We live in an age of instant gratification, and many of us simply don't have the time to read through several paragraphs to get to the punchline. Enter the single snapshot story... The photo that needs no caption, no context and no explanation. It's just pure comedy gold at its best.
Think Grandma covered in flour mid-baking, a security guard tumbling up the stairs of a bus as a raccoon hightails it out, or a simple set of tiny pawprints that sends the internet into a collective fit of hysterics. One photograph. Infinite laughter. These are the kinds of pictures that tell a better story than words ever could - even if we have to fill in some of the blanks ourselves.
Bored Panda has scoured the depths of the net to source some of the funniest unscripted short stories in photographic form. They're the perfect antidote to reverse the negativity of today, without spending too much time doing so. Feel free to write your own captions in the comments section and don't forget to upvote your favorites.
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My cab driver tonight was so excited to share with me that he’d made the cover of the calendar. I told him I’d help let the world see.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Here is my favorite picture of my grandma. She was having a hard time with the mixer.
Weddings are exhausting! Here's a pic of my brothers wife after everyone left the reception.
A sad short story.
I ruined Simba…
A lad that drunk so much during the Brazilian carnival that he forgot his Girlfriend was on his shoulders.
My accidental sacrifice in the name of art. Goodbye, eyelashes.
Madge was disappointed in her early exit from the Tour De France. She packed her lycra and walked home.
Always wear your seatbelt. Even in the backseat...And, don't wear so much makeup!
Trying to explain to the 70 year old Swiss man who offered to take our pic that his finger was covering the lens.
I can't decide between "I came in like a wrecking ball" or "I'm going to swing from the chandelier".
My mum used to do the same thing with spiders if there was one in the house - tub on top of it, book on top of the tub 'just in case', and my dad would get rid of them when he came home for lunch or after work. One day he did get rid of the spider at lunch time while we were out but then put the tub and the book back where they were... Mum and I spent hours walking around that tub until he got home from work and confessed while looking amused at his little joke.
My friend when this guy we didn’t know started telling him a story about his wife leaving him.
Just for context, this is a couple of days before turnover at a brand new Chick-fil-A. You can see my silhouette in the dumpster gates.
I took pictures for a family reunion and snapped this photo of a gentleman telling a story of something these girls couldn't have been any less interested in.
I'm not sure what happened here, but I'm kinda sad i wasn't invited.
You should always be aware of your surroundings. This lady was not and stepped into freshly poured cement at a Walgreens near me.
