36 Times Someone Got the Short End of the Stick

Nathan Johnson Published 01/04/2024 in Funny

We all have moments in life when things don't quite go our way. You could be having a perfectly fine day and then out of nowhere, disaster strikes. Check out these moments when life decides to throw a monkey wrench into the works, and then things go off the rails.

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“Walked downstairs to find this…”
2.
“Opened door to take out trash. Now I may have to move.”
3.
“Asked for extra sauce.”
4.
“After being forced to work 6 days a week for the entire month, I was lucky enough to win the TV raffle.”
5.
“Panic at first sight.”
6.
“Woke up to a snake in my drawer (Australia).”
7.
’’I’m allergic to cats and slept on a cat blanket.’’
8.
“My Girlfriend tried to add some sesame seeds to an Apple Pie.”
9.
“Thought I was ordering a burger with “warm beer cheese sauce, Applewood smoked bacon, smoky honey mustard, crispy fried onions, pickles, and a slice of muenster cheese on pretzel bun.” But apparently you have to select all of the ingredients individually on Grubhub. Oh and a two hour wait + overpaid.”
10.
“Took some antibiotics containing penicillin earlier this month and well……”
11.
Whoops…
12.
“Didn’t get wheel & tire warranty when I bought my new car because I never got a flat tire before and thought I was saving money. This is the second flat tire I get within 2 weeks, and both times my wheels were almost destroyed. And I’ve had my car for only a month.”
13.
“We’ve all seen these posts. Well, invited 12 couples. RSVP from 6 couples. Currently 0 couples. More for us on NYE!”
14.
“After working 3 positions and managing 20 employees, here’s my work christmas gift.”
15.
“Our sweet 7 year old dog has a new fireworks phobia thanks to the neighbor who just had to shoot illegal fireworks off above our house.”
16.
“If you start cooking beef Wellington at 23:30, your pan will crack at exactly midnight of the new year.”
17.
“Took my new Subaru off-road, got stuck in the mud miles from the road.”
18.
“1100 dollars to replace a door that wouldn’t close all the way… for a nice door that doesn’t close all the way.”
19.
“Ants got inside my tv”
20.
“Happy New Year to us. Someone smashed our brick mailbox.”
21.
“This clip was broken off in my assigned seat on a Christmas Eve flight. We couldn’t take off until it was repaired by a licensed mechanic.”
22.
“Someone ran over a spray can on the highway. Lucky me.”
23.
“Dropped my airpod in the garage.”
24.
“Grand Canyon view after renting a car and driving 3.5 hours to see it.”
25.
’’Don’t let your child use your laptop.’’
26.
’’My boyfriend decided to try out a new hairdresser.’’
27.
’’My doorknob broke off.’’
28.
’’This is what we got served for lunch today at school.’’
29.
’’A badminton bat handle dissolving in my hand’’
30.
’’There were tracks on my driveway. I live in a wooded community and go out to the bus alone at 6 AM.’’
31.
’’$300 leather shoes, wore them for the first time today.’’
32.
’’This $5 lunch wrap that is mostly tortilla’’
33.
’’When you quickly open your envelope out of excitement’’
34.
’’I broke both legs today.’’
35.
’’My biggest fear actually happened.’’
36.
’’I’m a bank teller and I went to work like this today and didn’t notice until after lunch.’’
37.
’’I saw this woman on my flight.’’
38.
’’I came home and found my laptop completely wet because I left the window open.’’
39.
’’So you thought the roofer’s hand tan was bad...’’
40.
’’My orange was just skin inside.’’

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“Walked downstairs to find this…”
2.
“Opened door to take out trash. Now I may have to move.”
3.
“Asked for extra sauce.”
4.
“After being forced to work 6 days a week for the entire month, I was lucky enough to win the TV raffle.”
5.
“Panic at first sight.”
6.
“Woke up to a snake in my drawer (Australia).”
7.
’’I’m allergic to cats and slept on a cat blanket.’’
8.
“My Girlfriend tried to add some sesame seeds to an Apple Pie.”
9.
“Thought I was ordering a burger with “warm beer cheese sauce, Applewood smoked bacon, smoky honey mustard, crispy fried onions, pickles, and a slice of muenster cheese on pretzel bun.” But apparently you have to select all of the ingredients individually on Grubhub. Oh and a two hour wait + overpaid.”
10.
“Took some antibiotics containing penicillin earlier this month and well……”
11.
Whoops…
12.
“Didn’t get wheel & tire warranty when I bought my new car because I never got a flat tire before and thought I was saving money. This is the second flat tire I get within 2 weeks, and both times my wheels were almost destroyed. And I’ve had my car for only a month.”
13.
“We’ve all seen these posts. Well, invited 12 couples. RSVP from 6 couples. Currently 0 couples. More for us on NYE!”
14.
“After working 3 positions and managing 20 employees, here’s my work christmas gift.”
15.
“Our sweet 7 year old dog has a new fireworks phobia thanks to the neighbor who just had to shoot illegal fireworks off above our house.”
16.
“If you start cooking beef Wellington at 23:30, your pan will crack at exactly midnight of the new year.”
17.
“Took my new Subaru off-road, got stuck in the mud miles from the road.”
18.
“1100 dollars to replace a door that wouldn’t close all the way… for a nice door that doesn’t close all the way.”
19.
“Ants got inside my tv”
20.
“Happy New Year to us. Someone smashed our brick mailbox.”
21.
“This clip was broken off in my assigned seat on a Christmas Eve flight. We couldn’t take off until it was repaired by a licensed mechanic.”
22.
“Someone ran over a spray can on the highway. Lucky me.”
23.
“Dropped my airpod in the garage.”
24.
“Grand Canyon view after renting a car and driving 3.5 hours to see it.”
25.
’’Don’t let your child use your laptop.’’
26.
’’My boyfriend decided to try out a new hairdresser.’’
27.
’’My doorknob broke off.’’
28.
’’This is what we got served for lunch today at school.’’
29.
’’A badminton bat handle dissolving in my hand’’
30.
’’There were tracks on my driveway. I live in a wooded community and go out to the bus alone at 6 AM.’’
31.
’’$300 leather shoes, wore them for the first time today.’’
32.
’’This $5 lunch wrap that is mostly tortilla’’
33.
’’When you quickly open your envelope out of excitement’’
34.
’’I broke both legs today.’’
35.
’’My biggest fear actually happened.’’
36.
’’I’m a bank teller and I went to work like this today and didn’t notice until after lunch.’’
37.
’’I saw this woman on my flight.’’
38.
’’I came home and found my laptop completely wet because I left the window open.’’
39.
’’So you thought the roofer’s hand tan was bad...’’
40.
’’My orange was just skin inside.’’

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1. “Walked downstairs to find this…”

2. “Opened door to take out trash. Now I may have to move.”

3. “Asked for extra sauce.”

4. “After being forced to work 6 days a week for the entire month, I was lucky enough to win the TV raffle.”

5. “Panic at first sight.”

6. “Woke up to a snake in my drawer (Australia).”

7. ’’I’m allergic to cats and slept on a cat blanket.’’

8. “My Girlfriend tried to add some sesame seeds to an Apple Pie.”

10. “Took some antibiotics containing penicillin earlier this month and well……”

11. Whoops…

12. “Didn’t get wheel & tire warranty when I bought my new car because I never got a flat tire before and thought I was saving money. This is the second flat tire I get within 2 weeks, and both times my wheels were almost destroyed. And I’ve had my car for only a month.”

13. “We’ve all seen these posts. Well, invited 12 couples. RSVP from 6 couples. Currently 0 couples. More for us on NYE!”

14. “After working 3 positions and managing 20 employees, here’s my work christmas gift.”

15. “Our sweet 7 year old dog has a new fireworks phobia thanks to the neighbor who just had to shoot illegal fireworks off above our house.”

16. “If you start cooking beef Wellington at 23:30, your pan will crack at exactly midnight of the new year.”

17. “Took my new Subaru off-road, got stuck in the mud miles from the road.”

18. “1100 dollars to replace a door that wouldn’t close all the way… for a nice door that doesn’t close all the way.”

19. “Ants got inside my tv”

20. “Happy New Year to us. Someone smashed our brick mailbox.”

21. “This clip was broken off in my assigned seat on a Christmas Eve flight. We couldn’t take off until it was repaired by a licensed mechanic.”

22. “Someone ran over a spray can on the highway. Lucky me.”

23. “Dropped my airpod in the garage.”

24. “Grand Canyon view after renting a car and driving 3.5 hours to see it.”

25. ’’Don’t let your child use your laptop.’’

26. ’’My boyfriend decided to try out a new hairdresser.’’

27. ’’My doorknob broke off.’’

28. ’’This is what we got served for lunch today at school.’’

29. ’’A badminton bat handle dissolving in my hand’’

30. ’’There were tracks on my driveway. I live in a wooded community and go out to the bus alone at 6 AM.’’

31. ’’$300 leather shoes, wore them for the first time today.’’

32. ’’This $5 lunch wrap that is mostly tortilla’’

33. ’’When you quickly open your envelope out of excitement’’

34. ’’I broke both legs today.’’

35. ’’My biggest fear actually happened.’’

36. ’’I’m a bank teller and I went to work like this today and didn’t notice until after lunch.’’

37. ’’I saw this woman on my flight.’’

38. ’’I came home and found my laptop completely wet because I left the window open.’’

39. ’’So you thought the roofer’s hand tan was bad...’’

40. ’’My orange was just skin inside.’’

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1.
“Walked downstairs to find this…”

2.
“Opened door to take out trash. Now I may have to move.”

3.
“Asked for extra sauce.”

4.
“After being forced to work 6 days a week for the entire month, I was lucky enough to win the TV raffle.”

5.
“Panic at first sight.”

6.
“Woke up to a snake in my drawer (Australia).”

7.
’’I’m allergic to cats and slept on a cat blanket.’’

8.
“My Girlfriend tried to add some sesame seeds to an Apple Pie.”

10.
“Took some antibiotics containing penicillin earlier this month and well……”

11.
Whoops…

12.
“Didn’t get wheel & tire warranty when I bought my new car because I never got a flat tire before and thought I was saving money. This is the second flat tire I get within 2 weeks, and both times my wheels were almost destroyed. And I’ve had my car for only a month.”

13.
“We’ve all seen these posts. Well, invited 12 couples. RSVP from 6 couples. Currently 0 couples. More for us on NYE!”

14.
“After working 3 positions and managing 20 employees, here’s my work christmas gift.”

15.
“Our sweet 7 year old dog has a new fireworks phobia thanks to the neighbor who just had to shoot illegal fireworks off above our house.”

16.
“If you start cooking beef Wellington at 23:30, your pan will crack at exactly midnight of the new year.”

17.
“Took my new Subaru off-road, got stuck in the mud miles from the road.”

18.
“1100 dollars to replace a door that wouldn’t close all the way… for a nice door that doesn’t close all the way.”

19.
“Ants got inside my tv”

20.
“Happy New Year to us. Someone smashed our brick mailbox.”

21.
“This clip was broken off in my assigned seat on a Christmas Eve flight. We couldn’t take off until it was repaired by a licensed mechanic.”

22.
“Someone ran over a spray can on the highway. Lucky me.”

23.
“Dropped my airpod in the garage.”

24.
“Grand Canyon view after renting a car and driving 3.5 hours to see it.”

25.
’’Don’t let your child use your laptop.’’

26.
’’My boyfriend decided to try out a new hairdresser.’’

27.
’’My doorknob broke off.’’

28.
’’This is what we got served for lunch today at school.’’

29.
’’A badminton bat handle dissolving in my hand’’

30.
’’There were tracks on my driveway. I live in a wooded community and go out to the bus alone at 6 AM.’’

31.
’’$300 leather shoes, wore them for the first time today.’’

32.
’’This $5 lunch wrap that is mostly tortilla’’

33.
’’When you quickly open your envelope out of excitement’’

34.
’’I broke both legs today.’’

35.
’’My biggest fear actually happened.’’

36.
’’I’m a bank teller and I went to work like this today and didn’t notice until after lunch.’’

37.
’’I saw this woman on my flight.’’

38.
’’I came home and found my laptop completely wet because I left the window open.’’

39.
’’So you thought the roofer’s hand tan was bad...’’

40.
’’My orange was just skin inside.’’