Sometimes life just hits you with one of those moments where you can’t help but laugh—even if it’s kind of terrible.
These unfortunate photos capture that vibe perfectly.
They’re snapshots of bad luck, awkward timing, and just plain unfortunate situations, but there’s something about the way these fails unfold that makes them oddly hilarious.
We might feel bad for laughing, but at least we’re in it together.
1. I’m going to hell for laughing at this.
2. My Grandpa’s funeral is tomorrow and this is my parent’s calendar. “Resurrection” is the name of the church.
3. Sad day on Sesame Street…..
4. A good friend of mine has been caring for her mother for 10 years(stay at home care). She seems to be passing away now but my friend has never lost her sense of humor.
5. Someone at the Arts & Crafts store has a warped sense of humor.
6. Depression affects 1 in 6 vending machines worldwide…
7. This server just called it like it was.
8. My brother teaches english in Vietnam. I Don’t think this young student or his parents understood what his t-shirt meant.
9. Found this while ordering Chinese takeout online. Should I be worried?
10. My brother decided to sneak some cheese cake late last night. I heard a crash and came out to this.
11. When you work on painting a birdhouse as a 36M with your 5 year old and your wife says we need to work on her painting (when it’s the part you painted)
12. My brother and I were cleaning out the attic, but then I heard an “OH SH*T!!!” following a loud crash and saw THIS above me. I chose to take a photo before asking questions.
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14. lit a match to light a candle on the toilet. Flew out of my hand and landed in my underwear while burning. I simultaneously knocked the candle off the counter in a panic and it shattered all over the floor while my underwear caught fire.
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16. I’m assuming they meant “prosecuted”
17. I’m having my left leg amputated today. I wore this shirt and wrote this on my leg for the surgeons. If I couldn’t laugh about it…
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19. I laid a concrete foundation for a shed today and left a surprise for any future homeowners who decide to tear it up.
20. Moving out of house. Left something in the crawlspace for when the new residents start to snoop
21. Cat fell asleep like this. Wonder what would happen if my GF farted
22. Someone thought I’d died because I quit Facebook and sent my family a sympathy card
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25. Err. I think the kid meant “cook”
26. My dad found my passive aggressive note that I wrote to the tooth fairy. It was better than I remember.
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28. My dad was gonna go for a run. He laid down to stretch his back. Found him asleep 30 minutes later.
29. Panda Express is out here calling me ugly AND stupid
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31. Our two-year-old daughter fell asleep like this, we added the knife for dramatic effect.
32. After fixing my hair trimmer, I forgot to put the depth thing on.
33. Was walking through Walmart and saw this depressing sight
34. They’re tearing down the Babcock Dairy building in Toledo, OH and this is all that’s left at this point.
35. My friend told me that I look like a popsicle stick.
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