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Biological Parents Of Baby Born To Different Couple Thanks To IVF-Embryo Mix-Up Lose Custody

Lei RV — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:51:36 +0000

Just days after the two families at the heart of a heartbreaking IVF mix-up reached a permanent custodial agreement, the anonymous biological parents have broken their silence, saying they are “heartbroken” after losing custody of the child.

The baby girl was born to Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, a caucasian couple from Central Florida, after a fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo, with DNA testing later confirming the baby was not genetically theirs.

The mix-up occurred at the Fertility Center of Orlando, where the Florida couple had entrusted the IVF (in vitro fertilization) clinic with helping them grow their family.

After reaching a custody agreement with Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, the baby girl’s biological parents said they were “heartbroken”

Image credits: Tiff Score/Facebook

In January this year, Tiffany and Steven filed a lawsuit against the clinic after the child, Shea, born in December 2025, “displayed the physical appearance of a racially non-caucasian child,” according to the legal filing.

The couple sued the Fertility Center of Orlando and its head reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Milton McNichol, accusing them of implanting the wrong embryo in April 2025.

DNA testing confirmed that Shea was not genetically related to them and that she was of South Asian descent, meaning the clinic had implanted the wrong embryo.

Image credits: NBC News

This led not only to legal action against the fertility clinic but also to what Tiffany and Steven described as a “moral obligation” to find the baby’s biological parents.

Without revealing the biological parents’ identities, Tiffany and Steven announced in April that they had finally identified them.

After months of negotiations, the two families officially reached a permanent custody agreement on Tuesday, June 16.

Image credits: Tiff Score/Facebook

Court papers filed last week on June 12, reveal that Tiffany and Steven have “come to a mutually devised custody agreement” with the baby’s biological parents.

Under the agreement, Tiffany and Steven will “continue as the permanent custodial parents of their daughter.”

Moreover, Score and Mills’ attorney said in a public statement that the two couples “have begun and intend to continue to foster a relationship of friendship and trust.”

Tiffany and Steven have taken legal action against the Fertility Center of Orlando and its lead reproductive endocrinologist over the embryo mix-up

Image credits: Tiff Score/Facebook

Now, days later, the South Asian biological parents, who chose to remain anonymous, said through their attorney, Rob Marcereau, that they would have preferred to keep the infant.

Marcereau told NBC News, “They are heartbroken over what has happened, and they also understand that the birth couple are also suffering.”

The attorney continued, “They had to make the heartbreaking decision to not fight for custody.”

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The biological parents chose not to pursue what Marcereau described as an “uphill legal battle” because they believed uprooting the child from the only parents she has ever known would not be in Shea’s best interest.

The two families reached the agreement through several emotional, private meetings and plan to allow the biological parents to maintain a relationship with Shea and remain part of her life.

Marcereau also said his clients are “devastated” and navigating an “absolutely impossible situation.”

The biological parents’ attorney said they are “heartbroken” as they navigate an “absolutely impossible situation”

Image credits: Tiff Score/Facebook

Following the public disclosure of the embryo mix-up, the Longwood-based clinic shut down all operations last month.

According to court documents, Score and Mills created and stored three viable embryos at the facility.

One of their biological embryos was used in an earlier transfer procedure that, unfortunately, resulted in a miscarriage.

The couple expected to have their second embryo implanted in March 2025. Instead, the clinic mistakenly implanted a South Asian couple’s embryo, which resulted in the birth of baby Shea.

Image credits: Tiff Score/Facebook

Tiffany and Steven’s actual second biological embryo remains completely unaccounted for.

However, the clinic did locate one final frozen embryo registered under the couple’s names, which they have since transferred to a new, secure fertility facility.

The couple’s new medical provider is currently conducting genetic parentage testing on the embryo.

Both the biological and birth parents have reached a mutual agreement to remain involved in baby Shea’s life

Image credits: Tiff Score/Facebook

Given the previous clinic’s history of laboratory errors, the couple cannot be certain the embryo actually belongs to them until the DNA test results are returned.

Judge Margaret Schreiber, who is presiding over the case, ruled that the couple’s lawsuit against the Fertility Center of Orlando will remain open while the genetic testing is completed.

Their attorney, Mara Hatfield, said during the June 15 court hearing that the couple wants the lawsuit to provide answers and compensation for “the expenses they have incurred and the severe emotional trauma that they endured and will continue to experience.”

In their lawsuit, the Florida couple stated that Shea “is completely innocent and so undeserving” of the lifelong consequences of the medical error.

“Only one thing is as absolutely certain today as it was on the day our daughter was born — we will love and will be this child’s parents forever.”

While the medical malpractice and negligence lawsuit against the clinic remains active, a date for the next hearing has not yet been scheduled.

“This appears to be 4 adults making an appropriate compromise to an unfortunate mistake,” wrote one user online

49 Times Trashed Cars Were Restored To Their Former Glory

Mariia Tkachenko — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:36:02 +0000

You know how taking up ceramics or yoga can be therapeutic after a long, hard day's work? This can be applied to a slew of hobbies and activities. And some folks do that with more long-term projects, like car restorations.

Just think about it: you’re alone, for hours on end, pulling apart a car that was never supposed to touch asphalt ever again only to put it back together with new and refurbished parts. And then you drive it off into the horizon… hopefully, not into the nearest light pole because you accidentally connected the brake pedal to the accelerator.

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#2 A Little Before And After. Paid $1000 For A '72 Ghia That Had Been Sitting In Yard 5 Years Under A Tree. High-Speed Wool Pad And Polishing/Cutting Compound

#3 1958 MGA Before And After

There might not be solid numbers showing just how popular car restorations are. But, the fact that everyone and their mother in the car industry keeps coming back to the topic—that alone is testament to how alive it still is today. Well, that and dedicated communities on Reddit.

While you might still see the classics on the road, today’s trends focus on more modern car models. It’s not so much the 1930s any more as it is predominantly the ‘70s, ‘80s, and the ‘90s.

#4 I Found A Rusty Morgunovka (SeAZ S-3A From 1960) In My Neighbor’s Garage, Installed A CVT And Made A "Candy" Out Of It ⁠

#5 This 1970 Chevelle Went Through A Full Restoration Process To Get Its Glory Back

#6 My First DIY Post, But I Restored A 1969 Mustang In High School And I'm Very Proud Of How She Turned Out

Gone (ish) is also the idea of backyard restorations. According to Rob Customs, an increasing number of people tend to turn to custom body shops and the like for help restoring whatever gem they’ve stumbled upon.

With that said, and considering the rich automotive history and the prevalence of the industry, folks now have greater opportunities and more options to take on car restorations. And it’s not just parts, but also expert opinion has proven to be invaluable with big projects that folks hope to drive one day.

#7 A Friend’s Aunt Gifted Me Her Deceased Father's Car. "If You Think You Can Get It Running, You Can Have It"

#8 The Original Car My Grandpa Purchased At 16 Years Old: A '31 Chevy 5-Window Coupe That Was Restored By Him And My Dad

#9 Nysa 522, Photos Shows The Restoration Of A Polish Car ⁠

But, unlike most mainstream hobbies, like table top games or crafts, car restoration demands dedication. And seemingly loads of it.

Dean’s Autoglass has a comprehensive list of things to consider before taking on something as big as this. And as is with most projects, this one starts off with a plan.

#10 Here’s My Father And His Before And After Pics Of His ‘65 Bus Restoration Project. He’s Very Proud Of It And He Spent 4x Of My College Degree To Make It What It Is Today

#11 1969 Karmann Ghia Before And After - Restored And Converted To Electric

#12 Before, During, And After The 6-Year Restoration And Customization Of My 1967 Beetle

The plan determines your aspirations for the project, the budget (and how plausible that is), figuring out the time frame and plan of action, as well as other smaller, yet equally important details like location, tools of the trade and professional opinion.

There are a lot of variables and moving parts to consider, so documenting everything is key. A typical car has around 30,000 individual parts and you don’t want any of it to get lost in the works. Besides, you can document the progress and make a social campaign out of it.

#13 1971 Dodge Charger Before And After

#14 Just Over Two Years Ago I Started My First Major Project, A Non-Running 1967 Triumph TR4A. Here's A Before And After

#15 My '64 Falcon Build Before And After

Next up is the business phase. And by that, we mean you start work on the car. Stripping the interior, removing the wiring, taking out the gearbox, transmission and other necessary parts, removing external panels and windows—pretty much everything that won’t be painted on, or shouldn’t be painted as part of the main body. This phase is also good for keeping inventory and seeing what you are missing and need to order.

#16 Restored My Dad's Old '70 Camaro

#17 I Can’t Draw But I Consider This My Art. Restored A Classic Stingray In My Garage

#18 Arkady Babich's Homemade Convertible "Leningrad" Has Been Restored ⁠

Phase three is pretty much cleaning the surfaces. So, gritting, removing sand and dents, priming, sanding, undersealing, stuff like that. This is all in preparation for a new paint job. While the guide doesn’t specify anything about the cleanup part, it recommends that the paint job be done by a professional car painter. But if you insist, then at the strict supervision of one.

#19 Sometimes It's Easy To Forget How Much Work You've Done

#20 Completed Restoration Of My Dream Car

#21 Rare 1967 Mustang GT500 Got A Second Chance At Life. And Women Say We Don't Cry Enough

Then comes time for the engine. Before doing anything, check it out and decide if it’s better to upgrade and refurbish, or to swap it out altogether. Whatever the case, it’s also best to take the opportunity—now that the engine is lifted out—to swap out the auxiliary parts as well as belts and water pumps and all that jazz. So you could sleep better at night.

#22 Before And After Of My Dad's 2-Year Smokey And The Bandit Inspired Trans Am Project

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#24 Before And After Of A Project I’m Very Proud To Officially Consider Completed

One year ago I found a 1969 auto squareback in the weeds and bought it for $800. This afternoon I finished the final tweaks and it’s officially road-ready. Cheers!

Before the engine goes back into the car, fire it up, see how it works.

And if that goes well, reassemble everything else: the break system, the fuel system, the suspensions, the wiring, the gearbox, the cooling system, the rubbers and pretty much everything else that you need and want your newly refurbished car to have.

#25 Before And After From A Few Years Ago. I Work In My Family’s Glass, Interior, Sunroof, And Convertible Workshop

We also rent a building across the street that houses a body shop and an auto repair shop. Our customer bought the car like this because he thought he could fix it for cheap. It fell off a car carrier. After we finished it over a year later. My brother had to make the back seat from scratch out of pipe foam. He went off a picture of the seat and went from there. One of our trimmers made the covers. Pretty much a VW seat.

#26 1963 VW Dune Buggy Restoration Before And After

#27 Restoration Camaro Z28 '73

Arguably, the best part at this point would be the test drive. And that’s actually the last phase. It’s a reward for all the hard work you’ve done, but also a time when you can tackle any kinks in the car left over from the refurbishment process. The way it sounds, handles, accelerates—keep an eye (and ear… and other sensory faculties) on it.

#28 Before And After. I Spent 2 Years And Too Much Money On Her

#29 The Red Wheels With The White Walls Make The Look Of This Truck, Awesome

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The original color is Crocus yellow. It's on the back seat panel, which you can see through the rear window. The car was built for the GM show car account and is the first Impala convertible built in 1965. SS package 327 with powerglide, power windows, tilt, and rear seat speakers.

So, what are your thoughts on any of this? Do you now want to take on restoring an older car? Share which one and your stories in the comment section below!

And if you want more car goodness, both of the old and new variety, then you’re in luck.

#31 A Before And After Of My Father's '79 Vette That We Restored/Modified During One Indiana Winter

#32 Before & After

#33 1967 RS/SS Camaro Home-Built Restoration

#34 1968 Ford Mustang Restoration, My First Car

#35 Got This Out Of A Hay Field. It's Been Sitting For A Long Time

#36 My Brother Finished His Bird After A Few Years. Pretty Awesome

#37 The Before And After Of Mine And My Wife's Project Car. 2015-2018

#38 Some Before And After Pics Of My '68 Merc Cougar I've Been Working On For A Couple Years Now

#39 280Z Before And After. It Was A Lot Of Hard Work, But She’s Beautiful

#40 Before And After. My First Car I Bought 3 Years Ago For $700

#41 I Restored A 1977 VW Bus For Under $1,000

#42 Before And After Photos Of An E12 I Had To Refurbish In The Workshop Last Weekend For Our Exhibition

#43 My (Wife's) 1970 Fiat 500 L Before And After Restoration

#44 Before And After. Still A Work In Progress. Next are Coilovers, GTI Wheels, And Bumpers

#45 After 3 Years Of Work, I'm Calling This Project Done

#46 A 5-Year Project, And All The Work Was Done By Me And My Father-In-Law

#47 At The Ripe Age Of 22, I've Completely Restored A 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit. What An Experience

#48 I Don't Know If I Have Posted A Before And After Pic Yet. Top Is Before, In Case You're Wondering

#49 My Very First Build. I Got The Car For The First Time When I Was 15

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63 Funny And Cute Cat Photos That Might Make You Smile Today (New Pics)

Hidrėlėy — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:34:22 +0000

It’s no secret that cats are endlessly entertaining. No matter what they do – or don’t do – we can never seem to get enough of watching them. Whether they’re getting themselves into trouble, striking a surprisingly majestic pose, or simply looking confused for no apparent reason, they always find a way to steal the spotlight. And if you can never get enough of feline content, there’s a Facebook page that has made it its mission to collect the very best of it.

With more than a million followers, 'Cute Animal Photos To De-Stress' has built a community around sharing adorable, funny, and often hilariously relatable cat photos. We’ve gathered some of the best and most recent images featured on the page, so scroll down, enjoy the feline goodness, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites. And if you find yourself wanting more, be sure to check out our previous posts featuring even more cute cat content.

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46 Funny Cat Memes That Prove Life Is Better When Cats Are Being Weird

Asli Akalin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:37:02 +0000

I got my first cat four years ago, and if you had told me then that I would one day understand cats like the back of my hand, I would have laughed in your face as a dog owner.

But some experiences are universal, and it turns out that all it takes is sharing your life with a furry, meowing friend to realize just how special these little creatures are. And yes, by "special," I also mean weird, quirky, and downright hilarious. That's why we've selected the funniest cat memes that perfectly show their odd little nature.

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We all probably think the internet started memes. After all, we always think of memes as the pixelated images of something or someone with text on top that makes them even funnier or more relatable, right? Well, I have some information that may shock you: the first cat memes didn't actually start on the screens right in front of us.

In fact, historians actually trace what we'd consider the first cat memes back to the 1870s, when a British photographer named Harry Pointer decided to photograph his cats. He then realized the photos would be even more successful if he posed them mimicking human behavior, doing things like riding tricycles, roller skating, posing with cameras, or resting in tiny beds.

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Pointer also realized that adding text to the photographs would make them even funnier, and he was right. And so, the first cat memes were born. In fact, these photos were pioneers of the "image macro," which later became the staple of our modern idea of memes — images with funny text on top.

However, experts argue that while cats pioneered the image macro, the first meme we would claim as a true meme was actually a comic strip published in a 1921 satirical magazine called The Judge. It was a side-by-side comparison of "how you think you look" versus "how you actually look" in flash photographs. Needless to say, they were ahead of their time.

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But for cat memes in the modern sense, we can give credit to old forums like 4chan. That’s right, researchers actually trace these digital memes back to forums, and 4chan in particular used Saturdays (or “Caturdays,” as they called them) as the day when people would share only cat photos as their daily dose of jokes.

This slowly became a phenomenon among cat lovers and animal lovers alike, since we all enjoy seeing funny and cute pictures of our furry friends while browsing the depths of the internet. And it’s no wonder that we now have “catfluencers” we’ve come to know and love, who keep creating even more memes and jokes as time goes on.

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To our surprise, this phenomenon is actually on many people’s minds. In fact, researchers have conducted studies to understand why we, as humans, seem to seek out cat and dog content online, since it appears to be one of the largest collective online behaviors. And to be honest, their conclusions weren’t all that surprising.

According to media researcher Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick, there are two main reasons people are drawn specifically to cat content: the emotional payoff it brings (boosted energy and reduced feelings of anxiety and sadness) and, of course, the “procrastination paradox,” where people seek out cat content and actually end up becoming more productive afterward. Interesting.

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It also goes without saying that looking at these funny memes is an unofficial source of digital therapy. If we’re feeling sad, nervous, or even bored, very few things in life cheer us up quite like our own furry friends that we share our space with, so it’s no surprise we feel just as content seeing them online as well.

And obviously, this extends to all animals in the kingdom — birds, amphibians, turtles, elephants, you name it. But we may be a little biased when it comes to cat memes. With that in mind, which one was your favorite cat meme in this list? Let us know!

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41 Work Memes To Laugh At While You Ignore Your Responsibilities

Mariia Tkachenko — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:34:02 +0000

Just like work is necessary and never-ending, so are the memes and the sources of them online. You can say that it’s a certain kind of symbiotic ecosystem where one both empowers and leeches from the other and vice versa.

This time around, the memes are coming from @work_problems_, an Instagram page that is very appropriately dedicated to work memes with a following of nearly 11,000 people.

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The page popped up back in 2018 and has since then posted nearly 900 memes in image and video form.

Like its peers, the main overlying theme is humor and anti-work, but you will see glimpses of pain, wholesomeness and flat-out savage stuff on there too.

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While it’s hard to pinpoint particular reasons as to why folks these days really, really, really hate work, reasoned deductions and speculations have been thrown out there on a number of occasions. Some of them are plain obvious, while other reasons do leave food for thought.

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Back in 2017, Gallup concluded that of one billion full-time workers worldwide, only 15% of them were engaged at work. The metric is a bit better in the US with engagement reaching 30%, but in either case, 70% to 85% of them are not really all that committed to the work they do.

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Many folks just want a good job, but a lot of employers fail to deliver one. And millennials are getting one of the shortest straws out there.

Most of them come to work hyped up and ready to work only to have their souls crushed by old management practices and toxic work cultures.

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Gallup suggested that it’s time for organizations to start moving away from command and control management to coaches who’d focus on fostering performance.

This would mean getting rid of wasteful practices and, in turn, would satisfy an expectation most millennials have for jobs—opportunities for development.

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This is not to say that it’s necessarily personal development, but just progress in general. Progress for everyone and everything.

But the idea that employees don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses isn’t the only underlying problem. And no, it’s not just the jobs themselves—it can also be the employees that are the problem.

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Others suggest that, at least among millennials, some of the most common reasons why they hate their jobs include unrealistically high expectations for what their daily work lives might look like, impatience and frustration that career development doesn’t happen faster, and social media creating a distorted reality leading people into comparison rabbit holes.

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That’s not to say that employers aren’t at fault either—they do fail to provide new opportunities and compelling reasons for folks to stick around, but employees and employers ultimately have to work together for progress to happen at all.

And if you’re an employee, you can start with yourself.

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The cliff notes of that would be losing the I hate my job mentality, lowering your expectations while increasing your standards, weighing your options, being patient, and, above all else, being kind to yourself. Only then can you start looking for opportunities that actually fit you and don't make you compromise too much.

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So, what are your thoughts on any of this? And if not thoughts, any work memes you’d suggest peeping? Share them in the comment section below!

And if you can’t be bothered, you can continue scrolling the same content on our website, or on Instagram.

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25 Unreal Chrome Tattoos That Look Imported Straight From The Future

Asli Akalin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:38:02 +0000

Traditional tattoo art has been shaped for centuries through the organic and matte texture of ink. However, with the rise of futuristic aesthetics, cyberpunk culture, and digital reality, this ancient art form has begun to shed its skin. One of the most striking and visionary examples of this transformation is exhibited by Arda Kaplan, who infuses the skin with a smooth metallic fluidity and crisp reflections.

Continuing his work in Cologne, Germany, successful tattoo artist Arda Kaplan has been pushing the boundaries of tattoo art for the past six years. The artist began his professional journey in Istanbul’s dynamic and competitive tattoo scene, where he developed his foundational skills before taking his talent to an international level.

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Keith Haring’s iconic dancing figure carries a shiny chrome heart in its hands. The thick, matte black linear style and the deeply contrasted metallic three-dimensionality of the heart create a powerful contrast throughout the piece.

Arda has created his own unique signature by specializing in chrome tattoos, particularly over the last three years. In his work, he perfectly captures the hyper-realistic reflections, sharp contrasts, and futuristic textures of polished metal, transforming the human body into a living, breathing cybernetic canvas. This wide spectrum, ranging from retro-futuristic robots to contemporary pop-art balloon figures, and from baroque ornamental decorations to the metallic transformation of organic forms, stands as a testament to his technical mastery and boundless imagination.

Now bringing his metallic vision to Germany, Arda Kaplan continues to redefine modern tattoo art with each chrome masterpiece. Here are 30 mesmerizing examples that blur the lines of illusion, dazzling the eye with their pitch-black shadows and a brilliance that seems to seep right beneath the skin.

#2 Silver Surfer

The iconic comic book character is presented with powerful anatomical craftsmanship. The dynamic shadows in the muscle structure and the wide reflections on the surfboard create a smooth, top-to-bottom chrome feel and vitality thanks to deep black contrasts.

#3 Chrome Brain And Disco Ball

Handling a surreal concept symmetrically, the left half of the piece features the contours of a chrome-textured human brain, while the right half displays perfectly perspectived disco ball mirrors. Geometric and organic structures merge on a common metallic surface.

#4 Diamond Cut Heart

Differing from the fluidity of chrome, this piece brings the complexity of geometric crystal structure and light refractions onto the skin. The diamond cut facets within the heart form provide a hypnotizing radiance with its symmetrical arrangement expanding outward from the center.

#5 Crumpled Foil And The Walking Man

At the bottom, there is a walking man figure with a hat in minimal, matte black tones; above him lies a massive mass of crumpled foil. The irregular wrinkles and sharp folding lines of the foil add a dramatic atmosphere to the design.

#6 Chrome Venetian Mask

The melancholic facial features of the Venetian mask have gained a perfect metallic polished appearance with clear light reflections on the cheekbones and nose areas. The intense black shadows around the eyes add a powerful contrast and noble depth to the design.

#7 Terminator T-800 Endoskeleton

The iconic T-800 skull from cinema history is inked onto the skin while staying true to the original endoskeleton structure. The intricate mechanical connections and fine piston details on the temples and jaw offer an industrial and rugged chrome texture thanks to sharp contrasts.

#8 Chrome Safety Pin

Handling an ordinary object with a minimalist illusion, the middle section of the metallic wire is left blank to create the sensation that it is weaving in and out under the skin. The smooth highlights on the head and spring parts of the pin offer a sharp and polished metal texture.

#9 Chrome Heart And Embracing Hands

The smooth and plump chrome heart at the center is complemented by two hands coming from underneath to embrace it tenderly. The soft lights at the peak of the heart and the deep black shadows in the curves of the fingers create a powerful visual depth with a cast metal feel.

#10 Chrome Cyborg Passing Through A Portal

Extending from an oval portal outlined by a thin line, the robot figure reflects a retro-futuristic aesthetic. The smooth chrome on the robot’s helmet creates a powerful contrast with the complex metallic texture of the clothing wrinkles on its back. This tattoo is referenced from the iconic retro-futuristic robot aesthetic of legendary illustrator Hajime Sorayama.

#11 Chrome Cyborg Tilting Her Head Back

Possessing an elegant and emotion-filled posture, the female robot tilts her head back to display the complex mechanical lines on her neck. While the smooth chrome panels on the helmet and ribcage offer wide light reflections, the pitch-black shadows give the robot depth. This tattoo is referenced from the iconic retro-futuristic robot aesthetic of legendary illustrator Hajime Sorayama.

#12 Chrome Rabbit

The rabbit figure, which we are used to seeing as soft and fluffy, is reinterpreted with a completely hard and shiny chrome texture. The layered metallic reflections on the inner ears, back, and paws bring the organic form together with a cyberpunk aesthetic.

#13 Chrome Raven And Gargoyle

Handling a Gothic theme with futuristic texture contrast, the gargoyle head at the bottom is rendered with a matte stone texture, while the raven perched upon it stands out with a fully bright chrome structure. The metallic reflections on the feathers offer a smooth silver appearance. This tattoo is referenced from the iconic retro-futuristic robot aesthetic of legendary illustrator Hajime Sorayama.

#14 Classical Chrome Ornamental Metal

Inspired by the traditional scrolling patterns of the Baroque Era, the figure creates a heart-like form with flawless symmetry. The pitch-black shadows in the depths of the curves give the design a smooth, antique cast-metal feel.

#15 Chrome Balloon Animals

Reflecting a contemporary pop-art aesthetic, the composition features balloon rabbit, dog, and elephant figures positioned on top of each other. The Jeff Koons-style bulbous contours combine with smooth reflections and deep black shadows in the segments to offer high-contrast depth.

#16 Metallic Star Balloon

A nostalgic smiley-faced star balloon is transferred onto the skin with a foil/chrome texture. While the fine wrinkles on the corners and the inflated structure offer a realistic volume, the matte black smiley face detail brings the futuristic aesthetic together with popular culture.

#17 The Mandalorian And Grogu

Presenting the characters within a sharp inverted triangle frame, the Mandalorian’s Beskar armor displays smooth chrome reflections. The contrast between Grogu’s organic structure and the hard, polished surface of the armor creates a powerful dynamic with deep shadows.

#18 Chrome Key With Classical Ornaments

Blending Gothic aesthetic with modern chrome texture, the head of the key features a fleur-de-lis and scrolling ornaments. Clear brightness stretching along the shaft gives the design a thoroughly polished silver feel.

#19 Crumpled Chrome Foil

An abstract piece that brings the chaotic and reflective nature of pure chrome material onto the skin. The tiny linear highlights on the ridges of the crushed metal, along with dozens of sharp breaking points and microscopic shadow pools, create a hypnotizing contrast.

#20 Chrome Cherries

An organic cherry motif is reinterpreted with a futuristic chrome texture. The reflections on the rounded surfaces of the twin cherries and the fine metallic lines in the leaf detail combine with deep black contrasts to offer a polished look.

#21 Chrome Hand And Heart

An elegant hand bearing a thick chain and lace detail on its wrist holds a dark, shiny chrome heart featuring an eye motif. Pitch-black shadows and soft light reflections add a mystical atmosphere and a cast-metal texture to the design.

#22 Chrome Vivienne Westwood Logo

The brand's logo, in the form of Saturn and a royal orb, is presented with a metallic texture. The dark, matte shadows on the stone-encrusted bands and the bright areas on the smooth surfaces add both a luxury jewelry elegance and a futuristic vibe to the design.

#23 Chrome Game Controller

The analog sticks and directional buttons of the classic controller are presented with high-detail craftsmanship. The vertical reflection areas on the handles of the controller and the deep black shadows in the button wells combine a pop culture element with cyberpunk elegance.

#24 Chrome Cyborg Gliding From An Oval Portal

The dark-toned oval portal in the background creates a powerful contrast that allows the figure to break away from the depths of the skin and stand out. The helmet and neck joints of the female robot, who is lifting her head, display a flawless chrome elegance with sharp light reflections. This tattoo is referenced from the iconic retro-futuristic robot aesthetic of legendary illustrator Hajime Sorayama.

#25 Chrome Hannya Mask

The traditional Japanese motif is reinterpreted with a completely futuristic chrome aesthetic. While the sharp facial features of the mask gain depth through intense highlights in the forehead area, the sharp details on the horns and teeth strongly emphasize the metallic weight.

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35 Genius Loopholes People Actually Exploited Before Getting Caught

Mariia Tkachenko — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:35:03 +0000

Loopholes are… interesting, to say the least. There’s the obvious gain more for less deal or gain something when you should’ve gotten nothing, but there’s also the excitement of finding the loophole and seeing it work. Some are more obvious than others (both in terms of discovering the loophole and someone figuring out that you’ve done it in the first place), but it’s exciting nonetheless.

And folks on Reddit were sharing this excitement in a recent AskReddit thread, where they answered the question what loophole did you exploit before someone found out?

#1

My old apartment complex had a soda vending machine at the pool that was broken. If you put in 50 cents and pressed the button, nothing happened. If you put in another 50 cents and pressed the button, nothing happened. But if you put 50 cents in a 3rd time and pressed the button, you'd get 3 sodas. I could see the vending machine from my couch. So I would watch for someone to try, and then try again, and then give up without trying a 3rd time. And then I'd head over and get 3 sodas for 50 cents. .

#2

Back when physical media video rentals were still a thing, we were gifted a Blockbuster gift card for a free rental. The card proved to be unbreakable. Everytime we rented a movie I would hand the clerk the card. They would scan the bar code on the card, hand the card back, and the movie was free. We used the card for about 3 years until our local Blockbuster closed. There was obviously some sort of software error, but the gift card was never rejected.

#3

When my baby was in the NICU for two weeks after birth, I realised if I waited for about 30 seconds, the hospital car park barrier would just open without me having paid. Saved a lot of money.

For context, loopholes are, in essence, workarounds in a system or structure that benefit someone when it wasn’t necessarily possible. At the very least, it wasn’t intentional in the beginning, but somehow nobody either noticed, or nobody ever bothered to do anything about it. And, so, here we are, with people getting away with something without anybody technically being able to do anything about it.

#4

A new Fast Food place opened near my work. My mother-in-law got me a gift card to the place as a birthday gift. I went on opening day and tried to use my gift card, they said the system wasn't in place yet and just gave me my food for free. This worked for almost a month. It was the best gift card I ever had! Started with $20 on it and I got at least $100 worth of food.

#5

Found a website where you had to vote for best diving liveaboard company. It was shared by a company in the competition trying to boost the votes. The first prize was a dive trip in the Maldives for 1 week on their liveaboard. I found a flaw in the voting system and asked the company trying to win if they counted individual votes as entries or 1 person gets 1 vote. They replied that each vote counted as an entry. Politely told them to prepare me as the winner. The flaw in the website was that it used simple cookies to check if someone has already voted. Made a script to vote and clear cookies - rinse and repeat. I had a great trip scuba diving for a week in the Maldives!

#6

For a year I lived in a house in London that was split into three flats. The landlord had submitted meter readings before I moved in, so I just waited for each new bill to put my name on the accounts. When we moved out, I went to submit the meter readings and couldn't figure out who was supplying our gas (heating and cooking). Couldn't find any bills, couldn't see any payments from my bank accounts, it was a mystery. Ended up just calling suppliers asking if they had an account for my address. In the end it turned out that whilst three meters had been installed for the flats, only two had ever been registered. Without a contract with a supplier (or even any readings for the years the flat had been there), there was no way we could be charged for our year's usage - or for the few weeks until we moved out whilst a new account was set up. As the guy from the gas company said to me "Congratulations - you have free gas!" The annoying thing was that we'd kept the thermostat down during the winter to save money. Went totally wild for those last few weeks though.

Now, is it a bad thing? Well, for the person gaining something from it, it most certainly is beneficial and hence good. Unethical and immoral? Absolutely. But is it legal?

Loopholes are considered a particular kind of gray area where legality is often not an issue, but it does stir quite a bit of trouble because anybody with a voice can start calling you out for exploiting the system.

#7

When I was in middle school, Pepsi did a thing where if you bought a 20oz soda, there was a decent chance the cap would say you were a winner on the inside, and you could exchange it for another 20oz. Problem is, a dark colored soda like Pepsi is reflective. Hold the bottle slightly tilted and you could look at the reflection of the inside of the cap. For a whole school year I didn't pay for soda. Bought a winner, and every day I'd exchange the cap at a gas station I passed on the way home for another winner. Eventually Pepsi caught on and instead of it saying you won on the cap itself, there would be a code you had to enter online. We didn't have the internet in our pocket in those days (and it wouldn't have been worth it to read and enter multiple backwards codes for a soda if we had) so this ended the scheme.

#8

I learned before my ASAF basic training to say that I played an instrument whenever they ask the group on the first day. I raised my hand and lied, "the cymbals." So most days I got to angrily smash cymbals together in the air conditioned band trailer, instead of marching/drill practice in the San Antonio summertime sun.

#9

For a while, you could buy $1 coins from the US Treasury using credit cards. They would ship them to you for free. If you had a rewards credit card, let's say an airline one, you could buy thousands of dollars of coins. Go to a bank, deposit them, and then pay your credit card back. It was a good way to get a ton of points for flying without ever paying for anything. They stopped doing this.

But if it’s technically legal, why does it make it unethical and immoral? You see, loopholes can be evil, for lack of a better word. And there are varying degrees of it. It depends on how you look at it. But generally speaking, exploiting a system deliberately is not something most would consider fair and thus not good, especially if it’s at someone else’s expense.

#10

Work allowed us to skip breaks and bank them, but the contract language basically made it so you could bank both 15 min breaks each day, as well as bank your lunch if you never technically clocked out. So I'd just eat while driving from job to job, and bank an hour a day. Was able to use all that time after a while to take an entire month off of work, paid, without even using any of my assigned PTO. HR got mad about it and tried to rake me over the coals when I got back, but I pointed out the contract language and they realized their hands were tied. They pushed out a new contract to fix this exploit, but my work contract was still good for another year, so I declined and kept banking time, taking time off when I wanted. Of course they didn't offer me a new contract once mine was up, but I had a better paying job closer to home lined up already anyway, and took the last 2 months off, paid, while I started my new job, so I was basically getting 2 salaries.

#11

When in highschool there was a company that offered money to run an advertising window at the top of your screen. It would monitor mouse movement to track whether you were at your computer and pay a small amount per hour. A buddy and I downloaded it and a mouse moving software and would run both 24/7, except when we were on the computer. Made a few hundred dollars off of it before the company closed down.

#12

Buffalo Wild Wings used to have a check-in thing. Check in enough times and you get a free meal. The office I worked in was close enough, geographically, that I could check in from there without physically going to the restaurant. A bunch of coworkers and I had an alarm to check in every day and then once we all had the free meal, we’d go there for lunch. I got probably 4 or 5 free meals out of it before BWW revamped that system.

You can argue that looking for loopholes is natural for humans. Mainly it’s because some suffer from severe laziness and, like electricity, they look for the shortest path possible to success. And then there’s also the desire to get free stuff, even if it means compromising your moral reputation.

#13

Taco Bell had a $5 box deal to win a PS4 before it was released to the public. I found that towards the end of the promotion you could enter to win without purchasing a $5 box. You could only enter once per pone number and address... Also the rewards were time based, every 15 minutes someone would win. I woke up every night at 3:16 am and entered 4 times, using my home, work, and my Mother in Laws home and work numbers and addresses. After about a week I was about to stop AND I WON!!!! I had a PS4 3 days before the public could even buy them. The next year I did the same thing and won a second PS4 for the kids game room. After that they changed the rules slightly to make it much harder to game the system.

#14

Had a college professor that insisted on doing all tests and quizzes online. If you looked at the page through 'View Page Source' all of the answers for each multiple answer question had a marker on which one was correct.

#15

I used to work for Sears as a teen. When someone came in without the rewards program, I would just put my own info in. That way my sales percentage for rewards members didn't drop, and I got all of their points. The amount of coupons and free money was insane, especially when I was working back in the tools department. I didn't stop until they started upgrading their ancient point-of-sale system. I also had an employee discount of 20% on softlines (clothes, home, etc) and 10% on hardlines (tools), which they didn't take away for a few years after I quit.

Then there’s also more justifiable (sometimes) reasons to abuse loopholes, and that is to fix an existing system by proving a point. In other words, you use the system and then someone gets so upset with you that they make it right. Win-win?

Or it’s the other way around—the existing system is unfair to you, and so you abuse it to make it fair—like ripping a CD for your personal convenience.

#16

Coca Cola did a campaign where you registrer a code from the bottle cap and earn prizes. I worked at a store with bottle deposit and "earned" myself a sweet mp3 player with room for 5 songs or something. I was the only one I knew that had a mp3 player, so it was pretty sweet at the time.

#17

Back in the late 90's with the dot com boom there was a web site called Prize Point. You would play one of their many games, when the game was over you would hit a cash out button and win tickets that was based on your score. My computer was running slow with dial up internet and I was frustrated and hit the cash out button a whole bunch of times. The next thing that popped up was I reached my daily limit of point, something I had never done before. I started doing this everyday and reached the daily limit with just 1 game. The tickets were used like raffle entries for one of their prizes, 1 ticket= 1 entry. I saved all of mine for months and dumped them into a trip to Hawaii. It was one of my best vacations ever.

#18

About 25 years ago Microsoft had a training program where you would take tests for points depending on your grade. You could use those points for free stuff. The loophole was that if you answered a question wrong, you'd lose your points and it would tell you the correct answer, so you could press the back button, fix your answer, and resubmit. I had gotten myself a bunch of shirts and hats, and even managed to get an ink jet printer before they caught on.

Loopholes also trigger a sense of achievement and boost our intellectual ego because we had to be clever enough to find it. Or anarchistic enough to go against being told no. Whatever the case, does it make it wrong or right when the system allows for it? Again, it depends.

#19

I used to buy the teacher's edition of textbooks. Tests and quizzes in the back. Lazy teachers never changed a thing. Nobody ever found out.

#20

I’m a traveling RN and on one particular assignment the cafeteria staff was under the impression that travel nurses ate for free. Anything we wanted and as much as we wanted. So for almost 6 months I got all of my meals for free and I also picked up extra stuff for my friends on the unit. Eventually they sent out a hospital wide email stating that we absolutely do not eat for free and never was supposed to get free food so that ended that.

#21

I went to high school in the late 90s, when the internet was basically the wild west. Certain terms and domains were blocked on the school computers, but you could navigate to some pretty shady sites by simply following links. We had a game where we'd start on disney dot com and click links and see who could get to the "worst" site. It was a mildly amusing way to waste time during class.

So, where do we draw the line? No matter how you look at it, exploiting a loophole does pose a non-zero chance of facing consequences. Direct or indirect.

First, and foremost, ask yourself whether abusing this particular loophole is breaking the law? If it is, better not do it. If it isn’t, then proceed at your own risk, but at a lesser risk. But still at risk.

#22

Not me, but my roommate in college. Whenever you paid for anything on the university's website you'd earn "college bucks". Each year's tuition paid for something small like a beer coozy, fold up lawn chair, or if you somehow spent an absurd amount, an official school-branded kayak. Well my buddy found out that the points were added to your account BEFORE payment went through on the website. So he just refreshed the page over and over and got millions of points. I only found out his scheme when I came home to an entire living room filled with boxes from our school! There were shirts, coolers, chairs, cups, and of course the kayak. We opened all of it (like idiots) and had a giant laugh at the school's expense. All of the guys living in that house were having a great time until we opened the smallest box which had 1000 $100 Visa gift cards. Then we got scared. A bunch of school-branded c**p from a warehouse was probably unusual, but not something that would bother the person loading all that up for delivery. The gift cards though? That was where he got caught. The gift card issuer called the school to verify such a large amount before activating the cards and THAT raised a lot of red flags in the accounting department. They traced it all back to my roommate and came and took everything back (they left the opened items and the worthless gift cards) and suspended him during his final semester of college. He had to write an apology letter and do community service for the school for that whole semester in return for not pressing charges for fraud. It makes for a great story though, and we had a ton of beer coozies and gift cards that we threw at each other like ninja stars.

#23

I once got a CatDog piggybank by clicking their online game’s “next” button repeatedly for more points. It was the second prize, but it was the neatest thing ever.

#24

McDonald’s app uses to give out free ice coffee with 1 dollar purchase. After doing this daily they finally nerfed it to 5 dollar purchase for free ice coffee.

Next up, ask yourself is it affecting someone else? If not you, then someone else might get into trouble over this, and your benefit might mean imposing a disadvantage on someone else.

And if you’re thinking about that, also consider if it’s worth it. Does the benefit outweigh the risk of, say, losing a job or getting a fine?

#25

Not intentionally, but I discovered after the fact that a $29 bottle of local wine at the market wasn’t on clearance for $6, it was a mistake in the system. It was really good and I probably bought 6 bottles or so over three-ish weeks. .

#26

Up until mid-2023, in the Subway app you could type 599footlong in the coupon code section and any footlong would be $5.99. Then one day everything changed. .

#27

Shell airmiles coupons. 99% of the people in my local shell station didnt care about collecting them. The cashier would tear them out (they came in a coupon book) and they would be stacked to one side and given to whoever asked for them. I had a company car at the time and stopped in quite regularly. I asked for them. I got a whole load of them before shell stopped the promotion.

Lastly, consider your personal reputation. Sure, you might not care and can take a hit, but if you’re a big deal in your area, would that set a good example?

Rules, no matter the system, shouldn’t be broken, but loopholes soften the blow, in some ways, and if nobody is there to see you do it, it might just be a mystery of how this one machine seems to be dishing out 3 cans of soda at once.

#28

My college had a "points" based meal plan. 100 "points" equaled approx. $6.50. We used special credit card swipers that were able to swipe our IDs when using these points. Midway through my first year, they decided to install self serve kiosks that could give you cash back. If you swiped your card as if you were going to pay, asked for cash back on the kiosk, and then canceled the transaction on the special swiper before it went through on the main kiosk, it would give you cash without deducting the points. So basically free money. As far as I could tell, nobody found out I was doing it because I never saw any point deductions from my ID card and nobody ever talked to me about it. I made about $300 for free. They disabled the cash back option after a couple weeks though. Edit: I should add, this was before tap-to-pay or EMV chips. The whole system was obviously very shoddily put together.

#29

I received thousands of dollars of stock certificates in the mail. Some intern f****d up so badly that my broker said to hold on to it. I held the stock for years before selling it at a profit.

#30

Microsoft back in the day had a marketplace that used Microsoft points. You could buy games, xbox controllers, xboxes etc but it was a marketing program that just wanted you to use bing instead of google. I can't remember most games but I know there was a game called chicktanary or something like that and me being a little nerd who liked computers, I found a bot that played the game for me. I got so much free stuff from that. lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicktionary.

So, what are some loopholes that you’ve abused in your life? Or wished that you had? Share your stories in the comment section below!

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#31

Parking spot in the corner of my college dorm lot. It wasn’t a spot as it had a parking curb placed in its location (like, parallel in the middle of the spot, not marking the end of the spot where the front wheels would bump). My car sat high enough that I parked there for a good year before I got my wheel booted. Still saved $1500.

#32

Coming in to senior year in High School, a couple dozen of us were competing for the top 1% for GPA. Honors classes were on a 5.0 scale instead of a 4.0, so gave a big bump to your average. Very few electives were honors, mostly just core classes. One of my friends noticed that there was a Math 1/2 honors class that none of us took - we all took it in middle school and went straight into Math 3/4. We looked up the policy and nothing said you couldn’t go back and take a lower level class, so 3 of us signed up for the honors Math 1/2 course with freshman. The teacher sat us in the back. I worked on calculus or physics homework or played Minecraft on my phone. Teacher completely ignored us. Half a dozen people did it the next year. The year following when by younger brother and his friends tried to do it, they changed the policy.

#33

No one ever found out, but they didn't know how to set up Unix when I was in college. You could drop to the parent directory in programming classes, and go into the other classmates folders see how they were coding their projects. Just in case you couldn't figure out a section of your code...

#34

I bought something from Dollar Shave Club once, my order came and I thought that was the end of that. But 2 months later I got another package from Dollar Shave Club filled with stuff, razors blades, handles, shave butter, face wash etc. I checked all my credit cards and had no new charges from DSC. I kept all the stuff they sent and moved in with my life 2 months after that I got another package of razor blades from DSC. One day I was looking though an alt email account and found some emails from DSC alerting me to update payment information and shipping confirmation. Turns out I had made another DSC account prior but for some reason someone else's order and credit card information was linked to my account. Their CC# was no longer valid and this is where the loophole begins. Every month DSC would try to process a subscription order for razor blades. It would fail because the CC# on the account wasn't valid, but the month after that it would complete the order, maybe because there was an order from the previous month that wasn't fulfilled. So every other month I would get razor blades from DSC. I started adding a bunch of stuff like hair gel, face wash, etc. This went on for 2 years before they realize.

#35

Was told in my first day on the job at six flags that our till could be $25 off each day without anyone noticing or caring.

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29 Eye-Opening Stories Of People Discovering Their Friend’s Secret Agenda

Asli Akalin — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:36:02 +0000

Everyone has friends, some of whom they are very close with, and others with whom they might be just a little familiar. Very often, these kinds of acquaintances are harder to figure out, and time might end up revealing some interesting or even shocking things about them.

These secrets can either be completely harmless or be something so out of left field that it can shatter your perception of your buddy. That’s exactly what happened to these folks who ended up finding some creepy stuff out about their “chill” friend.

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#1

I had a friend who was the ultimate "low maintenance" guy—always down for whatever, liked all the same obscure bands I did, and agreed with all my specific political takes. It felt like we were totally on the same wavelength. Then one day I walked into a party and saw him with a completely different group of people, and he wasn't just hanging out with them, he *was* them. He had a totally different laugh, he was using slang I’d never heard him speak, and he was loudly arguing the exact opposite political point he’d agreed with me on over dinner the night before. I realized in that moment that he didn't have a personality; he was just a mirror. He was unconsciously terrified of conflict, so he just downloaded the software of whoever he was standing next to. It wasn't malicious, but it was deeply unsettling to realize the person I thought I knew was basically just an empty room that I had been decorating with my own reflection.

#2

Not a friend but coworker.

Me (22F) at the time working as an EMT and this older EMT (40'sM) approaches me after a few pleasant conversations and is like oh my daughter would love to talk to you. Her mother isn't in the picture but I feel like you two would really get along. Me being nice and nieve say "sure". So he gives me his "12-13 year old" number and I text it and "talk tl her" about some stuff. He gives me a hand written note from the girl thanking me for talking to her and s**t. But I started to feel real weird about it.

Looked into the guys fb and he had like 3 pictures of A YOUNG GIRL, but they did not all look the same and weren't clear in resolution to be able to see of it was the same little girl.

Turns out he was pretending to be this girl and talk to me about boy problems and wanted me to come to his house to "hang out". Mind you, I was dating a paramedic in the same company and he knew this. He was a major f*****g creep.

#3

They had recently moved from another city, where they faked cancer, raised money for “treatment,” and were prosecuted for it.

It’s definitely tough to make new friends as one gets older, which is why, when people connect well with someone else, they’re often excited to s****h that person up as their buddy. This kind of relationship might be superficial at first, as folks get to know one another, but eventually, there ends up being a lot of trust.

According to research, for nearly 84% of U.S. adults, the confidence and faith that they have in their friends often surpasses what they have for their family. That’s why it can be very shocking to learn a close pal’s secret out of the blue, especially if it’s something they’ve been purposely hiding about themselves.

#4

She was one of the stalkers that ruins celebrity and band meet and greets and makes them afraid to go outside sometimes

she tried to brush it off like "I found their homes and their family online"

Nah, you didn't find it, you hunted it down.

#5

He caught an STD from cheating on his girlfriend, and knowingly continued to have s*x without informing a new s****l partner. This was after the doctor told him to take antibiotics and abstain for just 2 - 3 weeks while the antibiotics did their magic. I called him disgusting and threatened to expose him publicly unless he came clean to his partner and get her treated, then cut ties immediately. .

#6

My partner and I met her at a vape store and had a handful of nice interactions. She was funny, and my partner liked her, so we scheduled to hang out after work. We're all ~26 at this point.

We went to her place. Huge hoarder pile at the bottom of open basement stairs. It's wall-to-wall, 4 feet tall sea of absolutely filthy clothes. Everything smells like cigarettes. She lives with her mom and her dog. The dog has a softball sized tumor on its ribs.

I am formulating a game plan on how to smoke as fast as possible and [what the heck]. My partner is being polite.

We're about 5 minutes into talking. This girl begins to suddenly dump on us about how she's dating a s*x predator who is (at that time) in a psychiatric hospital and that she's made and sold b********y p**n for him. I looked up the bus directions, set the phone on my partner's lap, and said, "The next bus is in 7 minutes. We're leaving." and I dragged him out of there. She said, "I hope I didn't scare you off!"

He was frozen in shock. We stripped off all of our clothes at our front door and were super cautious about bedbugs. I reported her to the police and animal control and haven't looked into an update since then.

Everybody hopes they’ll remain close with their friends for a long time, but to maintain such relationships, it’s important to actually get to know their buddies well. That’s why experts state that in order to forge deep bonds of friendship, it’s important for folks to be vulnerable and truthful with each other.

The issue is that even though some buddies have known one another for years, they might not have shared the deepest, darkest parts of themselves yet. This could be due to a sense of insecurity or fear that their bestie will end up judging them harshly or leaving them due to it.

#7

A guy I used to work with, was casually friends with. He was shy and awkward at first, but was really into music, had a motorcycle, and was into astronomy. He was always very sweet.

A year after I quit that job, I saw his picture in the paper. He had been arrested for hiding cameras in the toilets in public port-a-potties at a local music festival.

#8

This was years ago and in retrospect it didn't really surprise me/us (the College crew) but this guy was cheating on his wife (mother of their 3 kids) with who knows how many women and the way she found out was when her Gynecologist told her she had an STD. After that respect for him disappeared.

#9

Elementary school first time sleeping over at my friends the parents were going out leaving us with rented VHS movies & NES to play. Not unusual for parents in the 80s to do that.

I remember thinking the parents were spending an exceptional amount of time rummaging around making sure there wasn’t anything flammable or sharp. When I asked the Dad bluntly stated so my friend doesn’t burn the house down.

After the parents left my friend grabbed a baseball bat & said lets go out. I declined saying his parents told us to stay in. He got angry saying he just wanted to hit a baseball at the nearby school.

I said ok we walked over & he proceeded to smash every window around the school climbed inside smashed up classrooms. I booked it back to his house ended up calling my parents & went home.

If you look at some of the stories on this list, you might wonder what people can actually do if they find out their friend has been hiding something creepy. According to professionals, when something like this happens, it might be better to just get a clean break from the individual in order to protect your mental peace.

If they haven’t done anything illegal or morally wrong, and their actions just didn’t sit right with you, it might help to reflect on whether you still want them as your buddy or not. This can be done by trying to understand whether they were a pal who treated you well and made you feel valued, or if there were any red flags that you ignored.

#10

I made a great friend at work. We did everything together, went out drinking and dancing, beach all summer, BBQs with my kids and family. He used to talk about how he liked to make music, but was too embarrassed to share any of it with me.

One day I go online thinking maybe he's uploaded something I can listen to, let's Google him. Didn't find any music, but I sure did find that he used to be a middle school teacher and did 4 years in prison for downloading and sharing CP.

Now everyone I make friends with gets a thorough googling before we get close.

#11

A co worker telling us about her dates etc., (with our maintenance guy) even saying she met the boyfriend’s son. Turns out it was all lies. They never went one one single date.
After maintenance guy found out he was scared to come into our office 😂.

#12

My friend had this weird failure of a boyfriend. She tells me that they are heading to the UK for 6 months. I’m like “who’s gonna look after his cats?” He had two cats and they had a litter. She so nonchalantly said, “we’re going to lock up the two adults and his mom will feed them. But, we took the kittens to the park and drowned them.” I laugh nervously and I’m like, “you’re joking right?!!” She’s like, “no I’m not.” I lost it on her. I never spoke to her again and she told other friends she was confused as to why? She’s now a devout Catholic.

Although it can be heartbreaking to find out that someone you trusted as your friend is actually not a good person, there can be ways to avoid having to experience this ever again. According to relationship experts, the next time you’re on the lookout for a pal, pick someone whose values align with yours.

This can help you get along well with them, and also bond you both together in a much deeper way. Another important thing to do is to really get to know your new friend well, so that you understand their interests, likes, dislikes, and personality better, which also might save you from any unwanted surprises later.

#13

One guy. Two things.

He was a friend-of-a-friend who showed up at the bigger events. He was a little too weasel-like for me to get really close to. But he always walked like the would is a puzzle he had solved in-vitro.

Brian had not been employed for over a year. He would wake up. Shower. Kiss his wife goodbye. Leave the apartment and wait for her to go to work before heading back home.

Still no idea how he financially pulled it off but it's likely his mom paid his way.

His beautiful wife found out, told everyone, divorced him and left him to do whatever it was he dropped out of the workforce to do.

So what did he do with his time off?

He amassed gigs and gigs of CP.

One of the arresting police officers knew someone in our group and it was described as a large collection of the really bad stuff. (Actually it was described in a bit more detail but this is enough of a description.)

He was arrested. Face and name all over the news. Forced out of town. Employed by a vending company to empty coins from vending machines and on a list for the rest of his life.

#14

I work in sound production. I got asked by two bar/scene acquaintances to do location sound for a horror movie they wanted to make. They were looking for a free volunteer so I recommended someone and turned them down.

They basically had a whole crew of high school and college kids donating time for experience.

They ran out of money pretty quick, anyway. Then credit card debt.

Then one of the guys wife was M******D in a burglary gone wrong.

Now the two aspiring horror movie makers are serving life in prison because they faked the burglary to m****r her for insurance money to use to finish their film and got caught in no time.

#15

We were teachers. She was a very sweet woman, very popular with kids. Then a dad showed up at school because she'd been texting with his son (about 13). The school threatened to fire her but didn't, they kept it all hush-hush.

The thing is, every single person has different facets to their personality, and it’s not really possible to know even your best friends 100%. That’s why it’s better to just accept and love people for who they are, and to end the friendship if they turn out to be too creepy, like many of the folks in these stories.

Have you ever had a nasty revelation about any pal of yours who you always thought was nice? Please do share your stories with us.

#16

A friends adult son left to join the service. Returns to town a few years later. Hanging out, in our group. He thanked me for being nice to him with a comment that not many people are. He seemed like a nice guy. Turns out his time in the service was mostly in the fed pen for diddling a young boy. I avoid him now.

#17

I made friends with a guy who had just transferred to my high-school. He was a really nice and decent guy.

After we had been friends for awhile he confessed he had been in jail for armed robbery. He was apparently a******d to d***s at one point and had robbed a liquor store. Did not see that coming.

I stayed friends with him and we never spoke of it again but inevitably drifted after high-school and I lost track of him. I hope he stayed on a good path.

#18

He was dating a 14 year old and he was like 26. He told me about it, said her parents approved and everything and he really loved her, blah, blah, blah. It was the craziest s**t. I skedaddled after that. That was the last time I talked to him.

#19

Family member and friend has been married for two decades and NO ONE in my family including me has ever met or seen his wife.

#20

Not a friend per se, but a coworker who gave off the impression he was super chill and calm. Almost a hippy-esque vibe.

Anyway, long story short, he was found with lots of cp content on his computer and had been talking to a woman from overseas and had a depraved plan with her to bring her over here, get her pregnant and keep the child’s birth away from authorities so that they could a***e the child together. Really sickening and absolutely awful. It still shocks me that we worked together and even attended some of the same social events outside of work.

#21

A housemate told me when we were hanging out that he came across a passed out man in a suit in the city and stole his wallet and left him.

I was like "you didn't check if he was okay?"

And he said

"I mean, he was a f*****g suit, man!"

Dude tried to act as though he was this radical anarchist but was really just a s*****g.

#22

They were absolutely obsessed with stalking someone they knew from high school. Like, coercive control, interstate stalking situation. Turns out, the stalking victim had a***e and mental health issues in childhood and this person built their identity around monitoring them for 20-ish years. They were CONVINCED this person would become a serial criminal, which they never did, but they were so invested in the narrative that they seemed chill because all their neuroticism was focused on that one person. I really hope the stalking victim is ok.

#23

My husband and I had a close friend we hung out with and even traveled with. One night, we were being intimate and heard a loud bang on the window. When my husband turned on the outside light, I saw a person run by the window. After my husband chased him and tackled him, it turned out the peeping tom was our friend of 5 years. He had been stalking us and many other people, collecting private photos from our phones over the years and filming all of us randomly on his phone. We filed a police report and notified all the victims, but he fled out of state, never to be seen again. We always described him as the sweetest person who would never hurt a fly and as a great friend.

To be clear, our house backed up to the woods, and our window curtains always stayed shut. However, one day, we both noticed our curtains were slightly opened. Both of us thought the other person opened them, and neither of us cared enough to close them. It was our friend who came into our room at some point and opened them so that he could eventually watch us.

Edit: I responded to someone directly and not sure how this works, so I’m copying and pasting here to answer all of your questions.

So the noise (we assume) was him getting too close to the window in some way, shape, or form. I remember the detective I filed the report with saying that “the sound” was common in these cases. So the sound happened, and I immediately rolled off (awkward [too much information] but details, details) and was very startled. It was around 9pm, so there was no reason for any window sound, like a bird, which is what my husband tried to chalk it off to be in the moment. In the meantime, our friend (let’s call him Tom) tried to hide against the house. I quickly convinced husband to check outside, so he simultaneously got up to put on pants and flicked on the light, which is when I saw the body swish past the window. The house we lived in at the time had an exterior door on the master room. So as soon as I yelled, “OMG I JUST SAW SOMEONE!” husband took off barefoot and chased him down through several yards before tackling him. Yes, Tom was slow. Yes, my husband is fast (for more context, he has been extremely athletic his entire life). Tom was also wearing sandals and was gentle and thin, like a stereotypical hippie. It was a really sad situation, because as I said, we thought he was a completely different type of person.

After he got tackled, Tom was in fetal position and wouldn’t make eye contact, apologizing and feeling guilty. Therefore, husband did not beat the s**t out of him. Instead, he wanted to make sure he didn’t do anything stupid to make the situation worse and encouraged him to go home safely. Also, we did not know it was a recurring situation or why he was there in the first place. Husband had compassion for his friend in a high intensity moment.

After talking to the neighbor down the street who Tom parked his car in front of, they confirmed that Tom’s car had been parking there for a few months. The neighbor thought it was another neighbor’s friend, naturally.

Another close friend (we will call him Jerry) was living with Tom at the time. After we contacted Jerry to ask if Tom was home (we wanted to confront him), Jerry said he was already worried, as he had been waiting on Tom to get home that same night so they could play video games. Tom never showed up until after Jerry went to bed. When Jerry woke up, he noticed Tom had taken a few of his most used items, but left his laptop open in his room (Tom had ADD and got side tracked easily, so it was not surprising he left important evidence by accident).

Jerry was extremely supportive and kind and let me come over and look at the laptop. This is where I found a file with footage that dated back pre-friendship (5+ years) where had been engaging in random voyeurism- filming videos on his cellphone of girls in bikinis on a Canoe trip, girls at the gym stretching, or other things where I did not recognize anyone. However, I started to see footage of me and my friends I had introduced him to on occasions where we rented a pontoon boat, or swimming in at an apartment pool. Then I found footage of his ex girlfriends where they did not seem to know they were being filmed. Then I found private pics that I had only sent to my husband. Then I found private pics of another married female.

Jerry always used a wallet phone case that had a flip cover, which allowed him to film inconspicuously. Asking to use any of our phones for any reason, mostly to add a song to the queue on Spotify, was not uncommon. We determined that he would use that time to air drop content to his phone. That’s when we realized there is no way to track air drop functions.

After the incident, Jerry was able to track Tom through Pokémon Go for a short while, until his location was back to his home state. Tom had moved to our state with his best friend (we will call him Woody to keep the character theme) before we all met. Woody talked with Tom’s parents, who asked him to never tell anyone. Woody never talked to them again. We were all sad. It felt like our friend was gone.

Every summer since then, I see someone randomly filming people whether it be on the river or at the lake. It is not illegal. He didn’t have any incriminating evidence against him. He was never in a private place, like a bathroom. He was not filming minors. He was trespassing, but then he fled the state. For that reason, a restraining order was advised against by the detective to avoid a “long, drawn-out, headache that could take a year to go through in court.”

I am grateful to have the whereabouts of voyeurism now, as well as being more guarded on who uses my phone. I am also, unfortunately, way more skeptical of overly nice people. Now I am less naive and more aware.

TLDR: Our master bedroom had an exterior door. I made husband investigate noise. He put on pants and flicked on the light. I saw human run past window. Husband chased and tackled.

#24

A guy I worked with later had a mental breakdown and thought he was in some kind of GTA game where his mission was to save children from bad people. He decided some elderly local men were keeping the children so he beat 3 men in their 80s.

#25

Not a friend per se, but when I was a kid I had this nanny.

Turns out it was my dad disguised as an old lady. He lost any custody after that and was ordered to have a psych evaluation.

#26

Had a friend through elementary school. He was a calm, cool, and chill guy. I ended up moving after 5th grade ended. Around the end 2024 i found out, through my towns Facebook group, that bro was arrested for solicitation and more. I was so shocked and wondered what the heck happened to him since 5th grade.

#27

Super fun dude to hang out with, life of the party type. And then he tried to k**l his wife and pulled a knife on her when the kids were in the other room. Stopped being the fun dude in my mind from that day forward.

#28

She faked cancer for one, also a young girl was m******d by one of her male friends in her basement at a party, not only did she stay friends with this dude she blamed the little girl. Giant piece of s**t.

#29

I found out that one of my friends d**d in prison. After we fell out, still messes with my head.

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15 New Comics By Jordan Bolton That Turn Small Encounters Into Heartbreaking Stories

Community Panda — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:10 +0000

Some comics feel like they belong to a much larger story, even when we only get to see one quiet, carefully chosen moment. That’s exactly the feeling behind Jordan Bolton’s comic series “Scenes From Imagined Films,” where each piece reads like a still from a movie that exists only in the artist’s mind.

Bored Panda has previously featured Bolton’s imagined film scenes, and this new selection continues that same cinematic idea. His comics evoke sensations of long-lost memories and catharsis in an emotional situation one might have lived through, giving readers just enough context to imagine the characters, the conflict, and everything that might have happened before or after the scene.

Take a look at more of Bolton’s “Scenes From Imagined Films” below, and don’t forget to upvote the ones that make you want to know the rest of the story.

More info: Instagram | Facebook | patreon.com

#1 “To The Person In The Newspaper”

#2 “To The Cashier Who Asked How I Am Today”

#3 “Ghosts”

#4 “To The Two People Waiting Beside The Cash Machine”

#5 “To The Person Who Was Sitting Near Me On The Train”

#6 “When AI Whispers In Your Ear, Does Your Work Still Sound Like You?”

#7 “To The Person Who Walked Past The Window”

#8 “To The Bus Driver”

#9 “To The Pathologist”

#10 “To The Person Waiting Outside The Restaurant”

#11 “To The Boy Across The Road”

#12 “To The Person In The Famous Band”

#13 “To The Skateboarder”

#14 “To The Taxi Driver”

#15 “Furniture Shopping”

49 Times Regular People Made Cakes That Look Like Actual Pieces Of Art

Mariia Tkachenko — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:21:02 +0000

The world is full of incredibly talented individuals who are overflowing with fab and artistic ideas. While some decide to become pro musicians, dancers, or painters, others turn to the world of food to share their creative spirit.

The friendly and supportive r/Baking subreddit is home to some of the finest bakers in the world, veteran and amateur alike. We’ve collected some of their most beautiful and delicious-looking projects to show you the limits of what’s possible, dear Pandas. Scroll down to feast your eyes! But don’t blame us if you feel inspired to bake something immediately afterward!

Bored Panda got in touch with world-famous pie artist and published author Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, @thepieous. She was kind enough to shed some light on where professional bakers can look for inspiration for new designs and recipes and how standing out online might—paradoxically—not always lead to success in business. You’ll find our full interview with the artist below. Don’t miss it!

#1 Spent A Couple Years Homeless, Until Recently. I'm Not Much Of A Baker And This Isn't Nearly As Impressive As A Lot Of Posts Here. But Now That I Have Access To A Kitchen, Here's My First Chocolate Chip Banana Bread In Quite Some Time

Pie artist Jessica, @thepieous, shared with us that those hoping to be ‘cutting edge’ bakers will always be a step behind if they only ever look to other bakers for design or flavor inspiration.

“Look to inspiring visual elements that have nothing to do with baking and to flavors outside the traditional realm of baked goods, and think about ways that you might be able to incorporate those disconnected elements into your work,” she told Bored Panda via email.

Jessica suggested that these bakers observe various trends in the worlds of fashion, music, nature, travel, patterns, colors, and elsewhere. Bakers should not feel like they can only take inspiration from others in their field.

#2 Instead Of Binge Drinking, I’m Finding Joy And Creativity In Baking. I Made An Apple Pie To Quietly Celebrate 95 Days Sober

#3 What's Cuter Than Highland Cattle Cupcakes!?

“Follow non-baker artists online. Sample flavors from cultures other than your own. Go on walks around your neighborhood and take pictures of interesting shapes and textures you find out in the world. Keep a physical or digital scrapbook of your visual inspirations and a journal of the flavors that really resonated with you. Then, when it comes time to develop your own new recipes and designs, you’ll have plenty to inspire you without having to worry about rehashing existing, played-out trends!”

Meanwhile, Bored Panda was interested in Jessica’s take on what bakers can do to stand out with photos of their projects in a sea of talented bakers around the world. In the pie artist’s opinion, the question isn’t as straightforward as it might seem.

According to Jessica, standing out or going viral online “does not always equate to success in your business as a baker.” This holds particularly true if your clientele is entirely local. There might be a disconnect between your online fame and how your business grows in the physical world.

Instead, she suggested first looking at what your goals are for your business and then developing your online strategy based on them. Doing research on the market and your target audience is vital for any business—baking included!

#4 I Run A Baking Business From Home And Make Buttercream Flowers From Time To Time

#5 I Made A Space Whale Cake!

#6 Someone Requested A Sloth Cake And I Absolutely Thought It Would Be A Disaster But I'm So Pleased With It

“If you operate a traditional brick-and-mortar bakery or a wedding buffet catering service in a local market, you may not see a rise in business, even if you develop a crazy new cake trend that goes mega-viral on Reddit or TikTok!” Jessica explained to Bored Panda.

“First, figure out where your specific customer base actually hangs out online and what kind of content they enjoy consuming. Then, look at your competitors in the space who are really succeeding at reaching this market, and start a doc jotting down all the things you notice them doing with their social presence.”

Jessica shared some of the important questions business owners ought to ask themselves when evaluating their competitors’ work and online presence: “Are they posting cake images with a different solid color background and a little share-worthy text overlay? Are they posting video clips with the baker giving fun tips each day? Are they writing little stories to go along with each post? Are they posting at certain times of the day? On certain platforms only? Do they run giveaways or collabs with local businesses? Do they spend a lot of time engaging with every commenter?”

#7 I Made A Little Red Riding Hood Cheesecake

#8 My Girlfriend Made This Cute Comic Cake

#9 I’m In Love With The Cake My Fiancée Made Me For My Birthday

She suggested that, first, business owners start by emulating the formats that they know work for at least three months, and then they must decide if they want to stick to the strategy or pivot.

“At the end of the day—beyond the basics of just using natural light, a tripod for your iPhone, and a clean backdrop for your photos—reaching your audience online is not so much about finding the viral gimmick that will make your pictures stand out from the pack as it is about consistent, authentic community engagement!”

Feel free to check out Jessica’s online baking courses at ‘PieSavvy,’ as well as her book ‘Pies Are Awesome.’ In the meantime, don’t miss out on her latest pie art posts on Instagram!

#10 My Gingerbread House This Year. I Won 2nd Place

#11 Blackberry White Chocolate Tart

#12 I Made Something Pretty Today And Now It's One Of My Favourites!

To say that the r/Baking subreddit is popular would be a bit of an understatement. The online group has been growing by leaps and bounds over the years.

Back in 2021, the first time Bored Panda covered this fab community, it had 642k members. Now, at the time of writing, the community boasts a jaw-dropping 2.3 million members. It goes to show how a supportive space and gorgeous photos can create a thriving niche on the internet.

The subreddit presents itself as a place “for all your baking needs.” From recipes and ideas to questions and anything and everything related to baking. “Cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, muffins, scones, breads, rolls, biscuits, cheesecakes, snack bars, etc. are all welcome!” the moderators share. They also invite anyone who wants to help them manage the community to reach out to them via Reddit.

#13 Taught A 12yo How To Decorate Cakes This Week. This Is What She Turned Out As Part Of The Lesson

#14 Cake For My Buddy's Landscaping Business!

#15 I Made An “Anne Of Green Gables” Tart Filled With Raspberry Cordial Ganache And Raspberry Cordial Whipped Cream

Even though the community is incredibly welcoming, all the members are expected to uphold a very high standard of conduct. For example, there’s to be no spam, no self-promotion (though YouTube links are allowed once per week per user), no posting memes, and “no glorifying, praising, or promoting stand mixers.”

The rules are very clear, and they help keep the subreddit healthy and focused on the topic we’re all there for—baking!

A while back, Bored Panda spoke to talented Canadian cake designer Darci, the founder of ‘Kake by Darci.’

During an earlier interview, she explained to us that it is important to understand the established rules of baking first and only then start breaking them. In short, if you’re serious about the craft, it really helps if you first learn how every ingredient you add affects the baking process.

#16 Put My Heart And Soul Into These Fruit Shaped Pastries

#17 Was Given Design Freedom By Customer To Make 75 Cookies For A Friendsgiving Set.. Became One Of My Favorite Orders To Date.. Happy Thanksgiving

#18 Honestly, One Of The Best Tasting Things I've Ever Made. French Lemon Tart

“Baking is a science. Every ingredient has a purpose. Leaveners provide lift. Gluten/flours provide structure. Eggs [act as] binders. Liquid/oils [provide] moisture. Sugars [give] tenderness and sweetness,” Darci listed how some of the different ingredients can affect the end result of whatever you’re trying to bake.

Cake designer Darci also pointed out to Bored Panda some of the main mistakes that she believes beginner bakers often make. According to her, one of these errors is adding the ingredients in the wrong order. “All of these small factors can make or break the cake!” she said that it’s essential to be patient and precise.

#19 Some Cupcake Bouquets I've Done In The Last Few Months

#20 It's My Mycology-Loving Husband's Birthday! I Baked Him This Caramel Cake With Whipped Chocolate Ganache And Meringue Shroomies

#21 I Got A Customer Request For “Girly, Pastel Science Themed” Cookies! What Do You All Think About Them?

On top of that, the cake designer said that you have to carefully weigh your ingredients. Moreover, you should do your best to neither over-mix nor under-mix your ingredients. Darci from ‘Kake by Darci’ said that she personally prefers simple designs and details.

“I feel like you can have a beautiful cake and go overboard with too much—flowers, candy, colors, textures. It can be a fine line between too much and not enough,” she said.

#22 Sunday Dessert: My Mom Picks It, I Make It For Her - Strawberry Vanilla Crepe Cake!

#23 Decided To Try The Hershey's Back-Of-The-Cocoa-Box Chocolate Cake Recipe, It Didn't Disappoint

#24 Gravity Defying Sleeping Beauty Cake

The key thing to remember is that no matter what new skill you’re starting to learn, whether that’s baking or juggling or horse-riding, try not to take your mistakes personally. Mistakes are a part of the learning process. You have to do your best to embrace them and learn from them.

If you’re ever feeling overwhelmed or overstressed, a good dollop of humor always helps. There’s nothing like laughter to pick you up after your latest baking disaster leaves your ceiling covered in dough.

Then, there's always a friendly online community or two you can turn to vent or ask for advice!

#25 The Cut Of Our Birthday Cake

#26 I Made Apple Pie

#27 A Cartoon/Comic Cake I Made! 🎂

Which of these fabulous baked goods caught your attention and made your stomachs gurgle the most, dear Pandas? Which pics would you love to take a big bite out of if you could reach through your screens? What do you personally love baking the most at home? What are your go-to recipes?

We’re always happy to hear from you! So, if you have a moment to spare, why not scroll down to the comment section and share a few thoughts with everyone?

#28 My Halloween Apple Pie

#29 Not Perfect, But Very Excited With How My Strawberry Roll Cake Turned Out! First Time Trying A Patterned Cake

#30 Custom Ordered Cupcakes For A Us Navy Promotion. Congrats!

#31 Macarons For My Son's Bear Themed Birthday

#32 Croquembouche I Made For My Sister-In-Law’s Wedding

#33 My Buttercream Turned Black Overnight, What Did I Do?

#34 The Only Things I Bake Are My Kids Birthday Cakes, I Attempted The Very Hungry Caterpillar For My Daughter's 4th Bday!

#35 I Made My Little Brother's Wedding Cake This Week!

#36 Peter Rabbit Baby Shower Cookies 🥕

#37 I Got My First Tart Pan Recently, White Chocolate And Cranberry Tart

#38 My Wife’s Sugar Cookies

#39 Made Myself The Cutest Strawberry Cake

#40 Made My Daughter This For Her Ice Cream Themed Birthday Party Tomorrow

#41 Been Years Since I Made Buttercream Flowers, But I Don’t Think This Turned Out Too Bad:)

#42 I Usually Shy Away From Shaped Macarons But These Were A Big Hit!

#43 Cookies!

#44 I Didn’t Want To Spend $17 On A Costco Tuxedo Cake So I Spent Way More Making One Myself 🙃

#45 My Daughter Requested An Oreo Ice Cream Cake With Stitch For Her Birthday. I Tried My Best

#46 My First Ever Bake, From Nov 2021. The Bread Itself Was A Total Fail, But Golly, They Were So Cute To Me 😂

#47 Made A Cranberry White Chocolate Tart This Year. I Don’t Have A Tart Pan, So I Made It Work

#48 Practicing For My Own Cake Business One Day

#49 My Little Baby Turned One Today. We Didn’t Have The Money To Spend On An Expensive Smash Cake So I Made It For Her Instead And I’m Pretty Happy With How It Turned Out!

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