A misfire or mistake so sad or pathetic that you question if they went into a vegetative state when doing it.
My coworker decided it would be a good idea to bring balloons to our boss's funeral. A critical mistake that would cost him his job.
by Tovarishch Lasagna May 18, 2019
Get the Critical mistakemug. <.7.9.7.6.>I Know This Is not Life When Individual Mistake Their Own Sincere Muscle On Their Face <.E.N.T.><.7.9.7.6.>
<.7.9.7.6.>I Know This Is not Life When Individual Mistake Their Own Sincere Muscle On Their Face <.E.N.T.><.7.9.7.6.>
by IPromiseToDoWhatIPromised May 27, 2025
Get the <.7.9.7.6.>I Know This Is not Life When Individual Mistake Their Own Sincere Muscle On Their Face <.E.N.T.><.7.9.7.6.>mug. How do you keep a decent idea or someone's best efforts from slipping away? If the wrong hands can record it (or have it recorded), they can copy it and turn it (into bullshit) against somebody in no time, then the wrong hands prevail again. They can do that with just about anything in life, and they can spin it a lot of different ways.
The football team wasn't pushovers last week, the wrong hands had to get something to steal/copy to turn them into the pushovers they said they were this week, but the football team had already forgotten that and was now focused on mistakes and what they did wrong again, trying to hold everyone but the wrong hands accountable, when really making mistakes is human. Perfection is for machines, and because they are made by humans, they make errors too every now and then.
by The Original Agahnim November 22, 2021
Get the Mistakesmug. A mistake that you made due to someone else's original mistake. Think of a 3 car crash as an example. If you get rear-ended and then hit the person in front of you, is it really your fault?
This can apply to a multitude of situations including families, relationships, work related incidents, etc.
Originally used in the song "Spilled Milk" by Mack Harrison.
This can apply to a multitude of situations including families, relationships, work related incidents, etc.
Originally used in the song "Spilled Milk" by Mack Harrison.
Jeeze dude, I am really getting the first degree over these secondhand mistakes. I feel like I got set up for this malarky.
by DefinitelyNotMackHarrison September 24, 2025
Get the Secondhand Mistakemug. 
by Recurral April 28, 2025
Get the Mistakemug. This theory recognizes that humans are not perfect and that for every mistake in a model or schedule
there will be another "mistake" in somewhat equal scope to offset each other, hence rendering the model or budget still valid.
The idea behind is that things will anyway fall the way they fall and we cannot control for that.
The optimistic view is that this theory rejects Murphy's Law, the negligent take on it is the "Trust me, it will be OK" approach to life.
Decide where you want to be.
there will be another "mistake" in somewhat equal scope to offset each other, hence rendering the model or budget still valid.
The idea behind is that things will anyway fall the way they fall and we cannot control for that.
The optimistic view is that this theory rejects Murphy's Law, the negligent take on it is the "Trust me, it will be OK" approach to life.
Decide where you want to be.
Accountant 1: oh, crap... we forgot to add $1 million in income from product X sales to the budget
Accountant 2: oh, fudge... product Y's revenue is inflated by $980K...oh wait... based on the Theory of Offsetting Mistakes all is well, the numbers we gave the CEO are still valid, yay.
Girl: oh, crap... your condom broke
Dude: oh, fudge... you miscounted your days, your period is due today at 8pm.... you are not pregnant, yay.
Accountant 2: oh, fudge... product Y's revenue is inflated by $980K...oh wait... based on the Theory of Offsetting Mistakes all is well, the numbers we gave the CEO are still valid, yay.
Girl: oh, crap... your condom broke
Dude: oh, fudge... you miscounted your days, your period is due today at 8pm.... you are not pregnant, yay.
by Tim E Wastin August 26, 2013
Get the Theory of Offsetting Mistakesmug.