Bad Timing Stories
The right words at the worst possible moment. These stories prove that timing really is everything — and it failed you.
Bad Timing
My fingers stumbled across the "play" button like a clumsy cat on ice, summoning my high school's morning announcement system at precisely 3:17 AM. The tinny speaker overhead croaked out our school's jaunty theme as I scrambled to silence it, but my panicked fingers only managed to turn the volume up to ear-bleeding levels.
Bad Timing
As I frantically juggled two overflowing plates of food at the fancy dinner party, the host's Great Dane simultaneously leaped onto my feet and sneezed a giant glob of snot onto my aunt's favorite silk handkerchief.
Bad Timing
I spilled my morning coffee on a vintage typewriter while rehearsing my 'I'm fine' face in the mirror, completely forgetting about my in-law's impending visit.