Times The Universe Was Absolutely Testing People

We don't always get what we want, and sometimes, the universe decides to throw one of life's little tests our way. That's how life works, and there's not much you can do about it.

Sometimes, these unexpected tests can be fun, but most of the time not. If you've ever had an unwanted shock, you'll relate to this article a lot.

"My Yearbook Photo From My First Year As A Teacher"

yearbook photo caught a woman mid-blinking
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Here's one way to leave a lasting impression. Whenever her future students see this, they'll know that she's horrible at taking pictures.

That, or she winked at the camera person.

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When The Sun Shrinks Your Slides

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Person holding Nike flip-flop that has shrunk smaller than their hand
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This man thought a child left their slides in his car, but that wasn't the case.

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After looking at the size, he realized that the sun had shrunk his favorite sandals forever!

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Boyfriend Used Regular Liquid Soap

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Dishwasher is opened to reveal a ton of suds filling it
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This girl's boyfriend didn't consult her before putting in the regular liquid soap.

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As a result, it was a snow day inside of the dishwasher, and the bubbles were everywhere.

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"We Were Really Excited To Use A Lime From Our Lime Tree For The First Time..."

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Man holds lime that is 90% pith
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That's no lime, that's an imposter. What did they do wrong when growing it?

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That's a lousy excuse for a lime, and they should feel a bit embarrassed by their gardening skills.

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"Drove 4 Hours, Hiked 3 Hours, And This Was My View At The Top"

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man takes selfie at very foggy lookout point where you can't see anything
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At least you can say that hiked for three hours and got a good workout from this missed experience.

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The view probably wasn't worth it, but who knows? He has a smile, so that's cool.

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"Decided To Do Some Cooking Outside"

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When it's so hot out that you can make cookies, you deserve all the air conditioners in the world.

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Being able to make cookies without an oven proves you shouldn't be in that kind of heat.

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"The Chipmunks Chose A Great Place To Store Their Walnuts For Winter"

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car hood lifted up to reveal roughly 50 whole walnuts stored by local wildlife
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What a fine place to store your food for the winter!

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Whoever owns this car probably had the wildest face after opening the hood and seeing all of these walnuts!

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The Lies Told On Packages

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They folded this plastic table cover so that you can't tell that there wasn't gingham print all over it.

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If by print they meant white, then there weren't any lies told here.

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"I Paid Extra For Amazon To Wrap This Surprise Birthday Present!!!"

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Whoever wrapped this needs to get disciplined at once.

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This isn't what anyone wants to receive in the mail unless they're a caveman living under a rock. Patrick Star would like this.

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"This Photo My Dad Took Of Me At Machu Picchu"

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dad has finger over lens while taking picture of son
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I hope that he took a bit more than this.

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If not, then this would be a waste of a photo opportunity and he needs to revoke picture-taking privileges from his father.

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Buying Bay Leaves When There's A Tree Outside Her Door

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This isn't the worst realization. At least now you can save that money you would ordinarily spend on the leaves.

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How cool is it to have a bay laurel tree in your yard?

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"When The Christmas Card Photoshoot With The Sheep Goes Wrong"

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woman in reindeer hat is mobbed by sheep
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The sheep wanted to have some fun with this lady as she took her pictures.

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I'm not sure how dangerous these animals can get, but she looks mildly safe here.

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"I've Been Waiting 3 Months For This"

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man clenches the leaves of a tiny, tiny carrot he grew
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If this is the result after three months, this is worse than the lime we saw earlier. Who wants to eat this carrot?

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I don't even think Bugs Bunny would like it.

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"Sister Got Some 'Silver' Wrapping Paper To Wrap Dad’s Presents"

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That doesn't seem too silver to me. It looks like this sister bought plastic wrap instead of wrapping paper!

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That's hilarious, but it's a mistake I can see happening if you're not paying attention to labels.

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"My Brother Wanted A Mullet For His Senior Pictures But I Gave Him This"

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bowl cut mullet hairdo
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Well, if you're going to ask for a mullet, you can't get upset when someone gives you this.

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Both aren't that cool, so you take a loss either way unless you're a rock star.

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Previous Owners Stole Toilet After The Final Walkthrough

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drain where toilet is supposed to be
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How badly do you need a toilet after selling a home? Why don't you go buy a new one if it's that important?

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This is wild and hilarious at the same time.

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The Snowplow "Nicked" A Car

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Car door has huge tear in it
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What if someone was asleep in the car when this took place? It looks like Wolverine had some rage to let out.

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That's got to be annoying to walk outside to.

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Did...Did The Hulk Cut This Pizza?

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Split cutting board while cutting pizza
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How strong is the person who cut this pizza? How is that metal so strong that it cut through the board as well?

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This is out of control, so I need to see who did this.

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Paint Explosion

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Home Depot worker covered in yellow paint
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Now, she is a work of art. Someone throw her in the Louvre and let everyone view the masterpiece.

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She has the same smile going as Mona Lisa did, so she might fit in well.

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Trying To Even Out His Tan

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man with tan torso and pale legs getting sun
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If he's trying to even out his tan, shouldn't he have a shirt on as well? Tanning experts would know better than me, but this seems a bit counterproductive.

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How did he even get such a drastic difference?

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Mushroom Grow Kit Arrived Late

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package with mushrooms growing out of it
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The person who ordered this said it took two months for the package to arrive thanks to a misplaced package slip.

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Upon receiving it, this was what it looked like.

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Who Knew Chocolate Could Taunt?

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Snickers stuck in vending machine, label on the chocolate bar is special edition NFL
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Talk about getting teased. Girlfriends don't even tease this much on their best days.

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This Snickers doesn't want anyone to eat it, so it would much rather taunt the people who want it.

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Goodness Gracious!

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blender sprayed yellow smoothie all over kitchen
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What kind of smoothie did this tenant want to make?

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That cup got caught in the roof, but at least the landlord isn't being a jerk about the messy situation.

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Imagine How The Patient Felt

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tweet: a patient at work has just been told they're too large to fit in the machine for a scan so they have to go to London zoo and have it done in an elephant scanner. I have never felt so bad for someone in my life.
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The patient probably had to go on suicide watch after getting this news.

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To have the medical staff tell you that you need to use an elephant scanner is pretty bad.

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When You Throw The Swatter Instead Of Swatting

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fly swatter stuck in sky light
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Looking at that gap, I wouldn't think this was possible.

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Since the swatter part is flimsy, you would imagine that it wouldn't catch on the wall like it did here.

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His Car Betrayed Him

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sun hitting man in eye through hole in visor
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All this man wanted was some protection from the sun, so he did what most folks would do while driving.

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The only thing is, the sun still wanted to shine on his face.

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Someone's Not Happy

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prosthetic hand came off attached to fridge handle
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He thought his hand had the proper connection before he went to open the fridge.

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That wasn't the case, but at least he has on a super cool Star Wars shirt!

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A Storm Barely Moves Plastic Chairs But The Grill Goes Flying

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Wind blew BBQ into pool
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You certainly wouldn't expect this to happen.

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If the plastic chairs don't move, but the grill gets launched, would you have reason to believe that this was an inside job?

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Finally Let Daughter Have Cat, Finds Out She's Allergic

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girl playing with cat, second image of girl sad with swollen face
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At least it was fun while it lasted! Look at the joy on her face as she holds the kitten in the first picture.

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The allergy photo doesn't look pleasant in the slightest.

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So This Is What People Do Now?

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A sink breaking through a car's rear window
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If throwing sinks into car windows is the thing to do, I'm never leaving my car outside anymore. That thing could kill someone easily.

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Whoever did this was probably drunk.

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Welcome To Minnesota

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car completely covered in ice in the winter
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This person came home to a less-than-pleasant surprise at the end of their vacation.

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They found their car like this in the parking lot of the airport in Minnesota.

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It's Been A Week

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windows update that is 20760% complete and has been updating for a week
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You know you're in trouble when your computer doesn't even try to give you an estimate for how long the update will take, either.

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This computer has been updating for a week and it just keeps going—it's going to be the most advanced computer money can buy!

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Our Dryer Doesn't Have That Setting

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dryer at laundromat that's engulfed in flames
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It turns out the children's rhyme is real! If you're a liar, your parents really will be on fire.

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Now the question is: what has he been lying about, and who do we need to tell?

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Aliens Walk Among Us

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So do you think that border security gives her a hard time whenever she uses her passport because her photo doesn't look like her?

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Or do they just let the alien back into the country?

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Watch Your Step

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neighbors who drilled new lights directly through ceiling into floor upstairs
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This person's downstairs neighbor recently bought themselves a new light fixture! How do they know that?

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Because the screws from that light fixture are now sticking up through their floor.

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How's It Hanging?

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member of swat team in france hanging upside down with pants around ankles
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If you thought that you had a bad day at work, at least you didn't fall off a roof and pants yourself.

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Everyone is aware that this guy is having a bad day.

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He Was Determined To Say Hello

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large bird that flew through window and destroyed bedroom
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This bird apparently flew through two panes of glass to get inside this person's home, shook the loose glass out of his feathers, and destroyed a bunch of stuff in this person's bedroom before he was removed.

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He looks so surprised that you don't want him to stay.

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Don't Forget To Set The Oven Timer

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sister tried to make french fries and blew up kitchen
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This woman was apparently just trying to cook a tray of french fries in the oven, but instead, she ended up blowing up her oven...

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She was going for that blackened cajun vibe, I guess.

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That's Like A Scene From Final Destination

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tool that fell off truck and went through woman's windshield
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This woman was driving behind a truck when both she and the driver of said truck learned that he had not secured his toolbox as well as he had thought.

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Just glad everyone is ok!

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Now You Have to Buy A New Phone Charger, Ugh

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phone charger stuck in person's foot
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If you think that stepping on a piece of Lego is painful, imagine how much it would hurt to impale yourself on part of your phone charger while walking through your room at night.

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Yikes. this looks awful.