The 25 Worst Struggle Plates of Christmas 2013

The struggle is real.

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From perfectly presented dinner spreads to elegantly decorated evergreen trees, Instagram is one giant Lexus IS "December to Remember" commercial during Christmastime. But, not everyone has the self-obsessed need to overcompensate with digitally filtered snippets of their artificial lives. Some—like the people on this list—take a more honest approach to sharing during the holiday season, and the truth can yield some very ugly pictures. Behold The 25 Biggest Struggle Plates of Christmas 2013.

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New Year's Resolution: Get a Girlfriend

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Despite Flawless Presentation, There's No Saving This Meal

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The Potentially Fatal Combination of Panda Express, Sbarro, and Boston Market

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Is Olive Garden Still Open?

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It's Still Better Than Aunt Nancy's Shredded Cabbage Casserole

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This Plate is to Food as Paris Hilton is to DJ-ing

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When The Biggest Loser Cookbook and Grandma's Creative Vision Collide

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Behold a Meal That Requires a Signed Waiver Before Eating

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What Did These Sides Ever Do to You?

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Fast Food!? It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!

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Really? Is This a Thing?

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You Can't Unsee This Sort of Tragedy

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Fear Factor Was Never This Bad

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Nasa's Iris Mission Captures Satellite Images of the Sun's Fiery Surface

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Hopefully it Tastes Better Than it Looks

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There's Not Enough Peace and Joy in the World to Save This Christmas

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Christmas is a Sad, Sad Day for Side Dishes

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Just Like Mom Used to Make Them

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There Are No Words

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Reason No. 4080 to Not Trust the Structural Integrity of Waffles

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Plastic Forks Are No Match for This Mystery Meat

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The Worst Time of Year to Be Sick

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Another Pathetic Case of the Christmas Day Flu

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The Gift of Compartmentalized Misery

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And the Secret Ingredient is...Pig's Blood!

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