Today, I was working a haunted house. I have a really good spot where I hide and scare people. This really hot guy was walking up, and I jumped out and screamed. He punched me in the face. FML
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On 10/23/2009 at 8:40pm - misc - by Anonymous (woman) - United States (Arizona)
I will follow your golden advice this Halloween. Expect updates.
#63 - On 10/24/2009 at 2:01pm by GreenHacker
So FML is really into deleting comments these days. Good to know.
#88 - On 10/27/2009 at 1:04am by GreenHacker
If he was going through a haunted house he shouldn't be so on edge he'll punch anyone who scares him. Dude needs to calm down.
I was going to say the same thing but I got struck by the "you're too quick!" crap.
But yeah, I doubt he didn't know he was going to react like that.
Generally, people shouldn't go to haunted houses if they're going to be so freaked out. I mean, yeah, you go TO be freaked out, but .... for example, classmates and I went to one, and one of them started crying. She said something about not liking scary things or thinking it wouldn't be so scary... something along those lines. I facepalm'd and was almost going to leave her ass there. Wasn't even that scary.
People who will react so dramatically and such just shouldn't do it. They KNOW what they're getting into...
#3 - On 10/24/2009 at 3:20am by DameGreyWulf
#3 I concur
Usually, I'll make a gigantic joke out of it. I know it's a parody, so I'll make a game out of making the guys inside laugh. 60% of the time, it works 100% of the time.
This is bad, if OP reported it the guy could get in a lot of trouble. I say go for it. If he's going to react like that he shouldn't be in there in the first place.
A kid around here went to one drunk and ended up beating the crap out of one of the scarers. They called the cops, and hello police record.
#78 - On 10/25/2009 at 9:49am by indianabummer
Naturally, my first instinct upon seeing an attractive male is also jumping forth and scaring the shit out of the guy. That'll win his heart!
#4 - On 10/24/2009 at 3:21am by cowinvasion
She has a job to do, attraction or not.
Also, it could be a great way to meet someone, in a way. "You worked in the haunted house? Haha, you scared me good!" and then it goes from there...
#10 - On 10/24/2009 at 3:32am by DameGreyWulf
It only works well if you're among the half naked pirate wenches or something.
#26 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:40am by redbluegreen
Hey, if you can't have cleavage up high, nothing wrong with down below... Wait, yes there is.
And who's to say you can't use your ninja skills with a wrench? I've always been somewhat terrified of those things since my childhood days of playing Clue and Bitch, Give Me My Money!
Also known as Monopoly.
#34 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:52am by redbluegreen
haha, that sucks. I used to work in one but not in a position where I would be hurt.
#5 - On 10/24/2009 at 3:26am by picturetaker
I was working at Realm of Darkness today and my forehead got sliced open when I got pushed into a wall. I know how you feel.
Hey, at least you could use that to guilt him into a date!
#12 - On 10/24/2009 at 3:44am by AndelleRae
Well, we have heaps at the Royal Show but thats just once a year... and isnt there one in Movie World? Not sure...
Arizona?
One of the haunted houses out here apparently uses real bugs and animals and whatnot to freak the FUCK out of you. I think they make you sign a release form that say it's okay for workers to come out of fucking nowhere and grab you.
#14 - On 10/24/2009 at 3:55am by allmidnighteyes
Actually, this almost-exact same thing happened to the woman I sometimes babysit for. She volunteered at a haunted house and jumped out and scared a really big guy, and he punched her in the stomach.
#18 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:29am by Witchcraft
I worked at a haunted theme park for three years, and this has happened, among other things.
#23 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:37am by redbluegreen
moral of that story: don't work at a haunted house when you're preggers, because someone might punch your baby
#52 - On 10/24/2009 at 11:18am by the_stereotype
Your next FML submitted is going to read:
"Today, I went on a date with an awesome guy. I got super hammered and punched him in the face. FML"
Oh, wait...
#16 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:13am by allmidnighteyes
Was this inspired by that "you can't scare black dudes" thing where the guy bursts up out of the trash can with a spooky mask on and screams, only to be instantly punched in the face by the dude?
#17 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:21am by Nakedsquirrel
More like love at first fright. :-p
*edit* Damn it, allmidnighteyes beat me to it!
#21 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:35am by AndelleRae
Their genitals exploded when they set their eyes on each other.
#24 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:38am by Witchcraft
...and the people and room were suddenly caked in a thick layer of ectoplasmic goo.
"IT'S IN MY EYES! IT'S IN MY HAIR! OH NO, IT'S EVEN IN MY ARMPIT!"
#27 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:40am by allmidnighteyes
"Lets go back to my place and come up with some real jibberish then?"
My new pickup line.
#35 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:53am by redbluegreen
I sure hope so!
Otherwise, I'll have to resort back to my eyebrow raising and natural charm. Blah.
#37 - On 10/24/2009 at 5:00am by redbluegreen
Are you implying that eyebrow raising doesn't work? :o
I need to re-think my life now.
#41 - On 10/24/2009 at 5:47am by Witchcraft
Oh it does. It works for Natalie Tran, but see, I'm not adorable enough.
#42 - On 10/24/2009 at 6:11am by redbluegreen
probably a reflex. most guys punch things that scare them
#32 - On 10/24/2009 at 4:49am by hannah_elizabeth
ydi.... i totally hate those stuff. My bf did the same thing to a guy in universal during its horror nights....
#39 - On 10/24/2009 at 5:32am by xoxcinderellaxox
As someone who also works at a haunted establishment I sympathize with you getting decked in the face. It hasn't happened to me but it has happened to my brother who also works but in the corn maze.
People react differently towards things that scare them. Some get angry, some scream, cry, flail and practically fall over and sometimes someone's first reaction to getting scared is to hit the offender.
Where I work the employees are not allowed to touch the customers (for legal reasons) and the customers are not allowed to touch us though sometimes they try.
Longshot but perhaps you'll meet again one day on the street. Just remember to practice your dodging skills.
Well, come on, seriously. I mean, what did you expect him to do after you jumped out and screamed? Did you expect him to ask you out?
#47 - On 10/24/2009 at 8:55am by kennythedude
Maybe she just expected him to scream and be on his way like most of the other people there?
#55 - On 10/24/2009 at 11:43am by Tequilamockngbrd
thanks, I'm working in a haunted house tonight and now I'm gonna be freaking out about the audience decking my lights out. I'm 120lbs and 5'0, it wouldn't exactly end well.
#48 - On 10/24/2009 at 9:35am by stfuminjakid
that's why I'm glad I'm a great dodger(or how ever you spell it) and I don't react from stuff like that
#50 - On 10/24/2009 at 10:41am by WhyworldWhy
i work at a haunted house too, that is unfortunately always a risk. the guy may not have wanted to go through but was forced by friends, and of course he was probably sent through first.
im sorry you got punched OP!! i hope youre okay.
happy hauntings
#51 - On 10/24/2009 at 10:48am by willowflame13
Why.....would someone punch you in the face if they're in a haunted house and you jump out at them? Isn't that sort of thing expected when you go to a haunted house? I mean if you did that on the street or something, YDI, but ......it's kind of your job..
#54 - On 10/24/2009 at 11:42am by YourMooseyFate
Thats retarded. He didn't get in trouble? Whenever I've been to a haunted house they've told us 'you don't touch them and they don't touch you'
#59 - On 10/24/2009 at 12:53pm by xx_irish_rose_xx
arent you not allowed to attack the people who work there? regardless did it go something like this: http://news.holidash.com/2009/10/22/scarecrow-smackdown-halloween-prank-goes-wrong/?icid=main|aim|dl8|link7|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.holidash.com%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fscarecrow-smackdown-halloween-prank-goes-wrong%2F
#67 - On 10/24/2009 at 3:58pm by kisseshugsdrugs
Lol I'm working a haunted house too. I'm a guide, though, so it's my job to try to make sure that shit like that doesn't happen. I don't really see what I could do to stop it though.
And think about it this way, you obviously scared the shit out of him!
Jerk. Every haunted house I've been to has clearly marked signs/instructions, DON'T TOUCH THE ACTORS. Hope your face is okay :)
What a DICK.
He should have had the decency not to hit a woman.
#75 - On 10/25/2009 at 12:45am by Srain
the person that hit OP obviously didnt know it was a woman because when ppl work at a haunted houses your all covered in make up or in a costume and plus its also dark. and hitting OP was clearly not intentional
#77 - On 10/25/2009 at 5:40am by fck_evry1s_lyfe
WTF does it matter whether they got an innie or an outie? You shouldn't hit *anyone*, dude.
Stupid misplaced 'chivalry'.
And I would have gotten away with it too of it weren't for you meddling kids! And your stupid dog too!
"Fight or Flight Reaction"
That's why all actors in Theme Parks during events like this are FORBIDDEN to touch the customers just for that reason. I should know, I worked at Halloween Horror Nights (Universal Studios, Orlando Florida) for years, and thankfully it has never happened to me, but I've seen co-workers get broken noses from stupid, DRUNK, people who lose all sense of what's the 'logical' thing to do. Either "Fight or Flight".
#81 - On 10/25/2009 at 3:57pm by Psychomaze
LOL, i'd be rich if i got a nickel for everytime this happens
#85 - On 10/26/2009 at 2:20am by EveryDayJackAss
maybe the guy somehow forgot that he was inside of a haunted house until he saw u and sneezed and punched you in the face. thats really the story. lets stick too it
Well, I can't say its your fault but a performer should be trained to never go beyond an arms length in distance unless they intend to risk their own safety for the sake of "their art". Resetting back to your spot would have helped, too.
But hey- not everyone is trained and I'm guessing it was a humble haunted house at a friend's place.
#89 - On 10/27/2009 at 11:11am by Aha_Its_Johnny
#89 It's hard to judge an "arms length" in little to no lighting, or even strobe lighting.....It's even harder when you are in a maze with them and there is only about 5 feet of room to work with.
#93 - On 10/28/2009 at 2:38am by Amb3rDucki3
haha yeah Fright Night! I can't go this year. No time, & the only time I have time, it's gonna be pissing rain. Grr @ Vancouver. (but I still love it).
P.S. Fave ride = crazy beach party :)
#90 - On 10/27/2009 at 11:21pm by chrissy888
Don't feel too bad...I too work a haunted house, and I have been punched in the face...Only my haunted house is in a theme park...so they get arrested and hauled off....
#81 Not only are the actors forbidden to touch the guests, guests are forbidden to touch the actors.....
#92 - On 10/28/2009 at 2:34am by Amb3rDucki3
