21 Times We Were Grateful Not to Be “That Guy”

When you wake up, no one ever thinks, “I hope I have a bad day today.” But then, much to your surprise, everything can go wrong within seconds. In fact, there are events throughout the day that slowly but steadily turn everything into a real nightmare. A few Reddit users shared these small details that turned their day, or that of some poor stranger, into a really bad one. Thankfully, they were able to capture the whole thing in a picture so that we could all laugh about it afterward. Because after all, what else can you do except laugh at what happened and get on with your life?

Bright Side compiled the testimonies of these Reddit users to share with you in case you’re having a bad today, reminding you that you’re not alone. And if anything else, they can help you put things into perspective — because things could always be worse.

1. “Their flight left 2 hours ago.”

2. “I work at a small coffee shop. My boss just absent-mindedly poured unroasted beans into a batch of roasted ones. Here’s us separating 10,000 beans...by hand.”

3. “My wife asked me to measure the door and I told her all doors were the same size...”

4. “Lightning blew up my mailbox last night, of all things.”

5. “I accidentally put my leather gloves in the washing machine.”

6. “My buddy got this after working at his job for 42 years. The sticker isn’t even on straight!”

7. “This is a cliché topic but I was going to propose today. We broke up a few days ago.”

8. “I’ve been saving up for a Switch for a couple of months now. I finally got it last week and found this in my dog’s mouth this morning.”

9. “Is that an overly tiny newscaster with a big head?”

10. “Got home from work today. Realized I’ve been walking around and meeting clients with a giant 6-inch rip in my pants that no one said anything about. So I figured the Internet should also know.”

11. “I made a lasagna for lunch. Here’s the result.”

12. “Forgot about this pizza for 8 hours. It’s burned so badly, it looks like a double-chocolate brownie.”

13. “I should’ve brought a book like Mom said...”

14. “I was driving my wife’s new car (still on its first tank of gas) when this happened.”

15. “See that tiny sliver of metal in the gap? Those are my car keys that I locked in the groove of my trunk.”

16. “Ordered a stamp. I guess the photo didn’t work.”

17. “Been going for 4 hours and I need to present my master’s thesis in 7 minutes.”

18. “Was looking forward to enjoying some fresh bread from a local bakery.”

19. “Went into my attic looking for the water leak coming into my living room and it appears that I’m also living with whatever monstrosity left this behind. It’s soft to the touch so I’m assuming it’s still around...”

20. “It was a hot day in Tallahassee.”

21. “She traded me for the window seat before we got on the plane.”

Have you ever had a really bad day but now when you remember it, it makes you laugh? What happened? Tell us in the comments!