Today, I was falling asleep on my desk, my head on my fist. My elbow slipped off the edge of the desk and I punched myself, leaving a fist mark on my cheek. At school, people think my parents hit me. My parents think I'm getting bullied at school. No one believes the actual story. FML
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On 11/08/2009 at 3:44pm - misc - by bob (man) - Mexico (Distrito Federal)
That's just awesome.
I mean, for us. Not so much for you.
#1 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:15pm by DameGreyWulf
lol...it would be...
But im jus trynna work this one out in my head, you know the ol' play by play. So far, I got nothin...the physics on this one are all fucked up. Im against calling FML posts fake, so i'll jus throw this on in wit the wtf pile.
#18 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:45pm by greenltrn2003
Makes total sense since it has happened to me. The elbow slips so your arms falls first with the fist closed, then your head falls hard on your fist.
#41 - On 11/09/2009 at 12:10am by hanShotFirst
just because it happened to you doesnt mean it makes total sense...the way you described it still makes no sense
But I got it!!! His elbow slipped and while his head was falling, he jerked his hand back up to his face resulting in the punch to the mug.
I WIN
#54 - On 11/09/2009 at 6:38am by greenltrn2003
i get the physics in this, the elbow falls off so, in surprise, he tries to "catch" his head... with his fist.
#64 - On 11/10/2009 at 9:12pm by stone_light
Haha, your getting bullied...classic punched myself in the face...get some balls and kick the shit out of your bully you pussy.
hahahahha im sorry to laugh but thats pretty f*ckin funny.
#4 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:18pm by grrrarrrg2
They'll also suddenly be into sports and getting hit by balls all the time.
#33 - On 11/08/2009 at 9:55pm by dudeitsdanny
Well when it passes then they'll see that it's not always there and hopefully realize that you were telling the truth. If a teacher calls in your parents will deny it and be confused since they think someone is bullying you and that should clear things up at home, I'm sure at school they'll think your parents are lying... But it's not so fucked, it's not like you're grounded for being bullied just both parties think you're getting beaten when you're not.
#8 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:24pm by StaticDown
wait they think you're getting bullied from just the first occurrence? I woulda thought it was a fight u were in
O.o Holy hell. For someone falling asleep you punched pretty hard...
#10 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:30pm by littlexlion
Sad to say that actually happened to me! But I was lucky and it didn't leave a bruise lolz I punched myself in the nose and it hurttt! :P
I don't get it... Your elbow slipped and went down, and hit you in the face, which was above your fist? Someone explain.
#12 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:33pm by seanreddog
I don't get it either. The desk would be the first thing his face would hit.
#16 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:35pm by Flexanimous
I don't understand it either. If you are asleep, and you're face is on your fist, your elbow slipping off of the desk wouldn't make you punch yourself...it would just make your hand move, and surely not hard enough to bruise your cheek. There would be a big red spot on your cheek because of it laying on your fist, but that would be all...or so I would think...
#17 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:37pm by MiddleChild08
Maybe he was hold himself up by the front of his face rather than the side so when his elbow slipped it went off to the side and made contact before the desk. I don't know, just guessing:/
#39 - On 11/08/2009 at 11:10pm by jazz2dasmith
My bet would be that as his elbow slipped off the desk, he probably smacked that area around the joint, which sent a good shock through his arm which is what probably woke him up. And then, when he woke up, his first reaction was probably to jerk his arm back up.
At the same time, while he was asleep, he was probably supporting his head on his fist, so when it slipped off the desk, it too fell. He most likely didn't have time to move his head out of the way of his fist.
Of course, that's only my speculation on what could have happened. But since people seem confused on the matter, I thought I might offer a plausible scenerio.
#44 - On 11/09/2009 at 12:22am by insaneNcontent
That's pretty hilarious.
I'm a little confused at the reactions of the people at school, unless this is a regular occurrence. My friends/teachers would believe me if I told them the story... or at least not jump to the conclusion that my parents beat me. I can understand the parents' point of view, though. Either way, it's funny for us :)
yeah I get what ur asking #12 and I'm sure the head falls quicker so I'm not sure how it happened to op
For those who don't get it, beside my desk is a table a little bit lower than the desk. When my elbow hit that, it stopped, but my head kept on going and technically my face hit my fist, although my fist also hit my face.
Sorry couldn't put that in the story, we can only write 300 characters, so yeah. I still have no idea how I could've hit my face so hard I got a mark :(
I figured something similar. Thanks for clearing that up.
#24 - On 11/08/2009 at 9:00pm by seanreddog
That still doesn't even work. When your head is resting on your fist, your head isn't going to move away from your first unless some other force is pushing it off. When your elbow fell off the table, your head is going right along with it at the same speed and direction. Otherwise it's like your head was floating in mid air for a second and then landed on your fist. In which case, you purposefully punched yourself in the face and weren't even sleeping. Either way, this doesn't account for a very good FML.
Even a mark left on your face from your head resting on your fist, won't stay there for very long.
Your physics would work if the head was a free object, but it's kinda attached to a neck. So yes, it's perfectly valid that your elbow could go first, followed by your head once your body slumped over after it was knocked off balance. Kind of like kicking the stool out from under a man about to be hung from the gallows.
LOL that happens to me all the time. My elbow moves off the desk/car arm rest and I get jolted awake.
#21 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:53pm by lifeislife
LIES! Your parents really do beat you! Don't they?!
WEAR LONG SLEEVES! YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T LET THEIR SECRET OUT! >:O
"Old man, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!" (Talladega Nights).
#22 - On 11/08/2009 at 8:58pm by BlowYaMind
haha this shit happens to me all the time.
i bruise easy and im clumsy.
#26 - On 11/08/2009 at 9:13pm by confuzzledBunny
There is an easy solution to this. Tell everyone at your school and your parents to go to this url. Problem solved and you will be famous.
I hate it when school officials think such stupid things. Hopefully the authorities won't get involved, because trust me, that would REALLY fuck your life over.
maybe they have a desk in their room
and maybe they were finishing hw in the morning so their rents didn't notice until he got back
#40 - On 11/08/2009 at 11:13pm by jazz2dasmith
This happened to me when I was younger... some friends and I were sitting at the top of some stairs and laughing so much that we fell all the way down and hit our faces on this low table at the bottom. I looked like I'd been punched in the eye, my parents were convinced that I was hanging out with dangerous, mad aggro-goths and my teachers clearly thought I was the victim of domestic abuse... the real story was the most implausible of all...
Wow. I just read this and wanted to see if it was actually possible...I now have a bruise on my head. Lol
#42 - On 11/09/2009 at 12:11am by thatwaslameee
All you guys calling fake, everyone has done this at least once in their life so don't lie, the physics we are not meant to understand, it's one of lifes great mysetries, like kebbab meat, bottled cheese and how hotdogs come in packs of 12 and hotdog buns come in packs of 8
Ahaha. Fellow clumsy mexican ;D!
That's funny and stuff...
You should be glad both people from school and your parents care that much about you, at least. :x
#45 - On 11/09/2009 at 12:29am by wingedspiritus
YDI, merely because if your parents believe you are being bullied then you probably don't stand up for yourself enough or talk to them about your school life. And if you teachers at school don't believe you, well that's nothing. So you might want to look at your life and see where you went wrong.
I just don't get it, if your fist was on your face then your elbow slipped off, you wouldn't have been able to punch yourself unless you threw your hand back up?
#51 - On 11/09/2009 at 3:31am by kirstensmook
Noone believes that you punched yourself in sleep? That's not an FML, that's awesome. Would you rather be labelled as a failure?
It's possible but not based off gravity. Reflexes people! She got startled when her elbow slipped of the desk so her fist bounced up.
#55 - On 11/09/2009 at 6:52am by kimberlysy
I don't think I believe your story. How does your elbow slipping off the desk cause you to punch yourself in the face? I might believe you brushed your fist with your face, but not nearly hard enough to leave a mark, much less a bruise.
Come on, mods, use your brains.
Play your parents & the school off against each other--you may get a kick-ass Xmas out if it if you do it right!
No manches. A mi me ha pasado. Recomiendo que pongas tus nudillos en tu cara para probar que son la marca de TUS nudillos y no los de alguien más.
#58 - On 11/09/2009 at 10:49am by fawfulster
Uuuugh stupid people. Picture it like this. Your head is resting at the top of your fist. You're falling asleep your body is relaxing, your neck included which means your head slips off your hand so abruptly that you jump out of your sleep. Your hand jerks toward your face and pow. Right in the kisser.
Freaking hilarious.
#59 - On 11/09/2009 at 12:52pm by Kickmehard
haha this fml kinda reminds of when i was little... a couple years after my parents divorce, when i was 8 or 9, a social worker came over to my dad's apartment. she looked at me and asked me in front of my parents if they beat me or hit me... it was because she saw my eye. my ENTIRE life i've had this vein near the corner of the bottom part of my eye that sticks out and is noticeable... kinda like how a vein sticks out on the back of your hand. sometimes the vein looked like it would come and go away occasionally, but now its stayed there for at least a few years.
#62 - On 11/10/2009 at 5:43am by pinkkloverr
They don't believe you're enough of a clod to have stumbled that badly. Be flattered. :P
#63 - On 11/10/2009 at 1:20pm by Arancaytar
no i totally get it. his elbow slipped, then hit his lap. then his head followed and hit his fist.
it doesn't seem hard enough to bruise, but try it.... its actually pretty plausable.
#65 - On 11/11/2009 at 7:10am by clairebearo1
