10 Dumbest Things Guardian Angels Have Saved People From

Christian Living · Jan 21, 2026 · BabylonBee.com
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Humans get into a lot of trouble, which all too often is simply a product of our own stupidity. Here are the top ten dumbest things guardian angels have saved people from in all of history:

  1. Hal Wendell of Waco, TX, was rescued after being nearly crushed to death by a vending machine after his pork rinds got stuck: He wanted those rinds so badly.

  2. Demi Rogers of Little Rock, AR, was saved from asking her stylist if she could try getting bangs: Phew. Close call.

  3. Roger Neyland of Columbia, SC, was saved from seeing if that feature really worked where the circular saw stops when it senses skin: Although, now he'll never know.

  4. Steve Villarreal of Chino, CA, was prevented from grabbing the hot plate of fajitas at a Mexican restaurant: Easy there, Steve.

  5. Sharon Dorman of Harrisburg, PA, nearly commented "God is so good!" on an AI video of a sloth feeding cotton candy to a puppy but an angel took out the cell network: A narrow escape.

  6. Ramona Fleming of Mesa, AZ, was saved from entering a guess in Wordle with a letter that her last guess established is not in the word: Fine work, guardian angel.

  7. Kathryn Banes of Tulsa, OK, was saved from eating at a small-town Subway when hunger struck during a road trip: Disaster avoided.

  8. Tina Womack of Tampa, FL was saved from telling a customer service representative that she would like to stay on the line to complete a survey when an angel cut her phone line: Thanks, Raphael!

  9. Thomas Stenson of Cincinnati, OH was saved from flushing his phone down the toilet during a texting-while-going incident: It's dirty work, being a guardian angel.

  10. Martin Greeves of Denver, CO, was saved from trying the fried burrito that had been sitting on that gas station warmer for the past 36 hours: Another life spared!

Here's to the hardworking angels who do the job no one wants to. Did an angel save you from a sticky situation? Let us know in the comments.


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