45 People Who Are Clearly Having a Very Bad Day

A daily dose of schadenfreude because it's always funny to see someone else having a worse day than you.

Some days go so wrong that all you can do is laugh after the fact. That is exactly the energy behind these photos, where ordinary moments spiral into awkward, messy, and sometimes hilarious disasters.

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From pets causing chaos to accidents that seem almost too unlucky to be real, each image captures a different kind of bad day. The people in these snapshots are clearly not having a great time, but the rest of us get a front-row seat to the fallout.

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By the end, it is hard not to wonder which of these mishaps was the worst, and which one could only happen once in a lifetime.

His dog saw a squirrel and dragged him through the mud on his butt

His dog saw a squirrel and dragged him through the mud on his buttmuyobi
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One cat found alternate arrangements when it was unable to get to the litter box

One cat found alternate arrangements when it was unable to get to the litter box8080x
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C**kblocked by Siri?

C**kblocked by Siri?NerfGunCaleb

Don’t play with the fire hose during the Coast Guard demo

Don’t play with the fire hose during the Coast Guard demoEnergylegs23

Need a hand?

Need a hand?EatPrayNub

That is one way to make a house look unforgettable.

Well, this house looks...

Well, this house looks...SanchoLibre

I guess you could say he has a prickly personality

I guess you could say he has a prickly personality

Some drivers are the worst

Some drivers are the worsteinarmani

Why is his passport out in the bathroom anyway?

Why is his passport out in the bathroom anyway?czmax

The NutriBullet lives up to its name as it shoots through his roof

The NutriBullet lives up to its name as it shoots through his roofkatierobson4

Poor guy. That is a bad day.

Poor guy. That is a bad day.Pigglepoo

Getting a scan at the zoo

Getting a scan at the zooalfie_bond99

Some of these are so random they almost feel staged.

This week on ‘How did it get there?’

This week on ‘How did it get there?’TheGreatBugle

The Roomba tried to clean up doggy doo, then proceeded to try and clean up the house again.

The Roomba tried to clean up doggy doo, then proceeded to try and clean up the house again.screamicide

That visor didn’t work as advertised

That visor didn’t work as advertisedFlamingWarPig

If you’re having a bad day, at least you didn’t tip over a satellite that will cost $135 million to fix.

If you’re having a bad day, at least you didn’t tip over a satellite that will cost $135 million to fix.NASA

The original name of the model?

The original name of the model?Thechuz1337

Taunted by a chocolate bar

Taunted by a chocolate barstackattack1000

A football fan bought a bar of soap for charity in 2016. Opens it now and finds this inside.

A football fan bought a bar of soap for charity in 2016. Opens it now and finds this inside.JPM33

When the snowplow has it in for your car

When the snowplow has it in for your carstarsofalgonquin

That pizza cutter is an overachiever

That pizza cutter is an overachieverBCFire22

Do a flip.

Pizza cutter and snowplow mishap concept, wedding photos joke, bad day momentBakerFam

Poor Megan

Hotel towel labeled for wet dogs, frustrated traveler twist in bad-day storyneedmorexanax

Wedding photos really do capture everything, including the disasters.

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At least there’s a story to these wedding photos

At least there’s a story to these wedding photosDraseph

When the towel you have been using at your hotel is meant for wet dogs

When the towel you have been using at your hotel is meant for wet dogsShittingPretty

Not the haircut he expected

Not the haircut he expectedjburna_dnm

When you finally get a cat and it turns out you’re allergic

When you finally get a cat and it turns out you’re allergicvampyrechic

Siberian Summer

Siberian Summeranastasiagav

When a rockfall turns a 20-mile drive into a 238-mile drive that will take 4 hours longer

When a rockfall turns a 20-mile drive into a 238-mile drive that will take 4 hours longerkdpiette

The chairs survived the storm. Shame you can’t say the same about the grill.

The chairs survived the storm. Shame you can’t say the same about the grill.sleepybuddha44

One woman put 1.5 gallons of windshield washer fluid in instead of oil

One woman put 1.5 gallons of windshield washer fluid in instead of oilkumahair

Technically, he got the haircut he wanted

Technically, he got the haircut he wantedTian Xiu Bot

That can’t really be your name

That can’t really be your namehunterfisher21

A bubble flying into the bride's eye makes for a great wedding photo

A bubble flying into the bride's eye makes for a great wedding photocompanionmadie

Whoever threw that sink has some serious anger issues

Whoever threw that sink has some serious anger issuesfriendlyyleg

I get the impression that she’s wearing too much makeup

I get the impression that she’s wearing too much makeupggg12341234

Evening out the tan

Evening out the tanphilfromchico

The ATM shuts down with the card still inside

Honestly, this is one of my biggest fears.

The ATM shuts down with the card still insideImagineHydras

Proposal ended with dropping the ring down a gopher hole

Proposal ended with dropping the ring down a gopher holeMobyMadness

The stuff of nightmares

The stuff of nightmaresswimingle

When your roof caved in overnight

When your roof caved in overnightBROWNS_CHAMPIONSHIP

Cutting your finger while trying to get the Band-Aid. That’s some A-grade irony.

Cutting your finger while trying to get the Band-Aid. That’s some A-grade irony.kiwisdotpng

Damn

Roof collapse overnight with finger injury and Band-Aid irony, internet reality contrast

Instagram vs. Reality - don’t believe everything you see on the Internet.

Instagram vs. Reality - don’t believe everything you see on the Internet.ViennaDoLL

When you miss the moment you’ve waited 14 years for

When you miss the moment you’ve waited 14 years forNoshawnSmith

Some bad days are just impossible to top.

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