/r/therewasanattempt - top ten submissions for each month of 2017

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2017, December
To save electricity
43411 To save electricity
Perfect shot
29335 Perfect shot
To share the holiday spirit
32682 To share the holiday spirit
At wooing the girl
31094 At wooing the girl
To eat a sweet roll
32814 To eat a sweet roll
To tell a knock knock joke
42759 To tell a knock knock joke
Christmas decorations at a sushi restaurant
24249 Christmas decorations at a sushi restaurant
at playing it cool
29033 at playing it cool
To steal the rest of the bread roll
23229 To steal the rest of the bread roll
To point out where Virginia is
22697 To point out where Virginia is
2017, November
To explain their reasoning
63961 To explain their reasoning
To hide the millennium falcon.
33333 To hide the millennium falcon.
To be cool.
34268 To be cool.
There was an attempt to advocate against mastur...
40461 There was an attempt to advocate against mastur...
To describe Peppa Pig
30789 To describe Peppa Pig
To prevent suicide
23259 To prevent suicide
To pass this obstacle course.
24742 To pass this obstacle course.
To ruin net neutrality
45083 To ruin net neutrality
To slide in those DM’s
21243 To slide in those DM’s
Frankly I'm not even sure what was being attemp...
32191 Frankly I'm not even sure what was being attemp...
2017, October
To Knock-over his Nachos
40721 To Knock-over his Nachos
Police trying to chase down a red light runner
37595 Police trying to chase down a red light runner
to walk down stairs
31698 to walk down stairs
To teach stranger danger.
30058 To teach stranger danger.
He tried sooo hard..
37537 He tried sooo hard..
To stop Marshawn Lynch
29979 To stop Marshawn Lynch
Packing a Lizard
26584 Packing a Lizard
Giving his 110%
31091 Giving his 110%
To get out of a ticket
34250 To get out of a ticket
To impress her
27116 To impress her
2017, September
There Was An Attempt To Enforce A Cancellation ...
42181 There Was An Attempt To Enforce A Cancellation ...
at dabbing
37531 at dabbing
To catfish.
36083 To catfish.
at bullying this guy
28296 at bullying this guy
To do an introduction
30637 To do an introduction
Poor bill
31756 Poor bill
To censor captions
27097 To censor captions
Now that's just bad luck
26745 Now that's just bad luck
at being the predator
21656 at being the predator
To ban meat
19662 To ban meat
2017, August
To be anti-semitic
45816 To be anti-semitic
There was an attempt to kick the ball downfield
31461 There was an attempt to kick the ball downfield
To roll over.
24394 To roll over.
To get on the sofa
24824 To get on the sofa
I'll enjoy this nice carrot
25063 I'll enjoy this nice carrot
Attempt to surprise a kid with a cat.
23957 Attempt to surprise a kid with a cat.
To climb up a ramp
24621 To climb up a ramp
Well, you tried
27217 Well, you tried
To steal a bicycle.
23461 To steal a bicycle.
at working in the White House
21287 at working in the White House
2017, July
To use the pressure cooker...
30479 To use the pressure cooker...
Saving the Bag
27193 Saving the Bag
Suicide
26247 Suicide
to rob a gold store
23217 to rob a gold store
Anonymous Sources
18240 Anonymous Sources
...to take a cute picture
20027 ...to take a cute picture
Tree Climbing
15887 Tree Climbing
To buy my German Shephard a water bowl online.
15593 To buy my German Shephard a water bowl online.
Was checking my spam for fun, but this is somet...
15214 Was checking my spam for fun, but this is somet...
To make a patriotic sign.
14480 To make a patriotic sign.
2017, June
To impress the girls. Twice.
35252 To impress the girls. Twice.
Burglary
29110 Burglary
At stealing
31623 At stealing
To "prank" the drive-through cashier
24513 To "prank" the drive-through cashier
To stop her car rolling over
24385 To stop her car rolling over
to high five
23671 to high five
To throw a tree branch down a hill
24096 To throw a tree branch down a hill
There Was An Attempt to tow this Jeep
18191 There Was An Attempt to tow this Jeep
There was an attempt to land safely
16345 There was an attempt to land safely
...at a sales pitch.
17801 ...at a sales pitch.
2017, May
Jumping on the counter
25616 Jumping on the counter
To look away
27761 To look away
Eat pant
20328 Eat pant
To slide into the DMs
19086 To slide into the DMs
There was an attempt to take a picture with a fish
19579 There was an attempt to take a picture with a fish
To get past the clerk
16814 To get past the clerk
To play victim
16934 To play victim
There was an attempt to 'Get That Shit Outta Here'
15994 There was an attempt to 'Get That Shit Outta Here'
at fooling everyone
15370 at fooling everyone
To be cool
16153 To be cool
2017, April
Security check
21651 Security check
To symbolically free the spirit of a loved one ...
18355 To symbolically free the spirit of a loved one ...
to somersault through the air
16476 to somersault through the air
To get into my email account
12290 To get into my email account
To release their bird
13738 To release their bird
North Korea attempts to launch a missile.
13193 North Korea attempts to launch a missile.
To rob a truck
11727 To rob a truck
To do a wheelie
10586 To do a wheelie
To do a backflip off a tree
9793 To do a backflip off a tree
To hula hoop
8275 To hula hoop
2017, March
There was an attempt to save a 🐢
25060 There was an attempt to save a 🐢
To rob two ladies
19278 To rob two ladies
Jumping into the new pool
15032 Jumping into the new pool
This statue of Cristiano Ronaldo.
11640 This statue of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Drunk man attempts to fight some skateboarders ...
10394 Drunk man attempts to fight some skateboarders ...
You better eat it and let the host know how gre...
9252 You better eat it and let the host know how gre...
There was an attempt to cross the street.
8301 There was an attempt to cross the street.
To chase a cat
6054 To chase a cat
Legotrain attempting to disobey gravity
6138 Legotrain attempting to disobey gravity
Gave blood and they misspelled my name Jordan.
5842 Gave blood and they misspelled my name Jordan.
2017, February
There was an attempt to bowl
17572 There was an attempt to bowl
Identity protection attempt
15400 Identity protection attempt
Girlfriend called dominos to send me a surprise...
14089 Girlfriend called dominos to send me a surprise...
Flipping off the ride camera.
11743 Flipping off the ride camera.
Running on a treadmill
9594 Running on a treadmill
Little Girl Attempts To Jump In A Kiddie Pool
8818 Little Girl Attempts To Jump In A Kiddie Pool
▶️
6560 ▶️
There Was An Attempt to light a cigarette
7267 There Was An Attempt to light a cigarette
to lower boxes off the truck
7174 to lower boxes off the truck
Sneaking past the camera
6613 Sneaking past the camera
2017, January
Pressure washer guy was 3 seconds away from mak...
16412 Pressure washer guy was 3 seconds away from mak...
They tried their best
31117 They tried their best
Race to finish the finish line.
10187 Race to finish the finish line.
They tried
10777 They tried
Backflip attempt
8617 Backflip attempt
"I'm not gonna ask Subway customers these quest...
6811 "I'm not gonna ask Subway customers these quest...
Trying to be smooth
5992 Trying to be smooth
a girl and her hoop
5845 a girl and her hoop
Just give up already. It's not going to happen.
5499 Just give up already. It's not going to happen.
Attempt to steal the ball.
5254 Attempt to steal the ball.