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50 Times People Had A Terrible Time During Thanksgiving And Posted These Pics Online To Get Some Sympathy
Buckle up, everyone, we’re about to have a Thanksgiving ride! The title speaks for itself. Call it a seasonal family comedy drama with action elements and a totally unpredictable ending.
Introverts may take it as a horror movie, thanks to the four walls without a possibility to exit and a bunch of people throwing ‘what are you doing with your life’-sorta questions at you. For those who are introducing their partners to the family, it may feel like a romantic movie until an uncle makes an inappropriate comment. But for the most part it’s a wild cooking show with special effects. Just think of how many charcoal turkeys, shattered ovens, dropped pumpkin pies, and whatnot there will be across the country. I'll just leave it here.
For those wondering how come we still love Thanksgiving so much, it’s basically the only thing that gets our families together. We may argue over politics, vaccines, housing prices, and whatnot, but hey, we love each other and that’s what matters. Plus, we stuff our bellies.
So just in time for Thanksgiving, we have a special treat for you—this dramatic list of funny Thanksgiving failures that’s basically a to-do list of “what not to do.” Enjoy!
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#1
Cut A Lemon In Half And Place It Under Turkey Skin To Lighten The Mood This Thanksgiving
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#2
I'm Not Sad I'm Working Thanksgiving, I'm Sad My Donut Shop Is Closed
#3
Traditions
#4
Last Year My Brother Had To Work On Thanksgiving. He Asked Me To Save Him A Little Bit Of Everything
#5
My 17 Year Old Cousin Made This For The Family Thanksgiving Party. Took Me A Good 30 Minutes To Notice
#6
I Think The Neighbor's Turkey Is Done
#8
Got Snowed In So We Had To Work With What We Had. I Present Meatloaf “Turkey”, Complete With Little Smokie Stuffing. Happy Thanksgiving Y’all
#9
Someone Asked Me What I Use To Marinate My Turkey, I Told Them I Use The Marinating Drawer In The Fridge... Why, What Do You Use?
#10
Thanksgiving Dinner Was Lit
Babs Beach 4 years ago
Instead of grabbing fire extinguisher, grab phone, take pics and let gramps fry.
#11
Happy Thanksgiving From My Little Sisters First Ever Turkey
#12
Spent Thanksgiving Morning In ER Because I Had Sharp Pains In My Belly Area. Turns Out I Have An Ovarian Cyst. In The Spirit Of Giving Enjoy A Pic Of Me Doped Up On Morphine. Happy Thanksgiving
#13
Yes, A Happy Thanksgiving To All
#14
I Removed The Skin Before Carving My Turkey And Made A Thanksgiving Burrito
#15
Jell-O Shot Casserole: Because I’m Too Lazy To Do Individual Shot Glasses. It’s The Perfect Thanksgiving Tradition
#16
I Call This Performance Piece "Thanksgiving Eve"
Mihai Mara 4 years ago
She should focus more on cooking and not on looking for ants on the carpet. ;)
#17
Merry Thanksgiving
#18
Thanksgiving Delight
#19
Happy Thanksgiving
Snorkeldorf 4 years ago
Deep-fried turkeys are tricky. At least I see crackers on the table. No one goes hungry.
#20
A Thanksgiving Classic
GenericPanda09 4 years ago
I'm guessing that the similarity to an Ood out of Doctor Who is intentional?
#21
Thanksgiving Is Cancelled
#22
Happy Thanksgiving
#23
Thanksgiving Fail. Someone Order The Pizza
#24
The Turkeys Might Have Been Burned But The Laughter And The Company Were All That Mattered. Happy Thanksgiving
#25
My Grocery Store Sells These Beauties
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
I'm English, but what I've gathered from this thread is that you need balls to survive Thanksgiving
#26
Everyone Complains About Their Family After Thanksgiving, But Mine Truly Are Monsters
#27
Stayed Up Until 4 Am Baking My First Fully From Scratch Apple Pie For Thanksgiving. Stayed Up Until 4:30 Am Having A Breakdown Over Dropping It
#28
The Turkey My Wife Bought For Thanksgiving
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
'Looks like you're jumping straight to the leftover turkey sandwich phase.
#29
My Friend Dropped His Thanksgiving Turkey
#30
Our Thanksgiving Cake
#31
My Thanksgiving Monstrosity
#32
Dog Pulled The Turkey Off The Counter And Shattered The Glass Dish It Was In
#33
Spent 4 Hours In The Emergency Room On Thanksgiving Day. Today I Received The Post-Insurance Bill. Screw American Healthcare
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
It's beyond time for the U.S. to have universal healthcare. We're dying and going broke. Make Thanksgiving uncomfortable this year. Talk about the importance of affordable prescriptions, doctor visits, and more with your family and friends. We need to get everyone in this country on the same page and away from the fear-mongering.
#34
Why, Of All Days, On Thanksgiving
#35
Happy Thanksgiving
#36
My Apartment Building Burned Down This Afternoon. Happy Thanksgiving I Guess
#37
My Cat Ruined Thanksgiving
#38
First Year Mom Trusted Me With The Turkey
#39
My “Family-Oriented” Company Provided Thanksgiving Dinner Since They Couldn’t Bother To Let Us Go Home
#40
Thanksgiving 2019, Have I Hit Rock Bottom?
#41
Anyone Want A Slice Of The Turdkey Cake?
#43
The Fruit Tart My Wife Made From Scratch. Happy Thanksgiving
#44
The Way My Roommate Ate This Pie I Bought For Thanksgiving
#45
It's Not Truly Thanksgiving Until Heather Drops A Cheesecake In The Floor
#46
Just An Fyi - These Are My 2 1/2 Hour Baked Biscuits. Easy Baking Instructions - Put Biscuits In Oven Then Leave For 2 1/2 Hours Then Come Home To A Smokey House
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Why would you ever LEAVE with food in the oven?!! My mom would freak out at me even leaving the room
#47
Really Looking Forward To Some Custard Pumpkin Pie For Thanksgiving
#48
These Were Supposed To Be Mini Pumpkin Pies, However, The Crust Crumbled On Every Single One When I Pulled Them Out Of The Pan
#49
I Think Someone Was Not Pleased With His Share Of The Thanksgiving Turkey
#50
It’s A Good Sign You Ruined Thanksgiving When The Bird Comes Out Of The Oven Looking Like The Iceman Ötzi
#51
I Made This All For Friends That Rsvp’d. No One Showed Up. :-/
Final score:
78points
#52
I Faced The Ultimate Pumpkin Pie This Thanksgiving
Andrea Pereira 4 years ago
Forget about it, put it on the freezer and eat it between thanksgiving and xmas.
#53
Found Out I Had Covid Right Before A Friendsgiving. Was Gonna Treat Myself To The Mac And Cheese I Had Made, But Put The Dish On A Burner I Didn't Know Was On
Apparently, pyrex explodes when exposed to direct heat.
#54
Fell Down 3 Stairs On Thanksgiving Weekend, Had To Have Ankle Reconstruction Today
#55
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
#56
Shout Out To All Of You Who Get Stuck Doing All The Thanksgiving Dishes
Yoga Kitty 4 years ago
The amount of dishes is absolutely not the problem (coming from a family of eight without dishwasher) but are these people too lazy or too stupid to clear the plates and stack them sensibly? For doing the dishes you need to have free access to a clean sink, first of all. And you should pre sort everything according to how greasy it is. Glasses and cups first, then cutlery, then plates, pots and pans last. This way you do not have to change the water too often in between. Why is everything piled up like they threw it from the dining room door? And why is there so much stuff still on the plates? Doing dishes is no problem - guests without manners are!
#57
Refrigerator Decided To Call It Quits On The One Job It Had - Getting Cold! On The Day Before Thanksgiving
In the middle of a pandemic after I just stocked up for my state shutting down.
#58
This Hotdog Was The Thank You Meal For Working On Thanksgiving
#59
Hopefully Everyone’s Thanksgiving Was Less Eventful Than Ours. I’m Pretty Sure I’ve Never Browned Marshmallows On The Top Of Our Sweet Potatoes Without Burning Them
#60
Thanksgiving Fail. Hot Fudge Pie Recipe Didn’t Say What Size Pan. Apparently Needed Bigger Pie Dish
Labellesouris 4 years ago
First, *Not a fail!* It will still be yummy, just use a spoon to serve....I learned just this way to put a cookie sheet under the goodie you are baking. Second, *you are a rock star for baking*!
#61
Everything’s Okay. Everything’s Okay. Now We Know What Happens When Cranberry Sauce Boils Over A Lot
Andrea Pereira 4 years ago
Dude just put the excess on another pan!!! With a laddle, for CS!!!
#62
Lesson Learned. Always Have A Backup Turkey. Texas Deep Fat Fried. We Left It In An Extra Three Minutes And Quickly Regretted It
Mewregaurd Hissyfit 4 years ago
You aren't worthy of wearing a BBQ Tshirt, if you can't fry a turkey!!!
#63
My Friend "Smoked" A Turkey
#64
I Tried To Make A Pie For Thanksgiving
Francesca Annoni 4 years ago
Maybe the pre-made pie crust should be put in a cake pan... with a liquid filling ..
#65
Someone In My House Decided To Heat Up Their Pizza (In My Pre-Heated Oven). They Cranked It Up To Broil And Never Turned It Back Down Or Told Me
2 minutes after my pies were in I smelled burning sugar and pulled them out, but the damage was done... Hopefully, they'll still taste decent if we can eat around the burnt bits.
#66
Thanksgiving Fail
#67
My Cat Ate My Turkey While It Was Thawing In The Sink For Thanksgiving
#68
While Many Are Posting Their Beautiful Golden Turkeys And Perfectly Set Tables, I’m More For Keepin’ It Real. This Is My Green Bean Casserole. On The Ground. In My Driveway
I was looking forward to it quite frankly. Par for the course in 2020 I suppose.
#69
Line Oven With Tin Foil To Catch Thanksgiving Drippings
#70
Happy Thanksgiving Earthlings
#71
I Hope Everyone Had A Happy And Safe Thanksgiving
#72
Turkey Crafted From Spam, Merry Thanksgiving
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Sometimes you just have to work with what you’ve got. You did well.
#73
Perfect Start To Thanksgiving
Mewregaurd Hissyfit 4 years ago
Until I saw this thread..............I never knew SO many people liked eating off the floor!!!
#74
These Are Dinner Rolls, Allegedly
#75
Happy Thanksgiving
#76
So Ummm Yeah What Did Your Thanksgiving Turkey Look Like?
#77
Thanksgiving Fail
This was 1 of our restaurant purchases “cooked” turkey breast. Thankfully our other purchased bird was actually cooked.
#78
Obligatory Thanksgiving Turkey
#79
It’s Not Black, It’s Off-Brown
Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
It reminds me of the glowing ember outfits Katniss and Peeta wore in "Catching Fire".
#80
Happy Thanksgiving My Fellow Friends
Arianna Ibbotson 4 years ago
I just feel bad for the ppl who have to clean up these messes. I know from experience this sort of thing can be really stressful
#81
Thanksgiving Night. The Perfect Time For The Microwave Door To Shatter
#82
We Tried Using Pilgrim And Indian Cookie Cutters To Make The Pie Top For Thanksgiving And It Came Out Looking A Little "Holocausty"
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
I mean, to be accurate, colonizers plus indigenous folks did result in genocide, so you're not that far off.
#83
We're Also Here, Wishing Everyone A Happy Thanksgiving
#84
The Turkey Mascot Of 2020. Thankful It Still Tasted Ok
#85
I And My Girlfriend Was Making Stuffing For Her Mom’s Early Thanksgiving
#86
Heard A Crash In The Middle Of The Night And Thought It Was A Cat Knocking Something Over But Couldn't Find Anything. Found This In The Morning. Happy Thanksgiving
#87
Bake Until Golden Brown
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Would’ve been a lot easier to deep fry them. I made homemade fried onions for a gluten-free green bean casserole for the first time yesterday. Slice the onions really thin, soak them in buttermilk (or soured milk) for a half hour, drain/start heating up an inch or two of oil in a deep frying pan/mix flour, salt, pepper, sugar in a ziploc/drop the drained onions in the bag and shake to coat/when the oil is at 350 degrees F, drop batches of the floured onions in and fry for about 3 minutes until lightly golden—-use metal slotted spoon to gently break up clumps or they’ll stick together/remove and cool on paper towels. Damn if they weren’t just like the store bought—-only tastier—-and worked just as well in the casserole.
#88
Sofia Made Chocolate Pie For Thanksgiving And Then Dropped It In The Floor
#90
Sums Up 2020 When Your Hands Forget To Hold Tight
#91
If 2020 Was A Pie Crust
#92
Someone From My Snapchat At Thanksgiving
#93
So My Mom Set The Oven To 225°c And Not 225°f. Luckily We Had Another Turkey
Noel Bovae 4 years ago
Is 225 a typo? 225 is a weird temp to cook anything, especially a turkey, no? Idt I've ever seen ANY recipe that calls for an oven to be set to anything lower than 325.
#94
Dad Forgot The Turkey Was In The Oven
Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
This is clearly an overdone fried turkey. Evidence-The submersion harness.
#95
My Thanksgiving Leftovers
#96
Thanksgiving Tacos
#97
Happy Thanksgiving
#99
Flaming Hot Cheetos Thanksgiving Turkey
#100
Our Precooked Turkey
#101
Yep. That’s About Right For 2020. Deep Fryer Fail
#102
When There Are To Many Calories In Turkey But You Want A Good Thanksgiving
#103
This Thanksgiving Cupcake Array My Friend Made
Soozie Poozie 4 years ago
It's actually kinda cute... if you can ignore the wiener-looking part of it.
#104
Thanksgiving Cookie Cake At Target
#105
Thanksgiving Has Begun
#106
Thanksgiving Week Level 10 Migraine - Much More Than A Headache!
Final score:
8points
#107
This Was 2020 But Here You Go
Final score:
7points
Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
Gordon Hayward can cook a turkey as well as he can not snap his leg. not well at all.
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Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
In conclusion; cooking turkeys is hard, ensure that your fire extinguishers and smoke alarms are in good working order, don’t cook pies in those flimsy aluminium pie dishes and don’t let Heather touch your cheesecake .
Thomas brennan 4 years ago
I'm just baffled by how many completely incinerated turkeys there are. That ain't a case of leaving it in for 30 mins too long, it's more like 2 hours or cooking it at twice the temperature you should. Googling how to cook a turkey and following the instructions ain't rocket surgery
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Caro Caro 4 years ago
I see lots of stress here on this thread and I feel sorry for those who put in so much effort to feed family and friends to see it go to hell. I find it funny and sad....
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I agree... I think a lot of the cooks in this gallery were new to it, and tried complicated things that were just beyond their skill set. They also were probably stressed and in a hurry, which would be why a lot of the dropped food happened. It takes a lot of experience to be able to cook a whole fancy meal, and most good cooks have failed time and again. My years in the kitchen taught me when in doubt, do a practice run before the big event for anything you've never cooked before, and put a tray under anything in the oven, and always use two hands to move food from place to place.
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Yort 4 years ago
I don’t understand the “in the oven too long” ones most of the time. Have you no sense of smell? My room smells like the turkey brine and the turkey hasn’t even been cooked yet, how do people just forget about food in the oven?
Paula Marowsky 4 years ago
Fair enough. I also have the exact same question... were do all those people have their ovens?? A mile away from their kitchens??
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Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
In conclusion; cooking turkeys is hard, ensure that your fire extinguishers and smoke alarms are in good working order, don’t cook pies in those flimsy aluminium pie dishes and don’t let Heather touch your cheesecake .
Thomas brennan 4 years ago
I'm just baffled by how many completely incinerated turkeys there are. That ain't a case of leaving it in for 30 mins too long, it's more like 2 hours or cooking it at twice the temperature you should. Googling how to cook a turkey and following the instructions ain't rocket surgery
Load More Replies... Caro Caro 4 years ago
I see lots of stress here on this thread and I feel sorry for those who put in so much effort to feed family and friends to see it go to hell. I find it funny and sad....
GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I agree... I think a lot of the cooks in this gallery were new to it, and tried complicated things that were just beyond their skill set. They also were probably stressed and in a hurry, which would be why a lot of the dropped food happened. It takes a lot of experience to be able to cook a whole fancy meal, and most good cooks have failed time and again. My years in the kitchen taught me when in doubt, do a practice run before the big event for anything you've never cooked before, and put a tray under anything in the oven, and always use two hands to move food from place to place.
Load More Replies... Yort 4 years ago
I don’t understand the “in the oven too long” ones most of the time. Have you no sense of smell? My room smells like the turkey brine and the turkey hasn’t even been cooked yet, how do people just forget about food in the oven?
Paula Marowsky 4 years ago
Fair enough. I also have the exact same question... were do all those people have their ovens?? A mile away from their kitchens??
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