35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again

There are lots of things in the world we have to look out for. The "Dumb Ways" song laid it out for us pretty clearly more than 10 years ago. Yet, the Internet seems to find new dangers we should be aware of every other week. This time, we’re featuring submissions from people about the times they messed around and found out. One person online asked: “What, due to experience, do you know not to [mess] with?” And people came prepared with all sorts of stories and practical wisdom, from never engaging in road rage and never bothering a sleeping person to taking good care of your eyes.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again People, in general.

People. What a bunch of bastards.

aluaji , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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158points

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Spoot 3 months ago

Humans are by far the worst animals on this planet ngl.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Iguanas. This happened about 25 years ago on a rare cold South Florida morning. My dad (big guy, with a soft spot for animals) found a "frozen" one in our backyard, and decided to bring it inside (in a closed off room) to warm up so that our dogs didn't get to it while it was offline. As soon as that thing warmed up, it was like a bat out of hell! Teeth, nails, and tail whipping cut him up pretty good. Eventually got it out with a broom, and all my dad muttered was "ungrateful bastard" lol

EDIT:

Alright this comment is getting more traction than I anticipated! Yes, I am aware that iguanas are an invasive species in FL. I am not aware if 25 years ago, if they were deemed as big of a threat as they are now and/or if that was as common knowledge back then.

What I DO know is that my dad took it as an opportunity to instill fascination and curiosity in me as a young child. He was able to safely show me it's spines and talons, and explain that reptiles are cold-blooded and what that meant. Even more than the mini science lesson, he showed me compassion for living things. Especially as a young child, I think I would have walked away with a very different impression if he just killed it. Would that have been the right thing to do? Maybe. But I think the happy memory and lessons I learned that day were more important than a single iguana being let free.

danioof , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

155points

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Jack Burton 3 months ago

Ungrateful bastard ^^ just spilled my eat thanks ^^

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Men who say all their exes are crazy.

duck_duck_goofs , Caner Kökçü / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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140points

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Sue Denham 3 months ago

All those exes have one thing in common.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Intuition. If something feels wrong stop. It doesn't matter if it's stepping out onto a snow-covered slope, pulling up to a sketchy gas station, or putting too small of a piece of wood in a table router, listen when your brain tells you "This is a bad idea.".

kolalikoa , Christina / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

139points

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Lulu 3 months ago

But what if I have anxiety and my brain tells me EVERYTHING is a bad idea??

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Not finishing antibiotics. Just because you feel better doesn't mean you stop taking them.

Better-Ad5309 , Michelle Leman / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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125points

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Elchinero 3 months ago

so true ... do em all

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Seatbelts.

Attended a friend’s funeral. He was riding the back seat and didn’t wear his seatbelt during a roadtrip, the driver was sleepy and hit a divider, the car spun out and he was flung out. He died during the ambulance ride, only 19 years old.

First thing I do when I get into any vehicle is to buckle up.

fxcked_that_for_you , freestocks.org / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

117points

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Marianne 3 months ago

And there is literally no reason not to do it. There might be a couple of people with phobias concerning restriction, but apart from that, it really shouldn't bother you.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Fanatical born again Christians.

lemoncake3003 , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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109points

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 3 months ago

Any born-again or recent convert to ANY religion.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Badgers.

they may look friend shaped and may also respond to psspsspss but no touchy cos they scratchy bitey.

rainbowroobear , Leo Sam / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

106points

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Lulu 3 months ago

Honey badger don't give a sh**.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Never challenge a goose.

ITreeFairy , Denis Linine / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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103points

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TheElderNom 3 months ago

Or a swan. Or exist near their nests.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again The sea.

Aggravating-Pound598 , Ray Bilcliff / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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99points

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Gavin Johnson 3 months ago

But it’s ok to tickle it every now and again, just be prepared to swim away quickly ok?

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Not listening to medical advice of a professional I am a nurse and have seen many people have horrible lives or deaths because they thought they were smarter.

Unsichere-ziege-b , Laura James / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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95points

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Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 months ago

Forget those nasty vaccines, try a coffee enema with some essential oils during a waning moon just like they said on Facebook 🤡

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Food poisoning. If you've ever had it for real, your personal food safety standards will rise significantly.

Electric-Sheepskin , Life Of Pix / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

91points

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Lulu 3 months ago

My husband had food poisoning from old shrimp he found in the fridge. Did he learn anything? No. I STILL have to tell him he shouldn't eat certain things or should wash his hands after handling raw meat or respect expiration dates for some foods. I honestly don't know how he made it to adulthood.

37points

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Narcissists.

PolyThrowaway524 , ZHANNA TIKHONOVA Tt / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

82points

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Grape Walls of Ire 3 months ago

You know, just because a guy likes holding his jaw, it doesn't mean he's a narcissist. Besides, it's not like he's orange.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again People in the middle of a road rage incident. It is amazing how a grown adult can absolutely lose their mind when inside a vehicle.

titsmuhgeee , Alina Rossoshanska / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

78points

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Guy Bare 3 months ago

"Grown adult" doesn't mean "responsible person"

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#15

35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Take care of your eyes (wear eye pro, mind what you’re doing, change contacts on time etc). A few years ago I got a small piece of metal in my eye. This became infected. Navy ships are nasty.

The infection was misdiagnosed three times. After four days everything seemed ok. On day five I woke up with my eye basically rotting from a rare bacterial infection. I was fortunate enough to keep the eye so I appear unaffected but my vision was permanently damaged. Long exposure to sunlight causes migraines if I don’t wear sunglasses. I’ve had to learn to do a lot of things in different ways. All around a life changing event.

thefluffyparrot , Mikhail Nilov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

78points

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Savahax 3 months ago

Don't take any risk with your eyes, or your "Gentlemans Sausage". -My father

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#16

35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again If you're traveling never f**k with the locals. I've seen people pick fights with one of the locals and 10 of his buddies came out from every shop around them.

NaughtyNina23 , Jimmy Chan / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

76points

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Guy-Incognito 3 months ago

Maybe don't pick fights in general. See someone about your need to compensate for your tiny manhood.

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#17

35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again * People who believe they have nothing to lose. That could be a late-stage addict or your average teenager.
* Anyone with cauliflower ears.

TheDadThatGrills , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

73points

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Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago

I'm surprised BP didn't illustrate this one with an actual cauliflower

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#18

35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Don’t fight. You never know who’s carrying a knife or a gun until it’s too late. Life is not a fight scene in the movies, it’s 10X worse.

AusTex2019 , Josh Hild / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

67points

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Karma Black 3 months ago (edited)

Even without a weapon, one bad punch can be lethal.

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#19

35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Don’t f**k with someone sleeping, easy way to get beat up by the nicest person.

Interesting-Onion787 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

64points

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Racing Tadpole 3 months ago

Wake someone by shaking their foot..further away from any punching fists

22points

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again People who cook, deliver or serve your food.

Tantressa , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

62points

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Syrah 3 months ago

I feel like this shouldn't be again, it should just be never.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Payday loans.

Konaim , Karolina Kaboompics / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

62points

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Jeremy James 3 months ago

When you only get paid once every two weeks because it saves your company on payroll processing and rent is due on the first of the month, this can be an easy trap to fall into.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Construction sites.

They are one of the most dangerous places to be so you have to be paying attention all the time you are in site.

DrummerBob10 , PhotoMIX Company / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

61points

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Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago

Naturally, they don't wear hard hats for fashion reasons

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Electricity.

Ill-Lu , Anete Lusina / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

59points

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LilliVB 3 months ago

I don't want to sound condescending, but isn't it obvious? If you work with an electrical circuit, you should switch off the electricity. It's like, basic safety procedure, isn't it?

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#24

35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Nature.

To many people think because they go camping and few times a year and shoot their gun from time to time that they can do whatever they want in the wild.

Nature only has one goal, to kill you and turn you into plant food. We spend millions of years to adapt and get away from nature. That doesn’t we somehow we have mastered nature or are immune to it. Respect it and take calculated risks when you’re out there by yourself.

unk214 , Luis del Río / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

59points

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Gavin Johnson 3 months ago

Nature isn’t even trying to kill you. Your death will just be the byproduct of nature doing what it does, it has no specific reason or need for you to die right now, your death is inevitable anyway, it’s not even focussed on you, you are insignificant and nature will wait, you get to choose how long you survive but remember one slip, one moment of thoughtlessness and guess what, nature will get you.

63points

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Alcohol. I had my run of ten years drinking, had an epiphany that alcohol was killing me, and nearly five years later, those in my life who didn't quit drinking are starting to frequent the hospital.

takisokay , Mahrael Boutros / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

55points

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Bob 3 months ago

Yup, alcohol is very effective at making you feel good, and feel less. It doesn't make you "forget" per say, it makes you disappear from yourself. Alcoholics aren't stupid, this solution IS good and effective. It just becomes the only one left. And that's the issue. That's why saying to people "alcohol/tobacco/drg is bad" usually doesn't work. Because it has an actual real good effect (especially if you develloped physical dependency). The best way out is to seek help (professional if possible), build habits and shape your environnement to make quitting bearable.

29points

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Hydration.

Drink more water. Yes, you.

DashCat9 , Matteo Badini / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

52points

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Spoot 3 months ago

But coffee...

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Garage door springs.

Semi-Nerdy , Wenxin Dong / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

51points

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xolitaire 3 months ago

There is always that one horror movie scene

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Swans during mating season. Think about a goose on steroids and three times bigger. They've been know to chase down jet skis and knock the driver into the water for getting to close to their nests.

Linux4ever_Leo , Yevgen Buzuk / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

51points

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Marianne 3 months ago

Don't forget how huge swans are. If an angry swan is blocking my way and hissing at me, I will find a different way.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again The thermostat at my dad's house.

FuzzyPedal , Erik Mclean Report

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50points

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devotedtodreams 3 months ago

We never had a thermostat, but even so, Calvin & Hobbes taught me to never mess with one :D

18points

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Cacti with fuzzy spines. Compared to the ones with big pointy spikes, these are the real terrors.

It took like a week for all the tiny little spines to get worked out of my skin.

Morbidhanson , Teona Swift / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

50points

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TheElderNom 3 months ago

My cat would gently bite the clusters of spikes, then pull them off and drop them on the floor. They are not fun to pick from your feet.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Gas station sushi. One impulsive night in college taught me that bathroom floors are cold and unwelcoming places for contemplation.

TemptingTwinkle , MART PRODUCTION / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

47points

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Marianne 3 months ago

Except when you're in Japan. Every sushi everywhere in Japan is usually top quality and super fresh. People in Japan take their image and honor extremely important, so no one will sell you anything that they don't trust to be excellent quality.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Stray tom cats. I had one hand my butt to me. Had to get rabies shots and everything.

Otherwise_Yam4094 , Aleksandr Nadyojin / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

46points

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 3 months ago

Or cats generally, really. I recently had to give ours a tablet using the hold it's mouth open then closed method. On a more positive note, my anticoagulants are working brilliantly.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Bulls.

Don't f**k about with bulls. Even "relaxed" ones.

JeepersOhh , Brett Sayles / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

43points

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TheElderNom 3 months ago

Or cows, they are more docile but they can still mess you up.

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Do not try to sit in some elderly person’s favourite seat. Do not try to change any table arrangements like placing the coffee pots differently than they have been used to for the last Thursday of every month for 20+ years. You will never hear the end of it for the rest of your sorry life. Just keep it as usual. Which can be hard if you’re new at your workplace.

EarthySofa , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

41points

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Laserleader 3 months ago

Apparently a statue of Mary was moved in my grandmother's garden after a big family visit, and somehow it was my mother's fault it was on the other side of the garden. Years later my grandmother would still remind everyone again and again about how the statue was moved.

17points

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35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again Mentally unstable people.

You think you're crazy? Try arguing, fighting, or self-defending against a mentally unstable person.

Make_Moneyyy , Demeter Attila / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

38points

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Sue User 3 months ago

This is adding to the myth that mentally unstable == violent. They are the victins if violence more than perpatrators

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Note: this post originally had 51 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes.

What, due to experience, do you know not to mess with?

Hydraulics. They look innocent and easy to deal with. That stuff’s ready to cut bits of you off if you don’t know what you are doing. Are you trained and / or time served to be messing with hydraulic hoses and connectors? No? We’ll step away y’fool. Same goes for pressure vessels.

13points

Freya the Wanderer 3 months ago

Bison. They may look docile and cute, but get too close to one and you'll find out how good your health insurance is at covering an ER visit. That is, if you're lucky.

10points

Dirk Daring 3 months ago

If you're celebrating your birthday or whatever else in a bar or restaurant, please do not bring balloons. Especially if the establishment is frequented by military veterans.

Red_panda 3 months ago

Shrooms. Or any hallucinogenic. One time. The window tried to eat me. NEVER again.

2points

Kiwi Panda 3 months ago (edited)

An ad for 24 hour full coverage foundation popped up on this list and I legit thought it was a deadly issue I’d never heard of 😂

1point

Don't take on Busses or Semi's. Dumb drivers in my tourist town don't think about the fact big vehicles can't stop fast. The crashes are never pretty, and I've seen a LOT of crashes.

MalibuClassicMan 3 months ago

Guns, I love guns ,but they will kill you before you know what happens, always assume they are loaded and never point them at anyone unless your life is in danger.

0points

Captive 3 months ago

Basically every kind of basic thing you can imagine, like electricity. What's the point of this post?

35 People Share What They Will Never Mess With Again

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