Comedy and tragedy, or so the saying goes, is a matter of perspective. You falling into a well iscomedy, me getting a papercut? Tragedy. Fortunately for most, through the magic of the internet, it’s possible to find and display moments right before (hopefully hilarious)unfortunate events.

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A Story Of Confusion

Can Never Get A Good Picture Of My Hiking Pals Together So This Is The Best I Can Do

Never Take A Selfie During A Snowball Fight

Took My Kids Rock Climbing Today

True Love

A Second Before ⁠

This Photo Of A Pelican Trying To Eat My Phone

My Lumberjack Brother-In-Law’s First Time In Finland Making An Ice Hole. A Good Example Of How Not To Do It

Halloween 1989. That’s Me On The Right. My Sister Is Behind Me And About To Have A Really Bad Day

Something Will Be Missing

My Niece Likes To Chase Seagulls. The Seagulls In Chicago Chase Back

That One Christmas When A Champagne Cork Hit Me In The Eye

The Calm Before The Storm

My Daughter Stepping On A LEGO

When My Husband Thought It Was A Good Idea To Pick Me Up While Standing Dangerously Close To The Creek After Our Wedding

No puppies were harmed in the production of this photo.

Caught My Puppy Right As He Discovered Why He Shouldn’t Run On Ice To Get To His Best Friend

Earthly Pleasures

My Girlfriend Was Trying To Take A Photo Of Her Ice Cream

The Exact Moment My Brother Got Punched In The Face By This Cheeky Little Lady

Smile

My Boyfriend Wanted To Take A Picture Of That Glass Of Wine, Then My Dog Showed Up In My Window And Did This

The Moment Before I Got Attacked

My Stupid Unexpecting Face A Fraction Of A Second Before Being Bit In The Junk

I Asked If I Could Pet Him. The Answer Was, “Sure, He’s Friendly.” Dog Starts Growling In The Second Picture

Not Even The Dog Expected To Go Swimming

“Is This Cake Batter?” Dunks Entire Head In

Dad’s Reflexes Worked

Trying To Take A Picture With The Monkey

That’s Gonna Hurt

A Second Before The Bite ⁠

My Neighbor’s Pipe Broke, And I Am About To Be Flooded. Should I Put A Towel Or A Couple Of Sheets Of Toilet Paper?

The Moment My Sister Was Punched In The Face By A Horse

Picture That My Friend Took Down At The Beach The Other Day

Seconds Before Disaster

I Call This One The Dog Crash. No Dogs Were Hurt In This Photo, Just Andy’s Ego

My Girlfriend Opening A Snack Next To Seagulls

Horse Shenanigans

Apparently, The Spirit Possessing My Cat Doesn’t Like Selfies

The Fall Of The Tower

This Image Was Taken Moments Before I Heard My Wife’s Screams Coming From The Bedroom

She Slipped Trying To Pop The Soap Bubbles

Moments Before Disaster

Falling Glasses

A Bird Perched On My Head Took Flight As I Took The Picture

I Started Dating A Girl With A Dog. I Have A Cat. We Decided It Was Time To Introduce Them. This Is Me Just Before Being Caught In Violent Crossfire

This Photo

0.5 Seconds Before Realizing She Missed The Glass

Just Before The Ouch

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Little League

When You’re Just Trying To Get A Chill Outfit Selfie

A Picture Of Me As A Kid With A Snowball My Dad Threw At Me Moments Before

Took A Photo At The Exact Moment, My Boyfriend Was Bitten By His Squirrel Friend

Naughty Swan

Headshot Incoming

Photos Taken Seconds Before Disaster

A Pigeon Flew Into The House While My Sister’s Friend Was Doing Yoga

Poor Kid

She Had No Idea

Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned

Take A Picture, She Said. “Ok, Just Make Sure She Doesn’t Fall Flat On Her Face In A Puddle”. 2 Seconds Later

The Moment Before A Bee Flew Into My Face

Tried To Take A Nice Summer Picture With The Lads… Got A Football To The Head Instead

My Sister Dropping Me

Splash

Picture Taken Seconds Before Disaster

I Caught A Moment Of This Kid Getting Hit In The Face By A Coin During A Baptism Party A Few Years Ago

Moment Before

I Took This Picture Before My Parrot Bit Me And In My Defense I Was Just Taking Pictures

My Puppy Decided He Also Wanted A Piece Of My Mom’s Birthday Cake

My Son Batting A Ball Back Into My Daughter’s Face

A Picture My Mom Caught Of Me Wiping Out As A Kid

Just Seconds Before He Hits The Ground

My Parents’ Cats Were Finally Being Nice To Each Other, But Things Quickly Changed When I Tried To Take A Picture

Jenga Madness

One Second Before The Spill

My Buddy Caught A Fish And The Camera Just Happened To Catch The Exact Moment It Leaped From His Hands

My Poor Cousin Slipping Off The Chair

My Friend Is Teaching His Toddler To Ride A Bike

Something Went Wrong

Tried To Take A Cute Picture With My Beer

Old Photo Of My Brother Falling Off A Porch Chair

The One That Got Away

About To Teach My Daughter About Real Life

Moments Before An Asphalt Faceplant

My Little Sis Dropped Her Ice Cream

The Moment My Cone Became A Cup

Seconds Before This Bee Stung Me

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