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# People Are Sharing Their Own Spills After This Glorious 5.5 Gallon Ranch Mishap Horror Story

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by 

[Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/)


## Rachel E. Greenspan


Mar 21, 2019 2:52 PM UTC

by 

[Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/)


## Rachel E. Greenspan


Mar 21, 2019 2:52 PM UTC

Don’t cry over spilled ranch.

One horrifying moment of a restaurant worker spilling 22 quarts — that’s 5.5 gallons — of ranch dressing seems to have inspired a movement. Covered in the gooey substance, the woman laughed through the unfortunate event. The post on Twitter even included a second angle of the mishap, showing how the dressing completely splashed into her face.

> [](https://twitter.com/BorboaGrant/status/1107727029493874688)

> [](https://twitter.com/whos%5Fjared/status/1107845286838169605)

But everyone on the internet followed this brave ranch-spiller’s lead by sharing their own (and, of course, those of their friends’ and co-workers’) kitchen and restaurant fiascos.

> [](https://twitter.com/kkaylademq/status/1108108166036774912)

> [](https://twitter.com/HolyWaterFire/status/1108546176658210816)


> [](https://twitter.com/HaileyFeltner/status/1108351029593206784)

> [](https://twitter.com/Ale%5FLopez36/status/1108056883552768001)

> [](https://twitter.com/Ilovejwamcp143/status/1108201607412490240)


> [](https://twitter.com/ellieecarl/status/1108138037198888964)

But, as it turns out, ranch is often the culprit.

> [](https://twitter.com/xochiihutton/status/1108111873277337601)

> [](https://twitter.com/urbo50/status/1108039502151454720)


Many of the mishaps shared thus far involve sauces, but that’s not all that’s been spilled. “Behold my version,” one person wrote, along with a video of every single cup following to the floor.

> [](https://twitter.com/AP7%5F%5F/status/1108177831404679169)

The hilarious videos even tragically include some unfortunate customers getting involved in the messy mistakes.

> [](https://twitter.com/rylang%5F/status/1108203007366385666)


One thing is for certain: If you spill something in the kitchen, you’re certainly not alone.

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