Behind the Awkwardness: Splash

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This is my mom, dad and brother in Sydney. Posing on a bridge, my brother set the camera on timer, and ran back to join my parents. However, he had too much momentum and fell back into the pond.”

(submitted by Claire)

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97 Responses to “Behind the Awkwardness: Splash”

  1. leeleelew says:

    I am still laughing! I can just see him running, sitting, back diving!!!

  2. AwkWerrrd says:

    Awesooooooooooooooome! Hahahhahahaha!!!

  3. james says:

    hahahaha! Really great photo.

  4. Staci says:

    Pretty much the best photo of all time!

    • K. B. says:

      I totally agree. This is my favorite on this site! Just look at the woman’s face. She thinks it’s pretty funny too.

  5. Cme says:

    Is the dad’s name Larry?

  6. Marlene says:

    lol, poor thing… did he get hurt?

    I hope not!

    Cheers

  7. sadmanh says:

    hahahahahahaha !!!!! this is a lesson to all u kids out there, take physics seriously, or you’ll just get hurt !!!

  8. James says:

    I wonder if the designers of the art wall in the background KNEW someone would fall in and that’s why the carved a giant splash into the middle of their mural

  9. Karin says:

    Oh that is too funny. Ha ha ha! It’s made even more funny to me as I know exactly this spot in front of the Chinese Gardens at Darling Harbour and have myself done almost the exact same thing. It’s a low bridge! I wonder what the goldfish thought?? LOL!!!

  10. shelby says:

    LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

    BEST AFP IN A WHILE

  11. Rich says:

    It looks like the 2 Dragons are laughing, and are in mid stride to give a “High-5″ to each other in celebration, of the human splash.

  12. Rui Xuan says:

    Haha…and he fell BACK into the pond???!!!Claire, you mean he already fell into the pond?

    • Askance says:

      No, she means he fell backwards into the pond … clearly he spun around and tried to sit facing the camera, trusting the laws of Cartoon Physics would cancel his momentum.

  13. Julie B says:

    Perfectly timed shot. I love time delays!!!

  14. Chajiko says:

    Here I am on AFP instead of writing my paper–and now everyone in the library is wondering why I’m sitting here laughing so hard that I have tears running down my face. This picture is possibly the funniest thing I have seen in years. XD

  15. TattingChic says:

    This is totally awesome! What a great photo!

  16. SplashLawg says:

    What makes it funnier is that pond is quite shallow

  17. Rudekid says:

    I find it very funny that the mom appears to be laughing too!

  18. Vickie says:

    I can’t stop laughing! This is probably the BEST picture EVER!

  19. RJG says:

    This is in the beautiful Chinese Gardens, in the city, in Darling Harbour. Didn’t anyone tell them to beware the carp in the pond? The carp are very tricky … they have shepherd’s crooks, and they hook tourists around the neck, very gently, so gently that the person can’t even feel it … and hoik them backwards into the water!

    Did your familiy take any photos of the kangaroos hopping down George Street?

    Greetings from Sydney …

  20. joe says:

    i like how the pic was able to capture the mom breaking out into laughter.

  21. pat says:

    ALL I CAN SAY IS PRICELESS!!!

  22. Kristen says:

    oh man, this is pretty classic

  23. marissa says:

    I think the funniest part to me is that the submitter (Claire) was not invited on this family vacation!

    • Claire says:

      Uh, yeah, I totally agree, while I was in college, my family was galavanting around Australia! I have to admit though, even after years of seeing this photo, I can’t stop laughing. Classic.

      p.s. it’s not the first (or second) time he’s fallen into a pond.

  24. Matt says:

    Wow! This is almost too amazing for words—almost.

  25. Joi says:

    I cannot stop laughing. My tummy is hurting, i cannot stop crying and my nose is running

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