Finding money on the street or getting an A on a test you’ve forgotten to prepare for — luck can sweep into your life in the least expected forms. However, there are also times when you can’t help but feel like you’ve run out of luck. Maybe your documents arrive already expired or you drop the meal you’ve just cooked right when it’s ready.
1. “Just trying to ride a bike near a nesting magpie.”
2. “I grew ’carrots.’”
3. “My school’s ’mashed’ potatoes”
4. “Girl next to me”
5. “Left my car sitting at work for a little over a month. Went to go pick it up today and the interior is covered in mold.”
6. “A relative of mine got a tattoo recently and didn’t double-check the spelling.”
7. “When the handle bar is too much to handle”
8. “My microwave caught on fire today.”
9. “My $15 falafel wrap with cauliflower”
10. “Finally got my license, it came expired! Thanks, New York!”
11. “Grilled cheese from an airport deli”
12. “They had one job.”
13. “Been waiting 4 months for the potatoes to grow.”
14. “Took my favorite shirt to the dry cleaners before my boss’s wedding tomorrow. Time to go shopping, I guess.”
15. “I guess his 20 toys weren’t as fun to chew on...”
16. “What my college deems acceptable for a $9.50 pizza”
17. “Broke the key to the tablet cart off in the lock on my first day as supervisor.”
18. “This is how my morning started.”
19. “It happened right as I finished making everything, and I was so hungry.”
Have you ever experienced bad luck? What happened?
Please note: This article was updated in October 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.