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50 Fails Of The Decade That Could Only Happen In Britain

Great work, everyone.

1. This person who received an unexpected cake:

My mum ordered a cake for my sisters bd n asked for a blond girl on top but it autocorrected to blind n we got this

2. This person who made an unfortunate mistake:

walking into my room and throwing my cup of tea on the bed instead of my phone just sums my life up really

3. This boss who tried fixing her broken laptop:

Guys. Let me tell you what my manager did today. A grown woman, on 6 figure salary. Poured a cup of tea on her work laptop and the keyboard stopped working. I told her to put it in rice. So she went to M&S Please look at this

4. This person who was turned down:

if you’re having a bad day at least you didnt get pied with the phrase β€˜I’m busy everyday for the rest of the year’ πŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒ

5. This person who was too polite to issue a correction:

Just went to Tesco and asked if they had any plasters and the woman thought I said pasta and now I’m stood staring at penne because I was too scared to say no

6. This dad who misused Facebook:

Shout out to my Dad who has accidentally listed 600 seals and 180 of their pups for sale on Facebook.

7. This student who needs new roommates:

What the fuck am I at uni with?πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

8. This job seeker who should have double-checked her CV:

Applied for a job and got this email back

9. This customer who made an embarrassing complaint:

Some guy in Gregg’s in Cumnock moaning about his sausage roll being β€˜stane caul.’ Handed it back to the woman to feel it and she’s like β€˜aye it will be stane caul, that’s yer eclair’ πŸ˜‚

10. This person who wasn't paying attention:

Ive been in my house for about two hours, I just looked up and there’s TWO PIGEONS in my sitting room watching me eat my tea. What the fuck do I do?

11. This person who had a few drinks too many:

I think it’s fair to say I should never drink again

12. This patient who got confused at the doctors:

If you're ever embarrassed, just remember, i told my GP i had morning sickness once. I was being dead SERIOUS too. For a long time i thought 'morning sickness' was being sick in the morning, until i was told its to do with pregnancy. Thats an L i had to firm

13. This dad who got an unfortunate tattoo:

1) that's the worst hing AV saw 2) that's ment to be me 3) THATS NO MA DATE OF BIRTH 4) that's Ma da's leg

14. This dad who got off to a bad start:

Strong start to my Dad's whatsapp career.

15. This passenger who thought he'd made a terrible mistake:

I was on the Eurostar earlier and I saw this family freak over something. The father went to talk to a member of staff & he came back to say β€œIt’s okay, Londres is French for London”

16. This person who made a memorable impression at her brother's wedding:

Three years ago, I married the love of my life and my sister fell over

17. This passenger who confused the inspector:

My period tracker apps the same colour as the trainline one. Just showed a bemused inspector that I’m ovulating.

18. These builders who made an insulting mix up:

Sooo the builders in my house have just asked if my mum has 3 daughters.... they think 2 of the daughters are actually me with and without make up. Absolutely creased but also very hurt x

19. This mum who somehow managed to order a single sprout:

Incredible scenes as the Xmas food delivery arrives, my mum has managed to order a single sprout.

20. This movie watcher who probably should have seen the plot point coming:

Bridget Jones's Baby. The woman next to me gasped when the test came back positive. Bridget Jones's Baby. This is not a shock.

21. This person who will probably never date again:

well I'm never using tinder again

22. This mum who thought her son was on drugs:

don’t usually tweet right, but I’ve just come home to my mum crying her eyes out asking if i do crystal meth because she found prawn cracker crumbs in a bag on my bedside table

23. This person who made way too much effort:

I can’t stop thinking about the fact we had a fancy dress work night out n none of us told our friend we weren’t dressing up n she came out as Shrek😭😭😭😭

24. This customer who missed the point:

25. This Starbucks worker who wrote out an accent:

lol maybe my accents more northern than I thought

26. This son who thought he was special:

My friend Luke didn’t realise until he was an adult that lukewarm was a real temperature, he thought it was just a term his mum used to describe his bath water.

27. This boyfriend who nearly had a heart attack:

My girlfriend's hairclip nearly put me in cardiac arrest...

28. This person who needed further instructions:

29. This boyfriend who failed with his romantic gesture:

my ex just slid into my DMs with the β€œthis song reminds me of us” youtube drop but rather than link the song he accidentally linked andy carroll’s bicycle kick goal against crystal palace. cool

30. This shop assistant who was pranked:

So work made me do this tannoy 3 times without me realising it was β€˜anyone for a blow job’

31. This person who should have packed the night before:

My dad’s mate overslept his alarm and had to get on a flight within an hour so he shoved all the clothes on his bed into his suitcase, but when he got to the airport he found out he’d packed his fucking cat AHAHAHAHAHHAHAH I’m not even lyingπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

32. This person who fell asleep on a sunny day:

Never sleep outside with cereal guys xxxxx

33. This person who thought she saw a football:

34. This mum who made a horrific mistake:

Text from mum - having trouble sticking lashes on without her glasses.. turns out she was trying to glue a dead fly to her eyelid. I'm out.

35. This person who thought they'd found the perfect costume for their dog:

36. This person who couldn't work a hot water bottle:

37. This employee who needs their eyes tested:

ONE OF MY MUMS EMPLOYEES ACCEPTED THIS AS PAYMENT HAHAHAHA

38. And this employee who could also do with more training:

We’ve been pure mugged off at work lmao sick πŸ™ƒπŸ™ƒ

39. This delivery guy who needed more specific directions:

Delivery guy: Could I use your toilet? Me: Yes sure it's the door under the stairs. Delivery guy: Which one? Me: Erm, the person sized door.

40. This student who gave her best answer:

My wee sister was doing farms at school and at the end of it made a quiz n a really can't believe one of the answers

41. This person who had a long recovery ahead of them:

All this for a few burnt finger tips ??? Are the NHS actual havin ma life

42. This worker who made an unappreciated joke:

Cba, customer asked to return a camo jacket and I said I couldn't see it and she's reported me πŸ™‚

43. This nightclub goer getting caught in the act:

Really enjoying this subtle art thief caught out by a nightclub photographer in Swansea

44. And this person who was the victim of an optical illusion:

My sister's arm in this club photo looks about 6ft long I'm crying

45. This person who needed a builder:

Just fell through the roof trying to get the cat canny believe it she's still up there tae

46. This mum who was just trying to help:

47. This traveller who used the wrong printer:

Hannah's printed Claire's boarding pass out on A1 am sobbing hahahaha state a that

48. And this person who drunk text an airport:

Most people drunk text their ex or someone they fancy.... Not me.... What the actual fuck was going through my drunken mind πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

49. This mum who was tricked into spelling a rude word:

This is still my favourite ever family photo. My mum did the "O". We told her we were going to write "Love".

50. This person who was more generous than she intended to be:

saw Β£20 lying on the floor beside my foot in edinbrugh, picked it up and gave it to a guy holding a charity box....walked away all chuffed with myself only now to realise it was mine and it had fallen out my pocket πŸ™‚πŸ™‚πŸ™‚hate maself now