This year, like every year, there are so many things to be thankful for — family, friends, loaded stomachs, and, of course, painfully funny Thanksgiving fails people have shared online that make you immensely grateful aren’t yours. Because let’s face it, as much as this holiday is supposed to be a time of gratitude and enjoyment, it can swiftly turn into a wild cooking show where at least six things are bound to go terribly wrong.
Whether we like it or not, the pressure to whip up Michelin-worthy meals is high. But there’s no amount of preparation, education, or meditation that can ensure the feast goes off without a hitch. From doomed turkeys to scorched casseroles and completely sabotaged ovens, many households across the country recently found out just how quickly things can go south.
So in honor of Turkey Day, we at Bored Panda have compiled some of the most unfortunate, embarrassing, and downright tragic fails from this Thanksgiving people have shared online to get some sympathy. And let me tell you, after seeing this list, you’ll definitely want to say thanks that your own celebration was, in fact, not that bad. So continue scrolling and upvote the most painfully funny mishaps. Then don’t miss the chat we had about planning elaborate dinners with food blogger and journalist Ellen Manning, and let us know how your Thanksgiving went in the comments!
#1 Y’all Gon Be Battling Food Poisoning Up To New Years
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#2 My Lonely Thanksgiving Dinner At Work. At Least I Got Turkey And Potatoes…
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#3 Cats Decided My Pumpkin Pies Were Too Blasé
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#4 My Oven Decided Thanksgiving Had Gone Too Smoothly. So It Spontaneously Did This While We Ate
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#5 Happy Thanksgiving
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#6 Friends Ordered A Precooked Turkey From A Local Restaurant
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#7 My Wife’s Cousin’s Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffed With A Loose Handful Of Plain Celery
She has high-functioning autism and is discovering her love of cooking. She has her own unique sense of aesthetics. If you guys like this one I have several more that are great.
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#8 Anddd Just Like That Thanksgiving Is Cancelled… Hand Foot Mouth Disease
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#9 This Is What I Always Look Forward Too For Thanksgiving
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#10 He Had To Prepare A Thanksgiving Gift
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#11 Ordered Chinese Food For My Family For Thanksgiving, To Be Untraditional
I showed up when they told me to, and they were closed. I’m sure I’ll get the money back… but now I’m driving around town. I’ve gotta figure out something for thanksgiving dinner… And literally nothing is open.
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#12 Fil Thought Temp Gauge Was A Timer
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#13 I Picked Up Some Last Minute Thanksgiving Items On Lunch Break And Left Them Tied Up In A Bag In The Break Room Fridge. This Is How I Found My Pie
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#14 Happy Thanksgiving Y’all
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#15 This Salad A Family Member Brought For Thanksgiving
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#16 My Brother Made The Most Upsetting Pie I’ve Ever Had In My Life
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#17 Thanksgiving, A Tragic Story
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#18 Deliciously S***ty Thanksgiving Cake
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#19 Day Before Thanksgiving And My Oven Element Burned And Snapped In Half. Yay
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#20 Moms Turkey Exploded, Christmas Vacation Style
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#21 My Mom Is Staying With Us This Week For Thanksgiving
She wanted to make tea but instead of asking for help with the electric kettle she microwaved my chargeable self heating mug and caught it on fire.
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#22 Someone New Recipe For Thanksgiving?
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#23 Someone From My Snapchat At Thanksgiving
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#24 Turkey Crafted From Spam, Merry Thanksgiving
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#25 A Perfect Addition To Thanksgiving Dinner
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#26 I’m Such An Amazing Chef Man
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#27 Thanksgiving Turkey Was Rubbed With Brown Sugar And Seasonings Before Being Deep Fried. Got Carmelized
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#28 Facebook Found Deviled Eggs. Happy Thanksgiving!
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#29 X90j I Orders For Thanksgiving. UPS Was Not Kind
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#30 My Mom’s Thanksgiving Turkey
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#31 I Guess We Don’t Have Thanksgiving Dessert
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#32 Just Got Home From Thanksgiving Dinner At Mom’s
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