Times Things Went Horribly Worse Than Planned

We never really plan for things to end in disaster. While we occasionally prepare to avoid negative outcomes and try our best for things to work out in our favor, sometimes life just throws a curveball at you when you're not ready to bat.

Here are some people who were served up a hot plate of "straight-up not having a good time."

Pretty Uncool Of Them To Do That

so my fridge doors just fell off (complementary photo)
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Photo Credit: Reddit / CaptnRaz

Normally, the biggest thing you have to fear when opening the fridge is that the last person to use it knocked stuff over that will fall on you the second you pull the door handle.

Not this.

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Ah Yes, The Kazoos With The Wedding Date We Had To Move

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Kassos with wedding date April 11 printed on them
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Protective measures to help with disease control have led to a lot of events being moved or canceled.

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However, there's no worse way to remember your wedding has been postponed than receiving 125 kazoos dated for the event in the mail.

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A Gift Card Found When It Can Never Be Used Again

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person holds a $50 blockbuster gift card
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Photo Credit: Reddit / Juztaan
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Ah, to go back to the joys of taking a family trip to Blockbuster on a Friday night and arguing about which movies to rent.

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This gift card would've made any kid playground royalty, and now it's utterly useless.

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D-I-Why Did You Attempt This Alone?

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person who got sofa stuck in a doorway puts up facebook marketplace listing for someone with professional moving experience
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Smart people know when they are in over their heads and need to ask someone to help them halfway through the task.

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Really smart people ask for help before creating a massive problem.

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Would A Squiggly Credit Card Work?

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These are my bank cards after my cat dragged my wallet ontop the heater
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Even if these cards are still technically functional despite their misshapen forms, every cashier he sees will give this guy a weird look while swiping his card through the reader.

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Hopefully the tap function still works.

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Locals Seethe in Fury

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getting the first road in a rural town, horses walk over all of the trying cement
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Getting paved roads through rural areas is actually a very helpful way to increase transportation options for locals and make it easier to import goods from urban areas.

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Too bad these horses have no respect.

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He's Just So Sad About His Blueberries

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Man looks down sadly at his blueberries that spiled all over the parking lot ground
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Photo Credit: Reddit / the_shaeman
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In this guy's defense, fresh produce is often expensive, so you really have to savor the fruits and veggies that you buy.

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A moment of silence for the loss of this guy's blueberries.

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Terry Honestly Deserved It

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After not being paid for a job, painter paints
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Photo Credit: Reddit / bu_ya_ka
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Terry! You can't commission someone to paint your entire house and then not foot the bill.

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It's not like you can hide from him—he literally knows where you live, Terry!

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That Is A Lot Of Bricks To Repack

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workers accidentally unloaded 6,000 bricks at the wrong address
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My heart goes out to anyone who works in hard manual labor, because hauling bricks off of a truck for a delivery sounds exhausting.

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Hauling them back onto the truck and having to do it all again sounds even worse!

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You Apparently Can't Just Throw Some Dough Out

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large mass of dough overflows from dumpster
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When a large batch of dough went wrong for this bakery, they had no choice but the toss it out and start again.

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Unfortunately, yeast doesn't stop working just because it's been thrown out.

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Was Mariah Carey Singing Onscreen?

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out glass coffee table randomly exploded while we were watching T.V. (photo of shattered glass)
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One moment, you're just trying to watch a documentary on the history and rise of esteemed vocalist Mariah Carey.

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Then suddenly, she does her infamous whistle tone and destroys your furniture.

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Finally, Her Big Break!

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Young reporter gets first chance to cover the ACC only for tournament to be cancelled over disease control measures
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Journalism is an extremely competitive field in this day and age, so as a young aspiring sports journalist, getting the chance to cover the ACC is huge!

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Too bad it was canceled.

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The Lady At The DMV Didn't Tell Her She Was Looking At The Wrong Camera

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girl is looking off to the side in driver's license photo
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I'm nearly convinced that no one has ever had a positive experience at their local DMV.

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However, at least I can say that the woman working the picture desk let me know exactly where to look.

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I Guess Hand-Washing Is Canceled?

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glass bathroom sink shattered in fragments
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Sinks do not get enough credit for their overwhelming importance in our society.

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You can wash your food and dishes, your face, brush your teeth, and wash your hands there. I'm sorry for this poor person.

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Tony Hawk Just Cannot Catch A Break

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Tony Hawk recounts a time his rental car agency deleted his reservation because they thought it was a fake name
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My favorite modern trend is that Tony Hawk continuously is not recognized as he travels.

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People thinking he's using a fake name or his name is just a coincidence, and he just goes with it.

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Puppy Poop + A Roomba = Disaster

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brown marks all over floor and caked on bottom of the roomba
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Having a self-moving robotic vacuum cleaner sounded like it would make your whole life easier.

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Unfortunately, you forgot to factor in your new puppy who still isn't quite housetrained yet.

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The Photo Was Worth The Pain

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kid ran into lamppost trying to chase after his favorite professional soccer player
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I think just about all of us have a celebrity—whether it be an athlete, musician, writer, singer, or actor—who we would get star-struck for.

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I'm sorry for this boy's face, but I'm glad he still got to meet his hero.

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Pro-Tip: Don't Put Leather Gloves Through The Dryer

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leather gloves are all shrunken and crinkly
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On the bright side of it, those misshapen and shrunken gloves are the perfect size for you to get a Mini-Me, Dr. Evil from Austin Powers style, should you so desire.

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This only works if you're passing down your clothes to your children.

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He Looks Innocent, Chief

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dog chews up pair of owner's bose headphones
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"Officer, I know it looks bad and I have no alibi, because I was home, running around and sniffing things when the headphones were unjustly wrangled."

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"But I promise it wasn't me. I'm a good dog."

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So That's Why We Were Leaking Air

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enormous nail punctures the tire of a person's car
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Whenever my dad would warn me about not "driving over nails" right after I got my license, I kind of took it as him being overcautious.

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After seeing this, I will never doubt the power of a nail again.

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These Will Never Untangle

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person's headphones that were left no the ground get impossibly tangled by the Roomba
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This tangle job is worse than the time I threw my headphones into my backpack in college and left them there for a whole semester before pulling out the knotted mess.

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At this point, just buy a new pair.

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Make Sure To Secure The Trolleys Full Of Eggs Before Moving The Truck

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leaning shelf of eggs with many dropped onto the floor
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I never really gave much thought as to how eggs are transported from farms to be packaged for stores.

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It's good to know they have secure straps in place which, when used right, won't cause 10,500 eggs to break.

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That's One Way To Have Your ID Card Look

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person's photo comes out tiny in space on ID card
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I've seen some bad college ID cards in my day, including one where a guy had a black eye in his photo.

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But none ever quite reached this level of awful.

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Just When You Thought You Were Out Of The Woods...

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Picked my car up from the mechanic yesterday after having a bunch of things replaced totalling $2100 just for it to burst into flames this morning
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There's no time in a car owner's life when they feel more free and invincible as after they just got everything checked and replaced, so they shouldn't have anything to worry about.

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Keyword: shouldn't.

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"I Am Willing To Now Admit, I Was Wrong"

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woman's foot that's fallen through the ceiling captioned: My wife went to the attic to get the Christmas tree, so I armed her not to step on the drywall. She later admitted she did not know what drywall was.
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You know when someone tosses a term out there like it's basic common knowledge, so you pretend to know what it means just so you don't seem stupid in front of them?

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Well, who looks stupid now?

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They Really Disrespected Him Like That

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Kevin Hart is put on the kids cam at a pro basketball game
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Kevin Hart may be short and small, but that does not mean he deserves to be roasted by a full arena of fans for being a short guy.

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Kevin, we love you.

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That's The Worst Way To Lose

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game says first person to get a notification on their phone drinks: person gets notification that past sexual partner has tested positive for an STD
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It would be much different to lose because, I don't know, the love of your life couldn't resist sending you a cute "miss you" text.

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But a message from the clinic is a worst-case scenario.

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Alas, It Really Just Do Be Like This

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It's so crazy that I used to think people in highschool were so grown until i was one. Then college students were so cool and had everything together until I was one. Then adults knew everything and now ima just tell yall that no one know what they're doing and we're all just winging it
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You might think that, one day, you'll outgrow all the unplanned disasters as you age into a wise, aged adult.

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But the truth is that we'll all probably just keep scrambling around and messing up until we die.

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Breakfast In Bed Seemed Like A Good Idea

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bowl of cereal with milk spilled all over bedsheets
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Breakfast in bed is supposed to be a fun way to start the day off.

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Unfortunately, no one ever warns you about the high-spill risk involved in actually doing it.

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It Truly Is A Hard Knock Life

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I burnt my hand taking tomato soup out of the microwave. The toast I was making popped up and it scared me. (photo of spilled soup and burnt hand)
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Soup and toast is a classic go-to meal, especially when you're craving comfort food.

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Unfortunately, I think this person ended up more uncomfortable rather than comforted after receiving this burn.

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Banana Hammock, You Had One Job!

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bananas hanging up all peel off from peel holding them up
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Bananas might be the most delicate fruit on Earth with their tendency to suddenly go from unripe to too ripe as well as their easy bruising.

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A banana hammock is supposed to help, but it only hurt here.

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That Probably Kept The Story Exciting

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man trying to listen to sherlock holmes audiobook has trouble following plot: realized CD player was on shuffle mode
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The shuffle mode option has gotten the best of all of us at least once.

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I really feel sorry for Phil, who probably thought he was losing his marbles trying to keep up with the story.

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Measure Twice, Cut Once

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person cuts cat door into top of door instead of bottom
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Okay, so clearly this person put at lot of care and effort in measuring and constructing the doorway, they just forgot to look at the door.

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Let's hope their cat can jump!

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Not So Angelic

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angel knit kit photo vs. actual result
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It's never too late to pick up a new hobby or craft and this one woman was determined to prove that by trying to knit a little angel.

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Unfortunately, it looks for like a demonic voodoo doll.

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Never Brag Too Soon

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woman brags about making banana bread and then shows photo of everything going horribly in oven later
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It's one thing to brag when you've already secured the win, but you should never try and flex before you see the final results.

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She will not be wifed up (or eating banana bread) anytime soon.

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Change The Printer Ink, They Said. It's Easy, They Said

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man with face covered in black ink
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You know how it is: you've been waiting for over half-an-hour for your document in the queue to print, but apparently the machine is out of ink.

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This guy decided to take matters into his own hands and, boy, did he regret it.

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This Sandwich Is So Disrespectful

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sandwich only had contents at visible edge of bread in package
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I've heard that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover,

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This photo has taught me to never trust a pre-packed sandwich based on what's visible to the outside.

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Meet Your New Roommate!

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I went into my attic looking for a water leak coming into my living room and it appears that I'm also in quarantine with this whatever monstrosity left this behind. It's soft to the touch so I'm assuming it's still around. (photo of shed snakeskin)
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Photo Credit: Reddit / lvnwk
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This is just the universe's way of reminding you that things can always be worse.

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You thought a water leak was bad? Get ready to meet the snake who's hiding out in your home!