone and slowly moves forward while the turn signal cycles to yellow then red right as she enters the intersection. Sheriffs Deputy was proceeding next to us in the straight lanes when this happened. He immediately turns left behind her, lights her up and is writing her a ticket when we next got the green light.
I was a Walmart cart pusher for 5 years. Brutal job, but countless opportunities for mischief and mayhem. One day, this boomer drives his official Grand Prix pace car to Walmart and takes up four parking spots so it would be safe from door dings. I waited till he and his wife go inside and then I put a note on his car that said I scratched his car to teach him a lesson. Because I was working the parking lot, I was there to see his reaction when he came out. He went nuts when he found the note and screamed at his wife and then spend the next 30 minutes searching for the non existent scratch. He even had his hood up examining the engine bay.
I saw somebody decide that everybody was driving too slow on the highway during a blizzard. So they went into the second lane which wasn’t plowed and had no cars in it (everyone was following each other in single file), and decided to go fast. Not 400′ later they were in the ditch.
In 2nd grade this boy always picked on me. Punching, smacking, hair pulling, kicking, etc. then one day I’m sitting on top of the monkey bars and he’s pulling my arm and hitting me to make me fall, I tell him to stop or I’ll push him off. He didn’t stop so I shoved him off. He fell and broke his arm. Left me alone after that. He ended up apologizing in high school and admitted he had a crush on me and that’s why he was a jerk.
Little league game: dad telling hi kid loudly to watch what he was doing at all times, then he walked right into the light pole and fell backwards.
#22
I once had a person in a Cadillac undertake me on the interstate then proceeded to bob and weave around several more cars passing on the left and right. I was hoping for a cop to magically appear. But they weren’t needed because the idiot lost control and went head first into the concrete divide. Fortunately he didn’t hit anyone else and everyone was able to slow down to get around them.
I was giving my wife grief about always shaking out her shoes before putting them on. Then I went to put on my shoes, felt something wriggling inside. It was a giant desert centipede! 😱.
Boss chewed me out for something stupid publicly on the sales floor of a grocery store. When she was done she tried to walk through these large double swinging doors and someone was coming out full speed with an overload cart full of stuff to stock and knocked her in her back. I asked if she was ok and then laughed uncontrollably.
I was helping my dad build a shed. I have a bad back (disc issues) and took a few 3 minute breaks when it gets too painful. He started telling me I’m just lazy. I cried. He nailed 3 of his fingers together with the framing nail gun, and I had to drive him to the ER.
I was riding the tram home one afternoon and a few seats in front of me was this scruff with her feet on the empty seats, eating sweets and throwing the papers on the floor. Absolutely vile and disrespectful.
She got off at the same stop as me, only to be stopped by the ticket inspectors for not having a ticket and fined on the spot.
#27
An aggressive driver turned around to flip me off and promptly got T boned in the intersection.
I was at this night club just down the street from where I lived at the time, and noticed this nerdy looking fella approach a woman and asked her to dance. She shot him down immediately, and by the looks of it she wasn’t sugarcoating it either, so our nerd friend slinked away and parked at the bar instead.
A few minutes later the woman was dancing, and asked this blonde guy standing at the outskirts of the dance floor for a dance. He pointed to his friend, who was the nerdy guy from earlier, and while I couldn’t hear them over the music she was apparently rude enough earlier to make the blonde guy tell her to get lost. So now it was her turn to slink away, and I was all like “Ooooh, karma!”.
#30
One time, a guy at the coffee shop was trying to cut in line and totally ignoring everyone behind him. He’s smirking, acting like he’s above it all. Then just as he leaves the counter carrying his coffee, he slips on a little puddle and drops his coffee all over himself. In front of everyone he was trying to skip past.
#31
Not me but my sister, she once saw this car with two people in it driving horribly, weaving in and out of traffic and apparently having a great time scaring people. The passenger throws a beer bottle out in front of the car. It shatters, they drive right over it and it flattens a tire. .
Was at an NFL game and afterwards this guy was talking smack to a random couple in the other team’s jerseys. He was walking forward and looking back talking – wham! Right into a metal stop sign and he goes down hard! Everyone had a good laugh at his expense.
#33
When someone cuts me off and immediately gets cut off by someone else. It brings me pleasure.
#34
Maybe not best but first one I remember. As kids my friend spits gum out of the car window. We get to the destination, friend steps out of the car onto a piece of gum. Hot asphalt in the summer, that gum is hard to remove.
#35
I was walking at night and saw a guy in a fancy car with his lights off. I tried to signal that his lights were off, he did the same signal back and flipped me off. I saw him get pulled over 10 seconds later.
#36
There was a big traffic jam and the dude behind me was darting back and forth between lanes aggressively without a signal until finally pulling off to the shoulder and speeding past. I hear a crash and then inched by where he rear-ended another car with the same idea.
#37
Me. I was boasting at a basketball game that my family never gets sick, and not 3 minutes later my 5 year old niece projectile vomits in my lap.
#38
One kid got to the bus as the door was closing in the rain and the driver didn’t open and let him on. So he ran to the next stop and beat the bus there and got on and we all cheered him and booed the bus driver. The kid got on and didn’t pay just walked right on to applause and the bus driver didn’t say a word.
#39
A friend at work tried to gossip about someone and realized that person was literally right behind her.
#40
My ex one day he went to hit me during an argument. The moment he swung, he dislocated his shoulder, and I had to hold off from laughing.
#41
Wife and I were walking around California Adventure. We had to step around an obstacle / person and in the process, apparently got in front of someone else.
Said someone else proceeded to make a minor huffing sound, step to the side, and charge forward. Love that he was in a hurry and staring down at his phone, because that distraction is what allowed him to plow straight into one of the light poles on Buena Vista Street with his forehead.
We had to restrain ourselves till we get out of earshot of this cat.
#42
1993. Me not paying to get into the frat’s kegger and then immediately falling down the stairs to their basement. I was already drunk.
#43
Pointing and belly laughing at friends on their hands and knees throwing up after an all you can drink day trip, within 30 seconds, I was right next to them doing the same. We were all laughing at that point.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky made this quote famous, and it has transcended the sporting realm.
It’s an inspiring message that encourages people to take action despite the risk of failure. After all, you never know whether or not success is around the corner unless you try.
However, not all the shots you take deserve recognition, especially if you’re trying to push a particular agenda or pull another person down. It’s the kind of attempts featured on this subreddit, where we lifted the photos you’re about to see as you scroll through.
Late 2000s/early 2010s meme culture gave birth to the phrase “epic fail,” a term many would still likely use to describe the miserable attempts featured on this list. If you came of age at that time or are simply familiar with it, the expression was one of the famous put-downs used to highlight someone’s misfire.
Finding joy in someone else’s misfortunes is what experts refer to as schadenfreude. And according to neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett, it is a common emotion resulting from “deeply ingrained processes” in our brain.
In his article for BBC Science, Dr. Burnett explained that it all comes down to social status and how we want others to perceive us. One way to improve that status is to see someone else lower theirs.
Dr. Burnett clarified that schadenfreude typically only happens when we see someone “deserve it.” We tend not to enjoy the misfortunes of likable people because of another brain tendency he referred to as the “Just World” bias.
“Our brains have evolved to assume that the world is a fair place, even if the actual evidence for this doesn’t stack up,” Dr. Burnett wrote, adding that our brains also positively respond to perceived fairness, like how they do to raised social status.
While it may seem sinister, enjoying another person’s failure has its upsides. According to psychologist Dr. Mark Travers, one benefit is that it reminds people that those who violate social justice will receive their comeuppance.
“It’s like a shot of self-esteem, reminding you that you may not be so bad after all, and that others are worse off,” he wrote.
Dr. Travers did mention the downsides of schadenfreude, one of which is draining your empathy reserves. And like all things in life, it all comes down to finding a balance.
“In the future, take a moment to pause and ask yourself why you’re feeling schadenfreude. Is it for the secret self-esteem boost? Or is it maybe a bad habit spiraling out of control?”
Like Ariana Grande has shown, nobody is safe when it comes to inking yourself with foreign languages. Not even high-profile celebrities. Using Japanese Kanji symbols, the performer intended for the design to read “7 Rings” but it ended up saying “small charcoal grill” or “BBQ”.
Turns out, these mistakes are relatively common. Whether it’s because the client can’t be bothered with actual research or a slip of the tattoo artist’s hand, there are pictures of people “wearing” designs in honor of toilet demons and sexual fantasies. And Bored Panda has collected the funniest ones. So scroll down, enjoy the images, and upvote your faves.
Tattoo artist Lauren Harper said although she can’t speak for everyone in the industry, judging from what she sees online, these designs seem pretty popular.
“I would have to say that, unfortunately, the client is probably responsible if these tattoos go wrong,” Harper told Bored Panda. “They sign a waiver agreeing to the spelling of the tattoo and if the artist doesn’t speak the language they’re requesting, it’s definitely on them to make sure it’s correct.”
As with any tattoo, Harper suggests people do their research before sitting down to get a foreign language one. “Hopefully, they might know someone who speaks or writes the language they’d like tattooed so they can confirm, if not, there’s always the Internet to turn to! Forums, Google translate. Although these avenues definitely come with their own set of risks that clients are hopefully aware of,” she said, smiling.
Kevin Blankinship, a professor of Arabic at Brigham Young University, regularly gets requests to verify tattoos or to admire the ones people already have. He doesn’t think proper grammar is the most important thing when it comes to inking yourself. “Laughing at tattoo ‘fails’ has become a favorite pastime of academic linguists and internet trolls,” Blankinship said after recalling one mishap. “For them, blunders of spelling and meaning betray a vapid, commodified globalism that forever marks the victims. But for thousands of people—including my yoga teacher—getting a foreign script etched onto the skin is part of a universal search for significance and sentimental attachment. People risk embarrassment because foreign-language tattoos give them a permanent invitation to contemplate cultures and ideas beyond their own.”
According to the professor, that effort can still succeed even if the tattoos have errors.
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This is a particularly cruel prank. What this actually says is “ana mu’affan”, “I am rotten”.
So, supposedly this was supposed to be Qi, a primal force of life in eastern philosophy. What it says is “rice”. How did that happen? If we were to guess, it’s because in traditional Chinese, the lower component of the Qi character 氣 is similar (but not identical) to rice 米
