Predicting the future has never worked out for me. Except for that one time when I thwarted an evil overlord's plan, but that probably doesn't count.
People make drunken mistakes and they say "well I was drunk."
I might have said that a few times myself.
However, I also began to realize that sometimes things happen even though you do everything in your power to prevent them.
That's why you're right..... it's easier to laugh about it.
Even the professionals mess up. That's why we have sports bloopers. We laugh at their misfortunes and I bet they do too.