Today, I learned that the gap between the elevator and the 6th floor landing of my apartment building is approximately one key's width wide. FML
I agree, your life sucks (27191) - you totally deserved it (1772)
On 09/28/2009 at 11:01am - misc - by Anonymous (woman) - United States (Pennsylvania)
Wow, what did you do with this information? Did you calculate the time it took for an ant to cross it going at 1m/s?
#1 - On 09/28/2009 at 1:51pm by FreddyLunch
I only stated the obvious because the comment I replied to obviously didn't get it soooooo stfu.
#31 - On 09/28/2009 at 2:59pm by labamba
'obviously didn't get it'
well OBVIOUSLY you are a cretin and OBVIOUSLY you cannot decipher sarcasm.
you have an IQ of 3, pity it takes 5 to grunt.
#33 - On 09/28/2009 at 3:11pm by repyourcliche
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What the fuck is your deal! Are you really that much of a fucking asshole that likes to spend your time attacking people on the internet? I'm done with this. Go fuck yourself (which you most likely already do) I don't waste my life talking to shitheads like yourself.
#39 - On 09/28/2009 at 3:30pm by labamba
hahaha nice #1... dealing with physics is always fun lol
#52 - On 09/28/2009 at 5:23pm by chellinha93
Thank you Labamba for "stating the obvious" as the one dude is saying, cuz otherwise I would've never understood this FML :D
labamba wrote: "I don't waste my life talking to shitheads like yourself."
Well well well... it just so happened to be that you replied to repyourcliche's comment, so as it turns out, you just talked to a "shithead."
Owned. Learn to control yourself.
#60 - On 09/28/2009 at 6:34pm by Eternity
Hey guys, just remember:
Arguing on the internet is like running in the special olympics.
Even if you win, you're still retarded.
#76 - On 09/28/2009 at 9:16pm by RedJester23
I would be pretty scared if an ant could travel at 1 m/s.
#81 - On 09/28/2009 at 10:34pm by boringdude23
Haha. I think bordingdude23 was one one of the ONLY people that noticed the first person said "1 m/s", which would be ridiculous. LOL. And guess what, I don't care if you noticed it, too. Just that boringdude23 said something about it while everyone else was arguing made it funny.
#85 - On 09/29/2009 at 12:45am by IamSpartacus
Actually, sarcasm can be pretty hard to detect when it's in text.
Also it's hard to detect when the person being sarcastic fails to convey it well.
#88 - On 09/29/2009 at 9:57am by sheheartsthings
Lol I love how this became such a hot topic. No, I'm pretty sure I'm not retarded (btw that's a horrible thing to say xD) and the fighting stopped. It's human nature to defend yourself (she's still an ass) And thank you sheheartsthings. In texts and ims you lose the tone so you can't tell when someone is being sarcastic if they don't convey it.
Eternity - Your comment's logic sucks. Are you saying that replying to a comment ONCE is wasting your life? That does NOT make sense. His second reply ended the conversation. So how did your comment "own" him?
Again, I will state it: In the time of labamba's TWO comments against repyourcliche, he evaluated repyourcliche, and decided he will not further "waste his life" talking to him, because his opinion is that he is a "shithead".
So I guess you're not right after all! :P
#93 - On 09/29/2009 at 10:56pm by IamSpartacus
Wait, are you trying to say that labamba did NOT waste his time "talking to shitheads" , because your use of the word "further" implies that labamba already DID waste his time "talking to shitheads" but he just
stopped.
labamba may or may not waste his time "talking to shitheads," but I sure do! :P and I also waste other people's time.
btw, you're not Spartacus, I'm Spartacus!!
#96 - On 09/30/2009 at 2:41am by billybobjoebob
I couldn't agree more. I think they should create a special page on FML.com where trolls can gather and kick the shit out of eachother, leaving the rest of us in peace.
how did you manage that? I'm guessing you dropped your key through the doors of the elevator
#2 - On 09/28/2009 at 1:52pm by whitefishblackC
Every time I walk out of the elevator (6th floor for me, too) while I'm holding my keys I'm always super paranoid I'm going to somehow drop them in the gap between the elevator and the floor. Sorry OP, fyl :(
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I disagree. There's no approximation here. The gap is PROVEN to be wider than the key.
The OP is TRYING to sound smart, and seems to have fooled some of you fools, but not me.
OP YDI for not having your key on a keychain or keyring like 99.99% of normal people.
Approximately is an excellent way to word this, because it could vary by how large certain keys are, the gap could be bigger than the width of the key in question, so on and so forth. She probably didn't measure how big the gap was, and average the size of all keys in the universe to be able to say it was 'exactly' the width of a key.
Lets not try to be nitpicky next time.
OP, that seriously fails.
#36 - On 09/28/2009 at 3:19pm by moonfiresfury
kukopia you're taking it to literally. The point was it was very well worded. Just because the gap is wider than a key doesn't mean OP was trying to sound smart, it was just the way OP phrased it that made it funny.
I agree and disagree. He should have had a keyring but I think the FML is still cleverly worded. Clever wording usually makes these FMLs
Today, I realized that kukopia is a nitpicky, arrogant asshole, no more intelligent or noteworthy than approximately 75% of the FMyLife fanbase.
You obviously missed what the OP is saying #1. She dropped the key, which fell through the crack, and is now lost down the elevator shaft. I can't believe I had to explain that.
Btw, if an ant is traveling at 1 m/s, that ant is moving insanely fast. 1 cm/s is more likely. Nice attempt at being clever, though.
#8 - On 09/28/2009 at 1:58pm by overdriven07
And I learned that the empty gap between your ears is approximately the size of.... oh, whatever..
OP you're retarded.
#14 - On 09/28/2009 at 2:12pm by rukusrazor
Wow, #14 is quite a moron.
Too dumb to get it, too petty and stupid to admit it's an awesome wording, huh? Well, be prepared for much fail ahead for you if you go on being this dumb.
I've nearly lost my school ID because of that little gap.
#15 - On 09/28/2009 at 2:13pm by MochiHoshi
So your telling the OP to read a dictionary, and you can't even spell? Maybe you should read a dictionary.
#40 - On 09/28/2009 at 3:32pm by Ryozo_Kato
#24 *You're
#40 So YOU'RE correcting #17's mistakes? Maybe you should fix your own first. Your - possessive. You're - you are.
#43 - On 09/28/2009 at 4:07pm by caticaticati
At least I can spell. I'm not the kind of person who sits here and looks for spelling errors all day.
#98 - On 09/30/2009 at 8:23pm by Ryozo_Kato
who only carry's one key without anything attached to it ydi
#18 - On 09/28/2009 at 2:22pm by voodootrucker
I DID THIS A MONTH AGO! it wasn't my apartment building and i had just met the people. i just got it back last week. good luck gett it!
#19 - On 09/28/2009 at 2:23pm by kaykaybean207
The way you worded it ... I thought YOU fell through the crack.
Hey, look on the bright side. At least THAT didn't happen right? (:
#21 - On 09/28/2009 at 2:29pm by IllegalLight
This is so cleverly worded that it really brings out how stupid 75% of FML's user base is. Great job.
One day I asked my dad what his biggest fear was, thinking it'd be something like losing his kids or family... it was dropping his keys down the gap between the floor and elevator.
fyl though..
FYL OP, I've done that before... Only it was ALL of my mom's keys.. I was about 5 years old but ever since then I grip my keys when I'm getting on and off the elevator.. or make sure they are safely zipped in my purse.. forever paranoid.
#37 - On 09/28/2009 at 3:26pm by AngelRaven89
why wouldn't you have a key, on a key ring? that is what they are made for
they're $2, make the investment
#44 - On 09/28/2009 at 4:24pm by thatoneguyinca
It took me a while to visualize the situation.
That saddens me.
#45 - On 09/28/2009 at 4:26pm by TheLetterZero
Quite an amusing way to explain the story. I approve.
In other news, that really sucks. It always seems like when you drop things, the gaps around you are just wide enough to let them through into oblivion, doesn't it?
I didn't get at first.... but I'm not American, so no need to be worried, lol
anyways FYL Op
#56 - On 09/28/2009 at 5:38pm by chellinha93
I love how this is written. if you don't get it, you're an idiot.
#59 - On 09/28/2009 at 6:27pm by Redrosesandrain
I've always wondered what it would be like to drop something down there. That's why I don't take anything out of my pockets going in/out of elevators.
#66 - On 09/28/2009 at 7:24pm by moogleluvr
haha i love how half the people on here are like "why would you ever measure the gap between the floor and the elevator??" it's amazing how many people are completely deaf to sarcasm these days.
i like the wording too...i mean, all those "i caught my parents having sex, FML" entries are getting kind of dull, so its nice to see someone with a sense of humor around here.
I bet you thought phrasing it like that was terribly clever
#70 - On 09/28/2009 at 8:09pm by proud_liberal
do you live on the upper est side because someone in my building did that about 2 days ago lol
#77 - On 09/28/2009 at 9:39pm by coldplaylive2003
Omg, I laughed when I read the whole FML post. OP, you're awesome! Great wording! When you're smart, everything is funnier :)
#79 - On 09/28/2009 at 10:08pm by aceofspades6528
So cleverly written but not clever enough to have a keyring. That's a little sad, isn't it?
#80 - On 09/28/2009 at 10:25pm by minervajenkins
Depending on what key got dropped, it's not necessarily a bad thing. However, I'm assuming that because you posted it on here, you need to learn to use a little invention the rest of the world calls a "key chain."
fyl, but seriously, you only have a single key and you don't carry it on a keychain. ydi for making life hard for yourself.
In many apartments there is access to the elevator hole. Ask around and you might get a key. I have let my keys fall in the elevator hole and I just had to ask for the key to access the elevator hole and I found it there on the floor.
I've done the same thing before when I was little (luckily someone turned it into the lost and found), but ever since then I'm super paranoid when I get out the elevator with my keys.
#94 - On 09/29/2009 at 11:00pm by rub_a_dub_dub
once i dropped fifty dollars down an elevator shaft.
#95 - On 09/29/2009 at 11:46pm by philadelphianus
Talk to the maintainence staff/landlord, they will more than likely have access to the bottom of the shaft and can collect your key for you :)
#97 - On 09/30/2009 at 9:23am by igroomdogs
Oh, man.. I actually watched a girl do that the other day in my dorm.. It wasn't even my keys.. But I still felt that heart-dropping pain of "What the fuck do I do now?"
#99 - On 10/05/2009 at 2:25am by laughinlegra
