Today, I tried to set up my brand new washer and dryer. How hard can it be, right? After cutting my hand in 3 places on the dryer vent, I finished it off with electrocuting myself. So much for being a domestic goddess. FML
I agree, your life sucks (11588) - you totally deserved it (5487)
On 10/26/2009 at 9:41pm - misc - by annie00016 (woman) - United States (Florida)
At least you didn't somehow end up INSIDE your washer and/or dryer...
#2 - On 10/27/2009 at 4:24am by allmidnighteyes
electrocution does not necessarily mean death and dont assume someone is not telling the truth based on your false knowledge. Seriously what do you think electric fences are? Something that kills anything that touches it?
#9 - On 10/27/2009 at 5:09am by growingupnextmon
Actually it does. Electricity + Execute = Electrocute. She was only shocked. Still, electrocute is commonly used as shock, he is just being a grammar nancy.
#13 - On 10/27/2009 at 5:25am by nokillnobeepbeep
no idea what a Grammar nancy is but if you meant Grammar Nazi, well then we have ourselves a topic.
as for the event being FMLed, this is why you let the delivery guys install it next time.
#15 - On 10/27/2009 at 6:10am by SushiCoster
I said what I meant and I meant what I said. The Soup Nazi is the only Nazi worth mentioning!
#19 - On 10/27/2009 at 6:40am by nokillnobeepbeep
Delivery guys aren't always the best way to go. My mom had the delivery guy from Sears install her dryer. It seemed to work at first, but then she realized the heating element never warmed up. When I tried to move it to check the connections, I got a mild jolt. Apparently Captain Smart-Guy switched the ground on the power cable with one of the other connections. Best part: They were COLOR CODED.
#30 - On 10/27/2009 at 9:31am by phatdaddy
word, i didn't realize people still didn't get the difference between shocking themselves and electrocuting themselves. not that difficult of a concept.
well that jolt must have jostled your dads head #47 cause he is a moron. Electrocution means to die by electric shock and it could have been 1 volt or 1,000,000,000,000 volts and he still would have survived its the amperage that kills people when are people going to learn basic science? for fucks sake we have only had electricity for over 100 years
growingupnextmon and americayay: electrocution DOES = death. Look it up. If it's just a shock, then you got an electric shock. "Electrocution" means death by electricity.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/electrocute
Perhaps next time check your facts before shooting your mouth off. Americayay - you can tell your dad he got his terminology wrong. MY dad was an electrician and taught me from a young age that "electrocution" is to die. growingupnextmon - electric fences give electric shocks, they don't electrocute you. I remember my grandfather having a good old laugh at my then-5-year-old cousin who touched the electric fence running near his house who then ran back to the house screaming "I've been electrocuted! I've been electrocuted!" We laughed at a small child getting his terminology wrong, coz it was cute. It's not cute when somebody who has access to basic search functions on the internet still gets it wrong.
Either way the OP was an idiot for connecting it to live power before installing it properly. Always turn off the power to your house at the switchboard when you're installing electrical devices.
If a horse and a donkey have babies it's called a mule. What do you get if a bagel and a baguette have babies?
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At least you were in the right place where you belong. The kitchen.
I don't think I've even seen a kitchen with a washer/dryer in it. DISHwasher, yes. Washer as in clothing washer? No. You fail at making a sexist joke that made sense.
#8 - On 10/27/2009 at 5:01am by caticaticati
our washer is in the kitchen...
but the dryer is in the garage, because it need a vent.
#12 - On 10/27/2009 at 5:17am by catatonicsleep
LMAO You're an idiot YDIBitches. Of course she set up her washing machine+dryer in her kitchen. Just leave and don't come back, kay? =)
Look at all you fancy-ass people with your indoor appliances.
None of this shit woulda happened if she put the warsher and the dryer out on the front porch where they belong!
perhaps if you spent less money on shoes & handbags, you could afford to purchase better quality appliances, ones not made of sharp tin and correctly wired..
#10 - On 10/27/2009 at 5:15am by commentator10101
Women + domestic skills = global meltdown
if women ran the world, we'd still be searching for the wheel
#11 - On 10/27/2009 at 5:17am by thatoneguyinca
It's surprising how harsh some of you feel the need to be over an anecdote. How unecessary and sexist.
#14 - On 10/27/2009 at 6:08am by initiatetheplans
I believe I said this on another fml.
That's the logical conclusion. Logic is for idiots.
#42 - On 10/27/2009 at 1:02pm by electroboy
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Well only thing I have to say is get your man to put them in for you then cook and do the laundry, thats all women are allowed to do in society right?
well, that blows. kudos for the attempt though. now you have battle scars.
#20 - On 10/27/2009 at 6:51am by Superawesomestev
I agree. If she actually got it working in the end, that's bonus points.
#33 - On 10/27/2009 at 9:53am by phatdaddy
If you electrocuted your self you would be dead.
You shocked your self dumb ass.
#21 - On 10/27/2009 at 6:54am by superbox18213
How the hell do you shock yourself setting up a washer and dryer? There's no electrical work other than plugging the damn thing in.
Congratulations on having a brand new washer and dryer. And maybe the "shock therapy" zapped some sense into you. (kidding, sorry about the cuts & electric touch)
Pretty sure it's not complicated to the point of electricuting yourself. Maybe you should've taken advantage if the instillation service most stores give you.
It's a pity there wasn't any hazardous chemical waste or biochemical ooze lying around at the time. You could've gotten some sweet super powers out of that. :D
PS You get an "A" for effort, but you failed in the common sense department. Google is your friend.
#32 - On 10/27/2009 at 9:41am by blastvortex
I couldn't agree more. I can't believe that you were the first person to say that. Seriously OP, who calls themselves a goddess?
#52 - On 10/27/2009 at 5:26pm by synchroskater
Domestic Goddess is a term used to describe what women should be, used back in the 20s through 50s, probably longer.
Well then good news :) pretty sure it's the man's job to hook up the washer and dryer, and your job to use it!
No I am not being sexist I am being serious, since she used the phrase "domestic goddess" I can only assume she likes being or wants to be the housewife.
#38 - On 10/27/2009 at 12:32pm by KarasuFyre
If only you could spell, then your argument would be worthy of consideration.
#57 - On 10/27/2009 at 8:45pm by onyxindigo
That stuff sucks to get set up anyway. You have my props though for at least trying to do it, that's a pretty big job to do by yourself, good on you :)
Yea, I agree with 53. You shocked yourself... maybe electrified, but not electrocuted. YDI
#55 - On 10/27/2009 at 6:50pm by TooMuchXbox
I hit YDI as soon as I saw 'domestic goddess'. Feminism fails.
Dammit, #37 said it first. Still, I can't believe it took that long for someone to pick up on it.
#58 - On 10/27/2009 at 8:46pm by onyxindigo
"I hit ydi as soon as I read domestic goddess" HELLO!!! Those were the last words of the fml dummy!!
#59 - On 10/28/2009 at 1:08am by amberita28
How in the lemon-scented hell do you electrocute yourself on a washer/dryer!? You plug the thing into the high capacity socket. Thats it. You have to seriously fail at plugging it in or you have to open the thing up after it's plugged in.
Fakes keep getting worse and worse here.
#64 - On 10/29/2009 at 10:26am by ObadiahtheSlim
er...If you get electrocuted, you die. Are you dead?
There's nothin wrong with doing a little Googling before you talk. Just try tah make sure you don't sound like an ass. ;)
#65 - you should do some Googling before you talk too.
"In the vernacular, the term electrocution is used to mean accidental injury, death, murder or suicide by electric shock" (Wikipedia).
In case you don't know, "vernacular" means slang or common usage.
And yes, you can experience electric shock and survive. What do you think static shock is except miniscule electric shocks?
And ouchy, but you really should have let someone else at least help you if not install the washer/dryer for you.
#68 - On 11/03/2009 at 2:31am by unBrokenBeliever
Don't worry, you can still be the domestic goddess of clumsiness. It even comes with perks, like the supernatural ability to trip on flat surfaces.
Do you know how idiotic most of you sound?
Although, after cutting your hand you should have stopped and altleast looked up instructions on the internet.
#67 - On 11/02/2009 at 2:46am by sweetpeapunk
um don't you just plug the dryer in to the power? and connect 2 hoses and plug the washing machine in????
#70 - On 11/08/2009 at 9:53am by bored690
A "domestic goddess"? YDI for being arrogant. And it's actually kinda hard so you ALSO deserve it for not just hiring someone to do it, since you know, they're trained to do it, and it only costs like 40 bucks for them to do it.
#71 - On 01/10/2010 at 8:07pm by RyanKaufman
