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68 Times People Were Too Witty For Their Own Good

Many people think they could probably be comedians, if they put their minds to it. This is perhaps mostly wishful thinking, but that doesn’t mean one can’t be pretty funny from time to time even if it isn’t a full time job. So we’ve gathered some of the best examples of people seeing an opportunity for a good joke and taking it.

After all, sometimes the starts just align correctly and one can seize that golden opportunity for a solid joke. Now get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.

#1 Please

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#2 Taylor Swift Fan Hides Identity Because She Called In Sick To Work

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#3 I've Been Waiting 9 Months For A Coworker To Ride His Harley To Work So I Could Do This

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#4 19 Years Ago Today, On Halloween, This Is How I Announced To My Students And Colleagues That I Was Pregnant

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#5 Genius

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#6 A Little Gift For The New Owners

This is Aaron our family skeleton that has been around for years. Since we are moving he decided to stay and give a warm welcome to the next family to live in our house. He insisted on heading up into the garage attic to wait for their arrival. We wish him luck and hopes they find him as enjoyable as we have.

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#7 It's Power Rangers Time

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#8 What My Local Coffee Shop Calls Matcha

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#9 Saw This Garbage Truck In Portland, Oregon

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#10 Saw This Clever Rascal While Walking To Work

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#11 My Friends Made Sure I Didn’t Leave Last Night From The Halloween Party

Now I'm learning how to put on a tire.

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#12 I Took This Picture In 2017, So These Rules May No Longer Apply

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#13 For Weeks We’ve Been Having Issues With A Bird Flying Into This Window. My Daughter’s Nicolas Cage Pillow Solved The Problem

It's actually a flip sequin pillow, and I think they missed a major opportunity by not putting Travolta on the other side of the sequins.

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#14 My Window Cracked So I Fixed It The Only Way I Know How

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#15 No More Christmas Wrapping Supplies At The Store, So My Daughter Made With Stock On Hand

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#16 I Hate It When Job Interviewers Ask "What Is Your Greatest Strength," So I Printed Up These Business Cards To Just Hand Out When Asked

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#17 Wife Is Terrified Of Slugs, Woke To This Note

"Scary slug infiltrated. Hid him near the trolley under a pile of salt under a glass bowl. Very sorry, but could you deal with it?"
I sadly dealt with it before posting.

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#18 Much Better

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#19 My Brother Turns 30 Tomorrow. This Is What He's Unwrapping vs. What I'll Bring Out Once He Realizes

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#20 Witty Profile

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#21 Came With My Wife To Her Gynecologist Appointment, At Least She’s Honest

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#22 Our Office Manager Left For Vacation Last Week And Came Back To This Today

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#23 One Foot In The Grave

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#24 This Dill Pizza Dough Branding

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#25 Good Advice

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#26 Trojan Horse Birthday Cake

My friend and I have been passing a bottle of Rumple Mintz back and forth for a couple of years, secretly hiding it at the others house. Today he dropped off a birthday cake but didn't have time to hang out and eat a piece.

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#27 Sign At The Nursery

So go right ahead, am I right?

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#28 "Tis But A Scratch"

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#29 Pharmacy Technician Gave Up

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#30 My Husband Ian Insisted That Our New Puppy Nala Get Her Own Stocking. I Thought It Was Sweet Until I Realized He Had Ulterior Motives

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#31 The Cutest Criminal There Is

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#32 One Of My Co-Workers' House Was "Rocked" Last Night. He Ran Out Of His House To Chase The Kids That Did It But They Fled, Leaving Their Scooter Behind

This is what he did with the scooter this morning. He actually considered welding it to the pole, but in casual conversation with the police (they're quite laid back here) they politely 'suggested' that wasn't such a good idea.

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#33 My Christmas Pillow Doubles As Valentine's Day Decor

Accidentally put my Christmas pillow upside down, and I love it.

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#34 Pretending To Be A Sophisticated, Tea-Drinking Adult While In A Zoom Meeting, When Really

I don’t even think anyone’s paying attention.

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#35 There’s A Gap In The Cabinets Because Of An Angled Sink. Countertops Get Installed On Monday

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#36 There Is A Tile Moved At Work For Some Reason. It’s Been Moved For About Two Weeks. I Decided To Have Fun With It

It’s my friend’s office. I’ve heard nothing but positive reactions so far today.

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#37 The Lock On Our Bathroom Door In The Break Room At Work

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#38 New Policy At The Local Hardware Store

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#39 I Guess Divorce Parties Are A Thing Now?

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#40 Oh Thank God I'm Saved

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#41 Wife Left Me Alone With The Kids For The First Time And After Asking For An Update I Sent Her This

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#42 She Said She Wanted A Man Of The Streets… I Said “Baby I Am The Streets”

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#43 Breaking My Ankle Hasn't Lessen My Genius Humour

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#44 I’m About To Become Omniscient. Wish Me Luck

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#45 I Heard Giggling In The Kitchen And My Kids Were Huddled Around Our Lemonade. This Was Their Attempt To Pull A Prank On Me

They're now laughing hysterically and asking, "May I please have some lem- I mean, may I please have some pee to drink?"

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#46 My Wife Refused To Eat Her Pear’s Thic Booty

My friend also said I should name my pear Fiona...

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#47 This Vandalized McDonald's Billboard In Glasgow

This used to be an advert for the McDonald's Big Arch burger, but now it's for something much more appealing.

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#48 Squirrel

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#49 Well There Is

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#50 Jesus Is "Not" Always The Answer?

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#51 My Son Thinks He Is Hilarious - Told Him To Stack The Dishes In The Sink

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#52 Anticipating Questions At Work

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#53 The McPerfect McDonald's Order

I'll add Beyonce's XO for hugs and kisses.

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#54 I’m About To Spray My New Kitchen Cabinets

That was when I pre-primed all of my crown. I’m replacing the driveway anyways. The booth isn’t to stop paint from going everywhere, it’s to stop dust from getting on the cabinets.

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#55 Wife Modified A 5-Year-Old's Birthday Card For My Brother's 35th

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#56 Someone Put This Motion-Activated Sticker On The Paper Towels At Work That Are In Fact Not Motion Activated

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#57 Nerd Humor Comes Differently Because Someone Has To Explain It First

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#58 My Boss Told Me I Wasn’t Ready To Make Sushi Yet, So I Made A Hot Dog

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#59 Local Doughnut Shop Has Some Jokes

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#60 I Got Charged A "B**ching Fee"

I ordered a Miller Lite and she walked up to my table while opening a Bud Light for me. I wasn't even going to complain, but my friend spoke up forcing me point out her mistake.

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#61 My Grandma Packs Her Own Bacon Because She Feels Like The Restaurants Never Put Enough On Her BLTs

My grandma said, "I am 83 years old, just let me live my life."

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#62 I Think I'm Going To Like This Sequel Better Than The Original

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#63 One Bowl Of Internet Please

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#64 Saw This On The Way Home. Cybertruck Who?

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#65 I Put A Couple Layers Of Boot Polish On One Of My Coworker's Boots Every Day He Was On Vacation... One Of His Boots

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#66 Saw My Opportunity, No Regrets

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#67 This Is My Mom

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#68 Wife Is Not Impressed With Her New Designer Hambag

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