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We all love a good joke, especially when it comes with an unexpected twist that catches us off guard in the best possible way. Laughter is a superpower, after all. It's one of the best ways to communicate, connect, and find joy in daily living. And while not everyone keeps tabs on the funny things happening in front of their eyes, the truth is that humor is everywhere. Even when you least expect it.

To show you what we mean, let us introduce you to one extremely entertaining corner of Reddit called 'Accidental Comedy'. With over 841k members, it's the place for anything that is unintentionally funny. The community is filled with stuff that helps keep our spirits up, from hilarious situations in real life to random giggles erupting online.

Call it irony, a pure coincidence, or the universe working in mysterious ways, but one thing is clear — it's bound to bring a smile to your face. Below, we wrapped up a collection of some of the best finds from the group that lead to utter hilarity. So continue scrolling to enjoy this list, and remember to upvote your favorite pics! And if you're in the mood for some more wonderfully weird and amusing situations, check out Bored Panda's earlier piece of this feature right here.

The 'Accidental Comedy' subreddit has been entertaining the Reddit sphere for a few years already, having been founded in early 2013. Since then, the community has grown to house a whopping 841k members who love to share the freshest unintentional and most surprising scenarios they spot while gliding through life or the digital landscape. There’s a bit of everything for everyone, which is part of the reason why the page is so successful.

The moderator team looking after 'Accidental Comedy' has a set of ground rules for the members of the subreddit. Obviously, they must be related to the main subject of the forum — they have to be unintentionally funny. Moreover, if the post doesn’t elicit a laugh or a smile, or is trying to be funny but fails in the most unfortunate way, it will be removed.

The community is also asked to avoid sharing music videos. Meanwhile, people should stay clear of low-effort posts, aim for quality, and craft a descriptive title that adds value to the situation it's trying to describe. And a brief scroll through this list will prove that the users are trying their best, and they provide much-needed entertainment to hundreds who eagerly scroll their feed every day.

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We All Prepare Differently For An Emergency

We All Prepare Differently For An Emergency

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Accidental humor is unpredictable as it creates a perfect situation out of something that was not supposed to be funny in the first place. In today's times, we could all do with a laugh, so no wonder we enjoy witnessing these artifacts so much. It's the ideal mood booster that helps us keep it all together.

If you spend enough time on the internet, and most of us do, you’re bound to see and read some amusing examples of the universe’s sense of humor. And it’s safe to say that unintentional comedy can be found just about anywhere, from unexpectedly synchronized social media feeds to random road or shop signs that are the results of some very poor planning.

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We know irony when we see it, after all. And we can’t help but feel entertained by these unexpected surprises that catch us by surprise and get stuck in our heads by challenging our expectations.

"In situational irony, there is a clash between the professed or ostensible aim of some person or entity, and the situation that they’re in," philosophy professor Mitchell Green, author of Irony as Expression (of a Sense of the Absurd), explained to Bored Panda in a previous interview.

Professor Green provided a few examples. According to him, witnessing a house burning down is tragic, though not ironic. "But when a firehouse burns to the ground, that’s both tragic and ironic, and in particular is a case of situational irony. The reason is that firehouses are built for the purpose of helping to prevent fires. That purpose is dramatically foiled by the firehouse burning to the ground."

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The Best Solo You Ever Heard

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"Similarly, when the president of the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving gets pulled over by the police and arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, we have a case of situational irony," Green continued. "Her professed aim is to campaign against drunk driving, but it’s upended by the outcome of getting pulled over on a DWI." He added that we also take some schadenfreude-based pleasure (a German word meaning the pleasure we get from witnessing someone's misfortune) in seeing this person shown to be such a hypocrite.

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This Is A Once-In-A-Lifetime Thing Right There

This Is A Once-In-A-Lifetime Thing Right There

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Mad Dragon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A similar thing happened in my town due to snow buildup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tryilKB2kXk

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Cammy Cat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kinda surprised some kids haven't already been doing this with black tape!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’d love to think this was someone handing in their resignation and just walking out, leaving this message for their old boss :D

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Luna Crow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hate to break it to y'all, but this is not a once in a lifetime thing. People have been doing this for years. Either that, or I've already lived several lifetimes..

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Michelle C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, dear…. I imagine the county was not too pleased about that, although I’m sure they were laughing as they were fixing the sign!

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However, situational irony is different from what is often called verbal irony. "In verbal irony, a person is attempting to communicate that some situation she has in mind is ironic or absurd. (I say, 'Nice job' in response to your backing up your car into a tree, for instance.) But a situation can be ironic without anyone commenting on it."

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Im Pretty Sure This Is An Accidental At Least I Hope Xd

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We Need To Talk To The Design Team

We Need To Talk To The Design Team

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Made the news 8 years ago. Looks like the design has been withdrawn!

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While we instinctively understand when a situation is ironic, we often have trouble defining and articulating the term. Professor Green pointed out that it can be hard to put into words and express what is needed for an incident to be ironic because these situations are complex and their features don’t always register at the conscious level. 

"This is similar to the way in which we can often tell whether someone is lying to us, but we can’t say exactly what leads us to think that. In our social lives, we often respond to complex cues without attending to all the factors that guide that response. This may be why it’s hard to explain in words what irony is," he noted.

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Myself

Myself

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Looks Suspicious To Me

Looks Suspicious To Me

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You will NEVER convince me this was accidental wording. Never.

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The funny examples found in 'Accidental Comedy' sometimes seem more absurd than ironic. Well, Green explained that absurdity is all part of the irony package. But in some instances, many things can seem odd, bizarre, and completely ridiculous without being ironic. 

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"A chihuahua barking ferociously at a Great Dane is absurd, but it’s not ironic because the chihuahua doesn’t profess to intimidate the Great Dane. (He’s just trying to.) And, of course, if the existentialists are right, maybe life itself is absurd. But that doesn’t mean life is ironic."

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The Way My Coworker Wrote His Absence On The Calendar

The Way My Coworker Wrote His Absence On The Calendar

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm guessing this was in March. "Wear Green or Else" is a very threatening Dr. Patrick's Day vibe.

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Norway's Biggest Newspaper: "Sperm Bank Exploded." "Sarah Swam For 54 Hours."

Norway's Biggest Newspaper: "Sperm Bank Exploded." "Sarah Swam For 54 Hours."

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But there's no denying that witnessing these situations is a pure source of entertainment. So remember to keep your eyes peeled and always have a camera on hand to share these hilarious examples with the 'Accidental Comedy' community. And if you have the perfect picture already stored in your gallery, don't be shy and show it to the whole world!

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Alrighty Then

Alrighty Then

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like this a class about chances.. chances of survival, that is..

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100% Better

100% Better

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Leave her alone, she's just a little goth crab, minding her own business

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Global Warming

Global Warming

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine reading halfway through and start talking in water, just a weird thought, blub blup bloop.

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Getting In Is The Easy Part

Getting In Is The Easy Part

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I Was Hesitant To Say So, But, Yes!

I Was Hesitant To Say So, But, Yes!

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Super Glue

Super Glue

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I Think Most Of Us Can Probably Empathize With This

I Think Most Of Us Can Probably Empathize With This

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