Embarrassing Failures
Comments expressing sympathy, cringe, or amusement in response to awkward mistakes, blunders, or unfortunate incidents shared on Hacker News.
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SERIOUSLY ouch embarrassing cringe oh sorry yikes omg oh man damned oops
Sample Comments
Ouch, that's a bit embarrassing...
Yikes, oof, not a good look, etc.
Welp, this is awkward (._. )
Ouch That's going to leave a mark!
Oops… that's embarrassing – sorry!
Woah, it's real-life gagh!
Yeah, it's a right pain. :(
Ouch. Sorry to hear that :/
Oh, cmon, you hurt my feelings now...
Ouch! (It hurts to just consider that)