20 Times An Attempt Was Made Yet Failed Miserably

We sympathize with you if you've ever tried something just to have it absolutely backfire in your face. Well, situations like these will arise unavoidably, and when they do, you have a choice between hiding in humiliation or laughing it off. As appealing as the first choice may be, we strongly advise selecting it.
The r/therewasanattempt/ subreddit is where people share the worst "there was an attempt" events they've had or seen in the wild, and it's funny. Check out the image below for a selection of the funniest posts from this subreddit, which range from eating mozzarella sticks to making Trump jokes.

#1. To Complain About A Child Selling Hot Dogs

#2. To clean up after himself

#3. To make the Special Olympics look bad

#4. To make speaking 2 languages sophisticated.

#5. To Get Drinks

#6. ...to photograph birds.

#7. To start cat racing

#8. To sound literate

#9. to scare your boyfriend

#10. To prove that Patton Oswalt is a Failed Comedian

#11. I mean... you tried..?

#12. To be an animal activist

#13. to be responsible and uber home

#14. To shame men

#15. To shame atheists and take away their holidays

#16. to make fun of a bird

#17. To arrest a “drug dealer

#18. To Convince People To Be Pro-Life

#19. To Sound Intellectual

#20. To Defend God