/r/therewasanattempt - top ten submissions for each month of 2020

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2020, December

To work from home

73050 To work from home

To make a positive statement about law enforcement

58410 To make a positive statement about law enforcement

to successfully try the towel trick on the dog

51389 to successfully try the towel trick on the dog

To eat a chip

49136 To eat a chip

To put a hat on a frog

47309 To put a hat on a frog

To play with cat

45658 To play with cat

to give the Husky a bath

42490 to give the Husky a bath

to headbutt that pesky cow into oblivion

42286 to headbutt that pesky cow into oblivion

To keep their actions secret

40962 To keep their actions secret

To wrap a gift for Christmas

40698 To wrap a gift for Christmas

2020, November

To flex a gun

60068 To flex a gun

To fly

To use a filter to fly?

47381 To use a filter to fly?

to get free

47375 to get free

To hold the kitty inside the cage

46970 To hold the kitty inside the cage

To reach the table but nvm

45984 To reach the table but nvm

to encourage students

44097 to encourage students

To see what youâ€™d look like with bangs

43045 To see what youâ€™d look like with bangs

To lick the plate

41882 To lick the plate

To stop the door from spinning

41873 To stop the door from spinning

2020, October

To be racist

67257 To be racist

To champion "Straight Pride"

62486 To champion "Straight Pride"

to walk the talk

62390 to walk the talk

To take away car privileges...

61883 To take away car privileges...

to save the teens

61457 to save the teens

To have fun with a halloween decoration

51655 To have fun with a halloween decoration

To spell bird

48213 To spell bird

To promote the use of machinery

44641 To promote the use of machinery

To not have a birthday cake

41838 To not have a birthday cake

To play Mario Kart

41483 To play Mario Kart

2020, September

To school reporter Tom Harwood.

75327 To school reporter Tom Harwood.

To shuffle.

62052 To shuffle.

To make a good move

57708 To make a good move

At going outside

57209 At going outside

To copy

to stop suicide

57016 to stop suicide

To make a cute picture of a family wearing masks

52149 To make a cute picture of a family wearing masks

To scare the dog

50975 To scare the dog

To clean up after himself

48822 To clean up after himself

To collect garbage

46967 To collect garbage

2020, August

To invite to prom

87152 To invite to prom

to eat a grape

71420 to eat a grape

To install a kitty door

67415 To install a kitty door

To recreate a wholesome family photo

58443 To recreate a wholesome family photo

To shake hands

55172 To shake hands

To fix the cat

51117 To fix the cat

To return the favor

50792 To return the favor

To make a pizza

48100 To make a pizza

to attack mom

47892 to attack mom

To have make up

47689 To have make up

2020, July

To hurt this guy

113369 To hurt this guy

To prohibit entry without mask

76459 To prohibit entry without mask

to keep up the row

65242 to keep up the row

To break mandatory mask wearing rules.

62092 To break mandatory mask wearing rules.

To get the cat off the counter

56838 To get the cat off the counter

To relax

To start cat racing

52245 To start cat racing

to make children stop eating chicken nuggets

51199 to make children stop eating chicken nuggets

To keep a streak going

50630 To keep a streak going

to attack

46120 to attack

2020, June

To shame a coach

99306 To shame a coach

To block a mans path

90895 To block a mans path

To revenge

80862 To revenge

To accuse Morgan freeman of harassment.

68133 To accuse Morgan freeman of harassment.

To be pro LGBT

66679 To be pro LGBT

to hide

To make a serious ad campaign

61147 To make a serious ad campaign

To be a tough guy

54970 To be a tough guy

To be Kendall Jenner in the Pepsi Commerical

54898 To be Kendall Jenner in the Pepsi Commerical

To get it in one go

51511 To get it in one go

2020, May

To have a threesome

79533 To have a threesome

To criticize millennials

77395 To criticize millennials

To be racist

67356 To be racist

To make a kid less queer

66599 To make a kid less queer

to make his death look like a suicide

59161 to make his death look like a suicide

to stash it

58302 to stash it

To cook smiley buns

58049 To cook smiley buns

To score a backwards goal

53679 To score a backwards goal

to replace I'm sorry with thank you

51758 to replace I'm sorry with thank you

To spread anarchy

51044 To spread anarchy

2020, April

To return toilet paper

118163 To return toilet paper

to be taken seriously at at a city council meeting

106353 to be taken seriously at at a city council meeting

To insult atheism

84375 To insult atheism

...to abuse alcohol

78047 ...to abuse alcohol

To ask a thought-provoking question...

71139 To ask a thought-provoking question...

to stop the train

70047 to stop the train

To not pay a taxi

64561 To not pay a taxi

To shame men

62760 To shame men

To Rick Roll on Reddit.

56139 To Rick Roll on Reddit.

To turn off the webcam.

53154 To turn off the webcam.

2020, March

To generalize young people

94945 To generalize young people

To give kids homework

89359 To give kids homework

To make fun of a PC

84378 To make fun of a PC

To burgle

83550 To burgle

To not be heard

77410 To not be heard

To prevent coronavirus

75475 To prevent coronavirus

To sexualize women

74439 To sexualize women

To downplay a pandemic

73548 To downplay a pandemic

To do math..

72935 To do math..

There was an attempt to promote christianity

71526 There was an attempt to promote christianity

2020, February

To make a closing prison bad news

98646 To make a closing prison bad news

To write an interesting article

96876 To write an interesting article

to protect and serve

91848 to protect and serve

To shame a job field

88479 To shame a job field

To make a point against abortion

85415 To make a point against abortion

To contrast Generations

80538 To contrast Generations

To say no

77296 To say no

To desexualize boobs

74013 To desexualize boobs

To Gatekeep a holiday

73175 To Gatekeep a holiday

To make fun of Islam

71432 To make fun of Islam

2020, January

There was an attempt to name a woman

96637 There was an attempt to name a woman

To be a professional company

80174 To be a professional company

To be sneaky

78191 To be sneaky

To make a joke

76817 To make a joke

to insult women

72813 to insult women

To prove that Patton Oswalt is a Failed Comedian

70562 To prove that Patton Oswalt is a Failed Comedian

to eat boiled eggs

68988 to eat boiled eggs

To understand a joke

67712 To understand a joke

To insult women

67009 To insult women

To sound woke

66707 To sound woke