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“There Was An Attempt”: People Share The Worst Fails They’ve Seen (50 New Pics)
Some plans just don't play out. They may even sound good in our heads but when it's time for action, all that we're left with is our intentions.
About a year ago, we did a piece on the subreddit r/ThereWasAnAttempt. But since then, the community has featured so many amusing fails, we just had to do an update. So here it is.
From hugging a bodybuilder to texting teenagers "in their languages", here are some of the funniest hiccups that recently appeared on the sub.
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#1
To Give The Worst Land
"In 1913, Sarah Rector, a 10-year-old black girl received a land allotment of 160 acres in Oklahoma. The best farming land was reserved for whites, so she was given a barren plot. Oil was soon discovered there & she became the country's first black millionaire."
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#2
To Trick The Allied Forces
"During WW2, the Germans built a fake wooden airfield with wooden aircraft, vehicles, and hangars in order to trick the Allies. The RAF, having known of the secret project for months, patiently waited for them to finish and then dropped a single fake wooden bomb on it"
#3
To Spread Anarchy
#4
To Comfort A Foster Kitty By A Deaf And Partially Blind Pup
#5
To Protest
#6
To Take A Family Beach Photo
#8
To Rob A Store
"On April 19th, 1995, a man robbed a bank disguised with lemon juice on his face. Since he knew lemon juice could be used as invisible ink, he thought it would make his face invisible on camera."
#9
To Be A Good Kitten
River Webb 4 years ago
smart kitty, first tried electricity to get rid of your human, and now a snake
#10
To Make A Poster
#11
To Steal Food
Jane Florence 4 years ago
I get palpitations every time I see this picture! Gah, poor thing wouldn’t survive in my house - too many clumsy people rushing about slamming doors…
#14
To Sell Bigger Burgers
"A&W created the third-pounder. It was the same price as McDonald's quarter-pounder. It bombed massively. When they tried to find out why, it was discovered that Americans thought they were being cheated because three is a smaller number than four. A&W — realizing they can't explain grade school fractions to fully grown adults without coming across as condescending assh*les — quietly took the burger off the menu"
#15
To Wrap A Gift For Christmas
#16
To Catch A Live Mouse
#17
To Car Safety
"A concept design for car safety belts from the 1960s"
#18
To Champion "Straight Pride"
#19
To Go Outside
#20
To Drink The Milk
"He thought he could get to the milk by licking the outside of the bowl"
#21
To Make A Cute Panorama Picture
#22
To Lie About Traffic
#23
To Promote The Use Of Machinery
River Webb 4 years ago
"want to get rid of your wife but don't know how? Electricity will do it!"
#24
To Stop Google Eyes
#25
To Have Fun With A Halloween Decoration
Chris Wade 4 years ago (edited)
When the police actually show up you know you won the neighbourhood decoration contest haha
#26
To Protest
"Not sure if she's anti-gun or pro-domestic violence"
#27
To Open Door
"Door was jamming from inside so phoned for a guy to repair it. He managed to open it, left his tools outside, came in and shut the door. Now we both stuck."
#28
To Be Encouraging
#29
To Hide An Illegal Marijuana Farm
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Yup. They even fly police helicopters around when it snowed, to bust people like this.
#30
To F**k With A Cat
#31
To Hug The Bodybuilder
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
I guess someone learned an important lesson about not touching people without their consent.
#32
To Advertise For A Photo Studio
#33
To Take A Family Photo
Call Me Mars 4 years ago
The cat on the bottom reminds me of the Chesire cat from Alice in Wonderland.
#35
To Make A Nice, Wholesome, Jesus Themed Light Switch
#36
To Formulate An Interesting Question
#37
To Put A Hat On A Frog
#38
To Give Jfk A Memorial
#39
To Handcuff This Man
#40
To Be Handicap Inclusive
#41
To Build A Nest
#42
To Make Kids Learn Angles
#43
To Create A Novelty Drinking Device
#44
To Make An Anti-Drug Ad
#45
To Make You Feel Safe
#46
To Make A Positive Statement About Law Enforcement
Chris Wade 4 years ago
How did the people involved not realize what it looks like?! Shocking lol
#47
To Outsmart The Police
#48
To Get $1,000
River Webb 4 years ago
what are you talking about? she typed some of the lyrics to waka waka she's obviously Shakira!
#49
To Save The Teens
#51
To Spell Trump
#52
To Prevent The Wipers From Freezing
#53
To Come Up With A Clever Reply
#54
To Translate The Sign
#55
To Hide
#56
To Show Off The Latest Fashions
#57
To Make A Plaque
River Webb 4 years ago
are they planning ahead? is there gonna be world 3,4,5,6,7 and so on wars?
#58
To Count To 5
#59
To Take Away Car Privileges...
#60
To Take A Cute Picture Of A Guinea Pig...
#61
To Spell September
#62
At Making A Mascot For Vaccines In Brazil
River Webb 4 years ago
America isn't the centre of the world, most people in Brazil have probably never heard of the kkk
#63
To Spell Bird
Lady Vader 4 years ago
That would work for me - it's a common abbreviation of the town I was born in!
#64
To Have A Selfie With Mona Lisa
#65
To Mix Some Paint
#66
To Become All-Purpose Flour
#67
To Label The Bottles
Juliet Hadaway 4 years ago
seriously for the last time if your wee is that colour go to the doctor!!!
#68
To Play With My Boy On The Swings
#69
To Face-Swap
Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
Even more nightmare fuel! As if the first face-swap wasn't bad enough
#70
To Make Stairs
#71
To Make Infinite Money
#72
To Be Safe
#73
To Have Stylish Elegant Home
#74
To Protest Sincerely
#75
To Spell Chocolate Name
#76
To Drive Carefully
#77
To Replicate This Tattoo
#78
To Write A Motivational Quote
#79
To Advertise Giving Blood
#80
To Inflate A Tire With A Fire Extinguisher
#81
To Use An Fruit Slicer
#82
To Park A Bicycle
Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
Why do ifeel like this is something my dad and brother would both do?
#83
To Encourage Students
Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
Annabeth: "Blush is a contraction of blood rush" Nico: "Never is a contraction of not ever" Percy: "And studying is a dam contraction of student dying" If nobody gets this im alone.
#84
At Having A Sale
#85
To Make A Promotional Poster
#86
To Scoot Down The Sidewalk
#88
To Fight The Pandemic
#89
To Build A Bridge Across A River
#90
To Put Sunscreen On My Back
#91
To Explain A Simple Concept
Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
I struggle enough to open a normal door, how do you expect me to open this one?
#92
To Censor Disrespectful Language
#93
To Get A Tattoo Of Your Newborn
#94
...to Give Atheists Coronavirus
#95
To Hide The Package At My Front Door .. Thanks Australia Post
#96
At....i Don't Know...parking?
#97
To Be A Snake
#99
To Call Out Vengeance
#100
To Say, “Fit Forever”
#101
To Stop Underage Kids From Purchasing Cigarettes
#102
To Enter The House As A Mouse
#103
To Hide Someone's Identity
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Very, very trashy to post this everywhere. It's bad enough that they didn't hide her face, but to then spread that mistake even further? What were you thinking?
#104
To Beat Covid
#105
To Tell Someone They Can't Deliver
#106
To Ship A Laptop With The Packaging Material Placed Correctly In The Box
#107
To Fix A Grammar Mistake
Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
My dad would litteraly throw this out and make a new one to be here instead
#108
To Protect This Condenser
#109
To Prevent Beggers From Sitting On The Wall
#110
To Wear A Mask
#111
To Mix It With The Plebs
#112
To Make A Loving Frame
#113
To Do Basic Math
Ginny Weasly 4 years ago
You know, something tells me this book won’t be the best for education
#114
To Make A Baby Yoda Cake
#115
To Taste A Hemp
River Webb 4 years ago (edited)
i've wanted to eat soap before, and I have to ask, what does it taste like?
#116
To Pretend This Rental Car Was Cleaned. Ever
#117
To Make The Other Side Look Like They Hate Women (He Deleted His Account After Being Called Out)
ChariotLee 4 years ago
Why can't women exist without men making disgusting comments about her body/brains. This is sad to me
#118
To Immortalize The Wife
Chris Wade 4 years ago
Have you seen my wife? Yeah, medium length hair, brown eyes, pentagon shaped face... one nipple.
#119
To Buy Trendy Clothes
River Webb 4 years ago
well someone got a nipple tattooed on their arm, so id say they're pretty trendy
#120
To Get An Ice Cream Sandwiche
#121
... To Make Chicken Bucket Themed Cake
#122
To Provide
#123
To Be Inspirational
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
True, because it would make you able to perceive real life... Yuck.
#124
To Prevent The Corona Virus...
Chris Wade 4 years ago
Don't know who Life Clinic are but I would not trust them with my health. I wouldn't trust them with a bloody ficus.
#125
To Make Cool Crocs (Balenciaga)
#126
..to Hide And Cross The Checkpoint
#127
To Make A Pot Modelled After Shrek
#128
To Promote Cornelius
#130
To Construct A Basketball Court In Old Town
#131
To Realize Everyone Int Loyal
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What do you think ?
Alice By Heart 4 years ago
I have come to the realization that face swaps are the devils work lol
Alice By Heart 4 years ago
I have come to the realization that face swaps are the devils work lol
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