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The holidays are far from perfect, especially when family is involved. And while we happily encourage you to shoot for the moon, we just as happily enjoy seeing everyone's hilariously pathetic cooking fails. Mostly because our laughter is the only thing getting us through Great Aunt Linda's thousandth retelling of walking uphill to school every day, but also because this stuff happens to the best of us.
Check out the best of the worst turkeys we found across the internet, including mess-ups so bad they give Clark Griswold's gasping bird a run for its money.
Deep-Fried Fire Balls
Whenever someone attempts to fry a turkey, there's always the chance that things go horribly wrong and the fryer goes up in flames—hopefully not along with the garage.
Charred to a Crisp
These birds are looking very leathery and bone dry. Maybe keep better track of the time and temperature, guys.
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Total Oven Mayhem
That awkward moment when your oven catches fire from turkey grease and the bird might not make it.
Taking a Tumble
Some poor, perfectly cooked birds have been dropped on the floor—whether by total accident or due to some sort of alcohol consumption, it's makes for a very sad (albeit still hilarious) day.
It All Falls Apart
Never forget the moment just before you moved the turkey from its pan and everything crumbled to bits. Rest in pieces, beautiful bird.
Honey, You Shrunk The Turkey
Left it in too long? Didn't let it defrost fully? Not sure what exactly went wrong here but that roast looks wrinkly and sad.
Wrong Side Up
First timers might mistake the top from the bottom and accidentally roast their turkeys upside down. It's definitely not a pretty sight—and the skin is sure to be rubbery—but we bet the meat tasted just fine.
Halfway There
Sorry, but we can hardly stop laughing while looking at this number. Someone totally screwed up with their fried turkey tactics and only cooked half the bird. Hopefully they just flipped it around and tried again ...
Hack Job
There's a lot wrong with this turkey, which we might argue is the worst of any we've seen. Not only is it burnt, but the meat also looks dry and cracked, and it's been cut with what was either a chainsaw or a very dull butcher knife. Damn.
It's A...Turkey!
Though the time and effort that went into this is absolutely astounding, it is still 100 percent a turkey fail.
