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It's one of the more novel and petty forms of revenge we've seen, but damn if it's not compelling. This tumblr user wanted to get back at their homophobic mother in a public show of force, so they landed on sharing her prized meatloaf recipe with the whole-ass internet. It also inspired another user to compile an entire compendium of spite recipes. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but in this case it's a whole cookbook. There's never a dull moment when it comes to random tumblr gems.

You've got to be careful with those YouTube diet recipe videos. Regardless of whether or not the "diet soup" is actually a thing in this strange universe, the comments section delivered nothing but an onslaught of comedy gold. Many of us have had our unfortunate experiences muddling through gnarly phases of indigestion and flatulence upon trying funky foods that are reportedly healthy. Sometimes the body just acts up in unexpected ways. And whatever you do, pray for that poor dude at the end. Pray for him, ya'll. Check out some more gold from the world of Tumblr with this thread about becoming an Ant God. It's as fun as it sounds. 

At some point in their lives, just about everyone has had to feed themselves on almost no money. The recipes we develop can take on a sort of mythic status and carry on a life of their own. From the broke college student to the random kid rooting around their own kitchen, we all develop our own poverty meals. For the exact opposite of this, here's wild examples of rich people being totally out of touch.

Every kind of cuisine comes with its own set of expectations and challenges. Often the biggest challenge is knowing that you won't make it as well as your mom made it. For more creative stuff, here are some comedy gems from the wild world of Tumblr.

This is some sticom-level family drama. Someone's lyin'-ass grandma has been pretending their secret fudge recipe is all special when in reality the exact same recipe can be found on the side of a can of evaporated milk. The real question is what to do with the information. For another dirty cheater, here's this reporter who won her office chili cook-off with store-bought chili.

With the new popularity of processed foods in post WWII America, the culinary lifestyle of the states was about to get pulverized into a steaming heap of tasteless crap. Jell-O pushed its way into meals like an estrange drunken uncle into your last Thanksgiving. Food failure follows us everywhere. Here are some cake mistakes.

"I can't wait to see how it turned out! Now I'll just open the oven and OHGOD"

Probably the most wholesome cookbook you've ever seen. The kids who wrote it are a mystery, but that doesn't mean we can't recreate the recipes to honor these young culinary masterminds. Some recipes seem harder than others. How much flour is 18 minutes of flour?