29 Times people tried and failed to do something nice

Do you know that old saying, "If at first you don't succeed, try try again?" Well, it's probably best for the world and for everybody involved if the people on this list don't try again. I think they've tried plenty. Sometimes, you have to know when to throw in the towel.

This Is A Window Seat?

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This woman got onto a plane during a global pandemic, and all she asked for was a window seat.

Well, she got a seat next to where a window should be...

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An Unfortunate Name

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adopt a highway sign reads
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If your last name just so happens to be "Bangs," you really don't want to put the words "family and friends" anywhere near it.

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Do you think Chris Bangs knew what he was doing here?

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Caught Mid-Cough

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This person tried to take a picture of an adorable dog and its owner, but she accidentally caught the dog mid-cough and ended up with this photo.

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Poor puppy has to live with this for the rest of his life.

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Hidden Under The Rug

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This delivery person decided to "hide" this package under the rug outside this apartment; however, that box of cat litter is way too big to fit under a tiny rug.

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The owner had better hope they have honest neighbors.

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It's The Thought That Counts

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neutered tattoo
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This person noticed that his rescue dog had a tattoo on his belly, so he decided to get one that matched.

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He later found out that this tattoo meant that his dog had been neutered.

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A Heartfelt Letter

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Apology letter from a kid telling the other person what they should be sorry for
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Reddit user TriviaTwist posted this photo online along with the following caption:

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"My friend is a 3rd-grade teacher. He made a student write an apology letter to another student. Sounds like some fightin' words."

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That's Not A Queen

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Smaller mattress on bed frame
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This person ordered a queen size bed for what he thought was his queen size mattress.

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When the bed frame arrived, he realized that he'd been sleeping on a double bed this whole time.

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Camera Tricks

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This person tried to take a photo of a stream with the panorama mode on her phone. She ended up catching her boyfriend in the shot.

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Panorama mode really messed with his body.

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A Very Fitting Mask

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This woman just so happens to be missing one of her front teeth, so she got a mask that reveals that essential part of her appearance and identity.

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We think it looks great on her.

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The Only One Who Dressed Up

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This person came to work on Halloween fully dressed up as a banana. She was told that the whole team would be celebrating Halloween together.

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Nobody else came to work in a costume.

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He's Not Having A Great Time

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Everyone in this family photo seems to be having a good time except for that guy in the back who is standing very still and looking directly into the camera.

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There's one in every family.

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A Lost Wedding Ring

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Reddit user Ziggyjkr posted this photo online along with the following caption:

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"My 3-year-old lost my wedding ring a good few months ago now and couldn't remember where she put it..."

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A Tiny Potato

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This person decided to take up gardening.

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She did all of the research, figured out how to grow potatoes, planted potatoes, cared for them, and then all she got for her hard work was this tiny tuber.

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When A Stranger Takes Your Photo

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This is a photo of this very nice couple trying to tell the Norwegian man who is holding their camera that his finger is over the lens.

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It looks like they had a great trip.

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A Pretty Lame Gift

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thank you for making a difference home depot cup
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This Home Depot location decided to give out gifts to their employees to show their appreciation for all of their hard work during the past year.

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This person worked through a global crisis and all he got was this stupid travel mug.

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There Was An Attempt

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ariel cake
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This person tried to make an Ariel cake, and the whole endeavor ended up being a massive fail.

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Although, the reference photo isn't all that great either. Maybe we should just leave the cake decorating to the professionals.

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Baby On Board

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I get that this person is trying to be clever, but this is such a lame joke.

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Obviously, this person is a dad because nobody else would stoop this low for a superficial laugh.

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The Wrong Place And The Wrong Time

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man taking happy selfie while his wife's in labor
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This guy decided to take a selfie with his wife in labor in the background.

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I get that he's excited about his new baby, but this really isn't the time or the place, man.

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He Took This Very Literally

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leather wallet engraved with the date and the instructions
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Whoever printed the inscription on this wallet took the instructions way too literally. This person clearly wanted hearts beside the date.

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What they didn't want was a request for the hearts beside the date.

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Clown Ham

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Have you ever been eating ham when you thought to yourself, do you know how this could be better? If it looked like a clown. No? Me neither.

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Clowns make everything worse.

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Don't Stick Your Head In Any Holes

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This guy thought that he could stick his head into a hole in a tree and come out unscathed. Oh, how wrong he was.

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The porcupine hiding inside that hole had other plans.

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He Was Just Trying To Help

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Reddit user BEARDBAR posted this photo online along with the following caption:

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"Came home for a week to help my parents out with some yard work. Turns out, I don't know what poison ivy looks like.."

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A Nice Message

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This person was just trying to do something nice for his mother. Unfortunately, the delivery note got put inside the card instead of a birthday message.

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She loved the flowers anyway.

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It's A Boy!

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burnt land
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What you're looking at in this photo is the aftermath of a gender reveal party gone wrong.

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People decided to use explosives, and they ended up wrecking a gorgeous landscape.

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A Creepy Message

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i love u written on banana
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Reddit user chadork posted this photo online along with the following caption:

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"I tried to be cute and carved 'I love u' into my wife's banana last night, and this morning, it looked like a note from a stalker. 0/10 Will not do again."

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Too Many Bees

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wasps in gas tank
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Photo Credit: Market-Maker / Reddit
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Reddit user Market-Maker said posted this photo and said, "Borrowed my neighbor's truck he never drives to haul some stuff.

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"Wanted to be nice and bring it back filled up since it was almost empty when I got it."

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Sorry For Being Rude

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Reddit user safzy kindly shared this image with us.

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She wrote, "My 4 yr old's 'sorry letter' to another boy in her class. Tried not to laugh as she asked me to write those words."

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Some Shrunken Gloves

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This person accidentally put their new leather gloves in the dryer, and now they aren't even big enough to put on a child's hand.

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They got so shriveled and weird!

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The Wrong Stuff

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This person thought that he was spreading weed killer all over his lawn, but he was actually sprinkling grass killer all over the place.

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I'm not sure why anybody would want to buy grass killer in the first place...