First, the "my day is worse than yours" contest, which kicks off with a comment from the appropriately named AmyDee911 and goes on:

AmyDee911: "This is the song that was on the radio when I was on the way to the hospital, following an ambulance that was carrying my 5 year old son. He's fine, I mostly am, but I heard this on the radio and said "ya think??""

xXAnimexChickXx: "omg i love this song so so much, it makes me wanna cry everytime i hear it cuz it reminds me of this little boy me and my mom baby-sat since he was born. he used to sig it all the time he loved this song. but when he was 3 he moved away and we miss him SO much!"

ilikeoreos101: "this song makes me cheer up and i need it right now, ive been going non stop for about two weeks and then going through puberty on top of that rele sux and this song cheers me up alot, i hate being a girl!!!!!!(sometimes, but i love... guys)"

wiscbrat13: "this song is grat it rmindes me of my girlfriend she cheated on me and now its no more"

xleper17: "god, isn't that everyone's life? every day is a different one, but it is exactly the same. "

someweirdogirl22: "hell yes i specifically looked this one up cuz my day sucked"

Uh, that last one rings a bit too familiar there. Anyway, there's much more where that came from, but of course, one person has to spoil the collective catharsis, because it's the Internet:

MASProductions777: "What are the words supposed to mean? It doesn't mean anything, its actually not very deep. Its just a bunch phrases put into a song really. I mean its a great song and all but what does it really mean?"

But all is not lost! A ray of sunshine comes through thanks to one person noting some basic laws of physics:

ni0kin: "The world isn't coming to the end.  In fact it still spinning 365 days a year. So let live with our happiness and put aside the bad feeling. I wish ya all feel better soon."

Thanks, ni0kin (although it's kind of troubling that you threw around the number "365" in a leap year—ack!). Maybe you should also get in touch with the folks at AP? It seems like they've been faking their smile with their coffees to go for a long time now.

Daniel Powter - Bad Day [YouTube]
Everything is seemingly spinning out of control [AP]

I'M NOT SHALLOW, BUT I HAVE TO SAY...
• "Another clear example of how women are so much more shallow than men. No way does a guy who looks like Marty get this hottie unless he is famous. Just disgusting."

OBLIGATORY ZACH BRAFF JOKES (THAT ARE FUNNIER THAN ANYTHING ON SCRUBS) (WHICH ADMITTEDLY ISN'T SAYING MUCH)
• "So The Shins WILL change your life. THROUGH A BLITZKRIEG OF VIOLENCE."
• "Wasn't your mom in "Garden State"? No, wait, I remember now: I *did* your mom in the Garden State."

LOOK, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTIC GROWTH
• "He shouldn't be fired just because he's in a band that plays fluffy, non-threatening music. If anything it should give the band a much needed rougher edge. Just think of him as the bad boy of the group. Every boy band needs one."

PLEASE DON'T LET THIS BREAK UP THE BAND
• "Sounds like a wild party! Unfortunately this makes the whole band look band. Hope they can ditch him and keep on making good music. I say good, because good < awesome. /end"
• "It's too bad that the only band member who actually talks to the audience will have to be replaced. What an idiot."

THE LONE VOICE OF REASON (OR MAYBE JUST HAVING A MOMENT OF INEBRIATED CLARITY)
"I'm going to judge the shit out of both of them (which correlates in no way to be me being home, alone, and on the internet at 3:00 AM on a Saturday night). I can publicly make insane assumptions about people based on scant information whenever I want—I use the internet!"

Shins member Martin Crandall arrested for domestic violence against America's Next Top Model Elyse Sewell [BrooklynVegan]
Top Model Elyse Sewell And Dorky Indie Rock Boyfriend Arrested For Domestic Violence [Jezebel]