Today, I noticed my laptop kept shutting down and the mouse cursor was all over the place, clicking on every folder. I dismantled the entire computer only to notice something in one of my USB drives: the receiver to a wireless mouse my colleague put there earlier to play a prank on me. 5ML
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Today, at work, my mouse cursor kept randomly moving all over the screen, and messed up an entire day's attempted work. As I was leaving, I overheard one of my co-workers saying he'd plugged a wireless mouse adapter into my computer, and had been trolling me all day. FML
Today, my step-mom restarted the computer because she thought she'd downloaded a virus that stopped her from being able to click on anything, erasing my 7-page paper in the process. It turns out it was just the batteries dying in our wireless mouse. FML
Today, after almost a week of my cursor randomly freezing, I'd had enough and was about ready to go out and get a new computer mouse. It wasn't until just now that I realized nothing was wrong with my mouse. It was running on fumes because I forgot to replace the battery. FML
Today, my laptop has its own likes and dislikes. The cooler keeps spinning crazily, causing loud annoying noise when I use the laptop at my parent's house, and functions perfectly silent at my place. Careful inspection proved full working order. What's going on? FML
Today, my dad was sat on my laptop in the living room trying to learn how to do some rewiring around the house when he, and I quote, ”clicked on the thing.” My laptop is now riddled with so many viruses it’s basically a house brick. FML
Today, my friends took my work laptop and changed the sounds. Now, whenever I remove a USB device, a woman's voice screams "Put it back!" and when I insert a USB device, it says "Oh, you need to push it in harder!" I don't know how to change it back. FML
Today, the speakers on my laptop weren't working. I worried I'd broken something, and started freaking out. I restarted my computer numerous times and played with the settings for an hour before calling my sister in to help. She looked at it for two seconds, then unplugged my headphones. FML
Today, while trying to get my attention, my dog got her nail stuck in a usb port in my laptop. She freaked out and ran off, dragging it off my lap and through the house before if came off. Her nail was only slightly chipped- my laptop now has a cracked screen. FML
Today, I restarted my PC a few times because of a little clicking noise coming from the direction of the tower. No, my hard drive wasn't doing a death rattle, it was music coming from ear buds lying beside said tower on the desk. FML
Today, a tiny worm was wriggling across the screen of my Mac laptop. I tried to wipe it away with my thumb, but it just kept crawling. Turns out the worm lives *inside* my screen, beneath the glass. FML
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coried91 28
At least nothing was actually wrong with your computer. If you know how to take it apart then I'm hoping you can put it back together.
Zverina 20
Guess you could say your computer was... Cursed... by a cursor.
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Comments (84)
coried91 28
At least nothing was actually wrong with your computer. If you know how to take it apart then I'm hoping you can put it back together.
coried91 28
Apparently the comment I was responding to got deleted.
skilova4lifezzz 19
Did nobody actually notice that it said 5ML?
Natetc13 6
Its FMLs 5th birthday so they're doing that.
beaglegal 42
Did you notice that is says 5ML, not FML?
thatnucca 36
Some pranks are just unnecessary.
coried91 28
It was actually a small prank. I can see how he missed the USB for the wireless mouse since mine is extremely small but he could have checked those areas first. It didn't actually harm his computer. Now he just has to put it back togther. At least this prank didn't cost him money.
MooCowPlywood 9
Can someone explain to me why it says 5ML and mot FML?
mallu86 9
No. An unnecessary prank would go something like " the colleague downloads child **** to OP's laptop and then later OP gets arrested for real."
biasedshooter 24
But why would he take it apart? That was obviously a software problem... I think op is either exaggerating or just dumb
ilovemsminaj 13
We've all done something like that
masterof1 7
No. No we haven't.
ilovemsminaj 13
#16, You've never had a prank pulled on you? Or pulled a prank on someone else?
Pleonasm 35
Not everyone does, no.
Freethaawave 19
I feel like this FML is a scenario that would be on big bang theory.
thatonlyonee 1
lol so true
channelmonica 17
#29 I was JUST going to say the same thing! Hahaha
Wiringify 22
Shut up Nicki Minaj.
NeatNit 32
I don't see why #2/20 is being downvoted so much. This sounds like a harmless prank, and I have participated in those plenty of times, on either end. I'd like to believe most people have. As long as no one gets hurt and you can laugh about it later, I'm all for it. I can understand that some of you might downvote but not so many.
ilovemsminaj 13
Yes, thank you #60. Most people have pranked someone even if it's something as little as jumping out and scaring them
dachayke 16
You heard wiringify.
ilovemsminaj 13
Please stop disliking me
dudecall 18
That's no how you do it #65 this is how you do it. Guys please don't stop disliking my comment.
Zverina 20
Guess you could say your computer was... Cursed... by a cursor.
noobsatin 19
nothing like office pranking. get your coworker back with some **** noises on speakers.
Pleonasm 35
At least he didn't make a hardcore goat-**** audio clip your shutdown tune.
lostangel5 12
Be sure to get them back with something worse! sorry OP!
shank39 12
Revenge is a dish best served cold. I hope you get your opportunity soon.
TShaunik 12
I thought revenge was a dish best served nude...
mattatom17 10
So push him outside?
jdizz16 16
Sounds to me like you just used this as an unnecessary opportunity to get to open up your laptop. It was fun, wasn't it? Try looking around the outsides first, you'll save yourself a lot of time next time.
Zarcissa 34
I was wondering why did he actually dismantle it in the first place... There was no reason to do so whatsoever, really.
thecrazymancan 17
dismantling it sounds like something I would do as a last resort.
Zarcissa 34
#71: As would I, that's why I think it is/was quite extreme to do as a first course of action.
SgtAssCheeks 21
Could have been worse -- Open up your browser history would have been catastrophic!
juststephhere 23
That's so awful but hilarious!