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By Anonymous - 21/10/2011 18:58 - United States

Today, it took me and my husband three hours to put our new book shelves together. It took our cat all of three seconds to knock it all down. FML

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By xXrememberthisXx - 16/10/2023 06:30

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By nicki - 14/11/2010 17:18 - United States

Today, it took me a full ten minutes to finish on the toilet. I was babysitting at the time, and it took the kids those ten minutes to destroy the kitchen and shave the cat. FML

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By IKEA SUCKS - 22/11/2023 16:00

Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML

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By FallCameEarly - 27/02/2014 06:21 - United States - Alhambra

Today, at my job as a librarian at an old library, I was shelving books. Things were great until one entire bookshelf fell over. The damage wasn't too bad. Then the rest fell down. FML

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By truecountrybitch - 09/05/2020 23:00

Today, my boyfriend got frustrated trying to take my entertainment center into the basement, for the kids' game room. It didn't fit, thanks to the horrible design of the house, so he Spartan-kicked it down, breaking it into 15 pieces. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/04/2012 07:18 - United States - Salinas

Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound up in my underpants, screaming stuff like, "Fuck you, fucking Ikea bastard" at pieces of confusing plywood. FML

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By Username - 03/06/2011 14:04 - United States

Today, while babysitting I decided to play with a children's puzzle to pass the time. Fifteen minutes in I gave up. The kid then came over and put it together in less than five. There were only ten pieces. FML

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The power of the cardboard box

By Never ever again - 23/06/2022 04:00 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I’m kicking myself for buying and setting up an elaborate cat tree I thought my cats would love. The second I was done, they walked over to it, sniffed around, and went to sleep in the box it came in instead, and won’t go near the darn thing. It might as well be a $200 cardboard box. FML

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DIY nightmare

By Anonymous - 20/04/2024 15:00 - United Kingdom

Today, my dad uttered the dreaded words, “Now don’t worry boy, I knows exactly what I is doing.” A few short minutes later he has a destroyed impact drill, my ladder is snapped, my kitchen window is broken, my wife is in hospital for stitches, and we can’t find the cat. FML

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Bad boy

By Nebraskawreck - 22/11/2018 13:30

Today, my husband left our untrained puppy out of its kennel when he left for work. I got home and all of the baby books my parents just bought for us that were on the coffee table in a backpack were completely destroyed, along with the bag, and parts of our wall. FML

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YaboyVinnie 21

Saturday 22 October 2011 1:10

That's Ninja Kitteh for you.

saIty 17

Saturday 22 October 2011 1:17

Are you one of those couples who're like, **** the instructions!

Comments

KiddNYC1O 20

Saturday 22 October 2011 2:53

Damn shelves.

Tyger44 1

Saturday 22 October 2011 2:55

Made on china?

icy37 10

Saturday 22 October 2011 5:29

Do you mean 'made in China' or are you just retarded.

GarciaSwaqgg 3

Saturday 22 October 2011 2:57

Kitty FTW!!

A_Lopes 3

Saturday 22 October 2011 3:00

Soo, was the cat ok?

crownlogic 25

Saturday 22 October 2011 3:54

Assholes who will let you know when you need to spend a little extra money on a pre-built bookshelf for their resting pleasure.

Ikickmidgets 11

Saturday 22 October 2011 3:56

Cat 1 You 0. Safe to say you will not win

Lludes 5

Saturday 22 October 2011 4:20

You mean my husband and I. You must have slept through English class.

tjsomethin 9

Saturday 22 October 2011 4:27

You probably thought that cat was alive. Nope. Chuck Testa.

alexchiltonLC 7

Saturday 22 October 2011 8:34

Is it just me that's sick of this meme already?

hairguitarhero 5

Saturday 22 October 2011 4:29

5- that's what she said

itightropedancer 0

Saturday 22 October 2011 4:31

Write correctly [; * my husband and I. Thanks!

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