Life is our greatest teacher…a really weird, underpaid teacher.
Sometimes it feels like life is just one long lesson teaching us things again and again. Thankfully, not all of the things life teaches us are boring. In fact, some are PRETTY DAMN FUNNY!
Here are 50 hilarious lessons people learned by just living their lives:
1.
This poor music fan learned that they should not do things — like use their AirPods — while sleep deprived:
2.
This grandpa had his kids over when he learned that his smart TV keeps a record of his previous searches:
3.
And this cat owner learned that kitties and blinds don’t mix:
4.
These school girls learned there is a second purpose for traffic cones:
5.
This grandma is learning how to use email (sort of):
6.
And this worker at Fox learned that it’s best to reread your work before putting graphics onscreen:
7.
This person learned that making their email address their business name (Mucky Pups) + their city name (Exmouth) wasn’t a good idea:
8.
This restaurant worker learned the importance of proofreading:
9.
And these parents learned what happens when you let your teenage twins decorate their own birthday cake:
10.
This person learning English took a course that was VERY thorough:
11.
This traveler learned the hard (and gross) way they really should have scanned down to the English translation:
12.
And this linguist learned how to say “Hi!” in Mandarin:
13.
This wife learned never to leave her phone open around her husband:
14.
This guy is still learning how to get over his ex:
15.
And this mom learned that maybe, just maybe, she is on her phone too much:
16.
This person learned in a very painful way what these wipes are — and aren’t — for:
17.
Tourists who visit this place learn there is a good reason two-story outhouses never caught on:
18.
And this person learned how to perpendicular park, LOL:
19.
This person learned that this fly swatter could give visitors to their home the wrong idea about their sex life:
20.
This person learned that a towel and some makeup were enough to anthropomorphize their washing machine:
21.
And this sign writer learned that phrasing is important:
22.
This mom found these drawings by her 4-year-old and learned it might be time to stop getting dressed in front of her kid, LOL:
23.
This city learned that going with the lowest bidder isn’t always a good idea:
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And this person learned firsthand the old saying, “Life will lead you exactly where you should be”:
25.
This person had an epiphany that they really should think through their permanent life choices more:
26.
This person learned that some fast-food workers are barely paying attention (I imagine they said something like, “Can I get a burger with a coconut shake and some ranch?”):
27.
And this person learned why you should NEVER wash a wool sweater in hot water:
28.
This traveler saw this sign and realized that some people urinate in cooler ways than the rest of us:
29.
This kid learned that if you’re going to forge a fake note from your teacher, you gotta make it look more real than this:
30.
And the person who sent out this email is probably learning the same lesson:
31.
This woman learned that lily pads aren’t as strong as they look:
32.
This fifth-grader learned how to write a three-paragraph letter in the funniest/laziest way possible:
33.
And this third-grader really, REALLY needs to learn their proverbs:
34.
This person figured out the best way to get rid of your broken, old flatscreen TV (just bait some porch pirates):
35.
This kid is learning — slowly, LOL — to control his emotions:
36.
And this person learned it is a mistake to try to sneak out a fart near this indoor air quality monitor at their friend’s house:
37.
This middle-aged man learned that eventually mom — even 25 years later — will find your stash book (and not be happy!):
38.
This grandma learned that “Merry Christmas” can be rearranged into something, shall we say, less festive:
39.
And this pub made it their mission to teach octogenarians to read the fine print:
40.
This person learned firsthand the old chestnut, “ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer”:
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This person was walking through their park, learning about the local flora, when they stumbled upon this curious plant called a “lamp post”:
42.
And this husband — upon discovering this pile — realized his wife is her workplace’s official pen thief:
43.
This middle-aged couple is going to learn that not ALL products should be bought in bulk (unless they are really, really, REALLY irregular):
44.
The person responsible for this sign probably should learn some more math:
45.
And anyone who reads this will learn why men maybe shouldn’t write advice columns:
46.
Anyone who read this sign learned the TRUTH:
47.
This person learned their dog is obsessed with carrots:
48.
This boss learned he should really lock his truck after this prank:
49.
This sign-maker learned that different age groups need different messaging:
50.
And lastly, this one will teach YOU something (it’s wild how this actually works!):