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Everyday Life

Accidentally set off the motion-activated sink over and over

I kept triggering a motion-activated sink at the worst possible moment and couldn’t escape the cycle of accidental splashing.

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Everyday Life

The day I waved at someone who absolutely wasn’t waving at me

I enthusiastically waved back at someone who wasn’t waving at me at all—they were stretching.

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Everyday Life

My air fryer betrayed me during a work call

My air fryer finished cooking at the worst possible moment—right as I started talking on a Zoom meeting.

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I learned the hard way that my new jeans make a terrible noise

My new jeans made a squeaking noise every time I walked, and I didn’t realize it until I was already in public.

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Everyday Life

I accidentally greeted a stranger like we were best friends

I confidently yelled “HEY QUEEN!” at a total stranger who looked nothing like my friend from the front.

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Customer Service & Retail

I returned the desk cheese incident

A toaster return turned chaotic when a mysterious slice of hardened cheese fell out of it.

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Customer Service & Retail

Mall kiosk trap

A mall kiosk worker stopped me, insulted my skin, and still managed to get me to take a sample.

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