'I accidentally ruined Froot Loops for a small child': A collection of hilariously 'pointless' fails

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Dec 15, 2022 5:00 PM EST

One of the first rules of storytelling is that the story should have a beginning, middle and end - except on r/Pointlessstories, where people tell their most oddball anecdotes. This subreddit is perfect for people who have a story to tell, but they don't necessarily have anything they want to turn into a big deal. It's just little tidbits of people's lives. We've scoured the sub for the funniest, wackiest, and most unhinged things people wrote about. Some are just a paragraph, while others are long and entertaining stories. 

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    Font - r/PointlessStories. Posted by u/Sad ClownWithABigD Just made kissy noises at a bag of potatoes for the last 5 minutes It was dark and i thought the bag of potatoes on my kitchen floor was my cat. I was sitting in a chair in the living room and could just barely see it and i wanted my cat to come sit with me. I thought she was just being stubborn.
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/[deleted] A duck forced his way into my home this morning Editors' Choice So I'm sitting at my kitchen table having my morning coffee and reading the paper when I hear a really loud rustling sound coming from my fireplace. I watch my fireplace for a while and there's nothing in there but the noise just gets louder until eventually a duck falls from the chimney and into the fireplace. I take another sip of my coffee because there's a duck in my house now and
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/jegforstaarikke 1 month ago My boyfriend's first day in the US he went to Dairy Queen and got a Blizzard For those who don't know, a Blizzard is a type of soft ice cream dessert that is meant to be turned upside down without falling out the cup. The cashier will turn it upside down and give it to you. So he did. And the ice cream machine was broken so it just fell out on the counter. My boyfriend did not know this obviously so it looked like the cashier just
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/[deleted] 2 years ago n I spent 3k to find out my dog is an attention w My dog started doing this weird coughing/gagging noise and we couldn't figure out the cause. Four months later, we've done two endoscopies, collected bags of s for analysis, eliminated virtually everything tasty from her diet. Still gagging and retching. She would do it until she puked. We took her to another vet who took one look at her and said attention seeking behavior. We all turned
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/thiscarhasfourtires 3 months ago I almost killed someone because I don't understand sarcasm I was at my cousin's gated community where they had a very deep, very big pool. My father had brought a friend of his, who in turn brought his son. I was probably about around 10? (maybe less), the kid was the same age. At some point, they asked my father's friend: "can your son swim?". His response was very sarcastic, which later I learned was super obvious to everyo
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    Font - His "reaction" was puzzling. He was under the water, his hands desperately "caressing" the surface from the inside as if it was made of glass. For some reason, he didn't even try to poke his hand up into the air. It was completely silent, unreal, and kinda beautiful. I kept looking at him, trying to understand what was going on. I couldn't make heads or tails of his facial expressions. They felt weird and exaggerated but didn't made realize he was in pain. It never occurred to me that he
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    Font - r/PointlessStories. u/yeah_no_i_knowx Posted by 2 months ago I ate a hot dog for the first time on a date that cost me several hundred dollars and it was awful. Editors' Choice I bought us tickets to a baseball game. They were great seats and not cheap. Not my thing but it was his so i knew hed like it. I bought him like six hot dogs. He just kept inhaling them. Ive never had one because theyre not appealing to me so i tried one. Accidentally absolutely drenched it in mustard. Took one bi
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/PrincessChard 26 days ago I accidentally ruined Froot Loops for a small child. Several years ago, I worked as a nanny for the very wealthy throughout college. While I have many great stories, this is my most pointless one. The boy, probably 7, was 100% spoiled rotten, but he genuinely wanted to please. Once we established that I was another human being and I had boundaries, we got along wonderfully. One evening, he wanted a bowl of Froot Loops as a snack, bu
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    Font - second one was green, but I actually gave him two red ones (his favorite.) He was devastated, started crying and everything. I felt a little bad for shattering his tiny little worldview, but still makes me chuckle sometimes to remember it.
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    This office worker was very disappointed they forgot their pen...

    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/buildabebby 6 months ago I forgot my gd f pen I bought a $7 pen from Staples on Saturday. Ive been a bookkeeper/ office manager for years and I FINALLY bought myself a pen that I like instead of the stupid office pens. Its stainless steel, SUPER fine tip and sleek. I fu love it. I was thinking last night, "wow who cares its monday tomorrow, I have a NEW pen". im at work now, monday morning, and I forgot my new f pen at home. My disapointment is immeasurable
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    So much so that other Redditors remembered them!

    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/[deleted] 6 months ago 2 I wonder if that business man remembered his new pen today Editors' Choice I think it was here where I read someone was sad about how they were so excited to bring their new fancy pen to work on Monday, and then forgot it. Don't have enough time to look through the internet for the post, but, I hope they remembered it today.
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    And great news, they are writing smoothly somewhere out there.

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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/[deleted] I overheard someone scold themselves We were on the elevator together, he got off before me and on his way out he said "thank you". As he was walking away and the door was closing, I heard him to himself, "okay, I don't know why you told him thank you..."
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    Font - BX r/PointlessStories Posted by u/broken_shins Forgot how to write n Gordon Ramsay said not too much parmesan A few years back saw a clip of Gordon Ramsay making pasta, and he stressed the importance of only putting a sprinkle of parmesan on at the end, as not to ruin the taste of the dish as a whole. Now I generally like quite a bit of parmesan but I've been taking his word for it these past few years, thinking "Gordon Ramsay obviously knows best". Well today I made some pasta and I thou
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    Mammal - Google chat. A lot of people really dislike this movie, but every time I think of it I have to give it a small bit of credit for getting me out of that relationship.
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    Font - r/PointlessStories. Posted by u/lowongasineedajacket 7 months ago whenever i answer scam calls i act like i have a missing son i'll answer the call and say "are you calling about my son? please tell me youve seen my son" and usually they wont say S and hang up. or they'll start stuttering and tripping over their words it's funny and always results in them hanging up.
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    Shocking story, thanks for sharing

    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/A_THOUSAND_SWORDS 25 days ago 22 S I said no to the workers after they offered breadsticks At my college dining hall, I got pasta and marinara sauce, then they asked if I wanted breadsticks. I said no
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/_BaconButt 2 months ago 2 My boyfriend wants to feel one with the earth My boyfriend and I have been living together for a couple months now and we are still on the process of buying furnitures for our apartment. Today I had a conversation with him and explained that we need a bedframe for our matress since it's still on the floor and I have a hard time getting up. It hurts my back lol. Mf said we don't need one and that he likes sleeping on the floor as it
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    Font - r/PointlessStories. Posted by u/SabbyOfSableWine Scored a free massage [ One time a guy came up behind me and started massaging my shoulders because he thought I was his girlfriend, but I didn't say anything because I was very sore and it felt GREAT It was in high school, in my pottery class. I'd spent over an hour hunched over sculpting my clay, and at some point the teacher had us all get up and gather around her while she demonstrated something. I was looking forward when out of nowher
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    Font - So for several minutes we stood there, him continuing that glorious massage and I kept my mouth shut. I knew it would be awkward when he realized but honestly I didn't care at that moment. Finally at some point he sort of froze and there was an "oh sh--" and he just, left. Without saying anything. I didn't turn around to look, I just pretended like I didn't notice anything. I did eventually see him out of the corner of my eye standing with his girlfriend, who had very similar brown curly
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/eley13 2 months ago 2 i accidentally misgendered a -13 year old in a really sad way so i work at a pizza place and this kid (13?m) came in with his grandparents(?) and i was at the counter taking their order. they finished ordering but the kid didn't tell me if he wanted a drink or not so i said "does she want a drink?" the thing about this kid is he had long hair and a really high pitched voice, like i genuinely thought he was a girl when i said she, his gr
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Scarily possessive about food Posted by u/beatscake I am saying "watermelons" instead of "bless you" when our baby sneezes. I'm hoping he will grow up and go out into the world saying "watermelons" thinking nothing of it. Instead I have started saying "watermelons" when people sneeze.
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    Font - r/PointlessStories Posted by u/thiscarhasfourtires 24 days ago I bought a water canteen It cost 8 dollars at the supermarket. My wife told me that was a stupid purchase, and that I was never gonna use it. She shouldn't have done that, because now I walk around the house with the canteen strapped to my body full of delicious, cold water. CI Every 30 minutes or so, I'll say in a theatrical manner: "Wow, I'm so THIRSTY! I'd love to have a sip of water, but I don't wanna go all the way to the
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