Kids: Today, the electrician came because our kitchen light has been...

By PhDdaughter - 04/12/2009 10:16 - Switzerland

Today, the electrician came because our kitchen light has been flickering. After examining the installation, he screws the lightbulb tighter in the socket. My parents both are PhDs. FML

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By InnocenceBlue - 31/07/2019 12:00

Today, I finally managed to get my electrician boyfriend to agree to replace our old lights, after a year of asking. Saturday, he couldn't be bothered and Sunday he came down with a mysterious man flu. This is about the 10th time this has happened. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/11/2020 05:07

Today, I found out how hard it is to actually change light bulbs. I work with electricians. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/02/2021 07:30 - Australia - Geraldton

Today, I almost burned the house down while changing a lightbulb. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/12/2023 17:00 - United Kingdom

Today, whilst showing my kids how to replace a light bulb safely, I gave myself and electric shock, and dropped the bulb. Twice in a row. In hindsight I should have let my husband do all the DIY-based educating, since I now have a glass shard in my big toe. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/08/2020 17:01

Today, I tried to hang up a light and, in my clumsiness, got shocked. My dad started screaming at me for yelling out. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/12/2023 16:00 - Canada - Quebec

Today, I finally fixed the flickering light in my office by tapping it with a broom. Turns out, it wasn't actually the light but a family of squirrels having a some sort of disco party in the ceiling. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/12/2022 06:00

Today, my mom’s boyfriend insists that I can’t break anything by hooking up my new stove wrong, so I should just try until it works. Some trial and error and one electrician’s visit later, I now have a correctly hooked up stove which is now half broken. FML

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Perfectionist

By Anonymous - 23/02/2024 21:00 - United Kingdom

Today, we finished redecorating my kitchen. My dad has been his usual OCD self about getting it perfect, so when he noticed a shelf was just barely not level, he decided to adjust the screws. It fell off and damaged my floor, so he threw the screwdriver and cracked a wall tile. Thanks dad. FML

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Excuses, excuses

By skj - 29/05/2021 11:01

Today, I asked my mom why the lamp in the living room wasn’t working. She immediately plugged it in, it worked, and she called me a complete idiot. I haven’t slept in a week. FML

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Light bulb moment

By stupid!!! - 02/09/2020 19:58

Today, my lamp wouldn’t turn on. I spent a good 10 minutes looking for a replacement bulb before I thought to check if it was plugged in. It wasn’t. FML

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Friday 4 December 2009 20:06

They're both PhDs or they have PhDs?!

Tozi_fml 0

Friday 4 December 2009 20:09

A PhD doesn't make you an expert in lightbulb matters.

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DllnBro 0

Thursday 4 February 2010 19:04

all I can say is wow. cause that wouldve been the first thing I wouldve tried

eehizle 0

Friday 12 March 2010 23:26

OMG! YOUR LIFE IS SO ******! not.

Bbaker789 0

Monday 10 May 2010 6:06

Wow! Omg your life really ******* sucks!! : O

lonidani9229 3

Friday 3 September 2010 5:10

how does YOUR life suck because of this?

Al_HyLo 5

Tuesday 15 March 2011 2:01

why fyl?

kei1108 13

Saturday 11 June 2011 7:20

So? they don't teach you how to screw in a light bulb when you get a PhD! PhDs don't make you a genius.

babbu18 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 19:24

Haha hope they guy didn't charge!

ddeek 3

Saturday 13 August 2011 7:16

Sounds more like a: my parents are so lazy/rich they had to call electrician

georgegnarlin 0

Tuesday 13 September 2011 19:48

Educated doesn't always mean sensible.

death_prevails 6

Monday 21 November 2011 0:46

Stephen Hawking's supposed to be a genius, but can the guy even butter a piece of toast? I don't think so...

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