Today, my dad used the stove to boil water. Unfortunately, he turned the wrong burner on, setting the smoke alarm off. What's worse was the smell of burning plastic that came from the coffeemaker being melted down. It's been over an hour, and my eyes still burn like hell when I walk into the kitchen. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I ran into the living room when I heard the smoke alarm going off. Turns out, my friend thought it was a good idea to melt a plastic cup on my floor heater. He also thought the best way to put it out was to urinate on it. My house smells like burnt pee. FML
Today, my apartment smelled like something was burning, so I checked the oven, toaster, outlets, and even the hallway. After an hour, I discovered the smell was coming from the candle I had forgotten I'd lit in the bathroom. I had spent an hour investigating a fire that wasn't happening. FML
Today, I found out that our smoke detector doesn't work when my roommate turned on the wrong burner while trying to cook. Our air fryer was on said burner, and it started to melt. It sat there for who knows how long until I noticed smoke everywhere and went to investigate. We don't have an air fryer now. FML
Today, my kitchen nearly burned down because the fire alarm didn't detect the plumes of smoke wafting through the kitchen. This is the same alarm that wails when I use the toaster. FML
Today, I was sleeping in my apartment when I woke up to the smell of smoke. Alarmed, I ran out to the kitchen to find my roommates trying to put out a fire on the stove. As soon as they saw me, they ran for it, informing me that it was my problem now. They used my good frying pan. FML
Today, my dad set my hair on fire while cooking. He then tried to convince me that it spontaneously combusted. FML
Today, I got burned, all because the toaster scared me while I was holding a pot of boiling water. FML
Today, I was sitting on a stool by the stove while my dad was making stir-fry. The glass lid he had covering the skillet overheated and exploded. As huge shards of broken glass rained down on his only daughter's head, my dad's only concern was whether or not he would have to throw his food away. FML
Today, I woke up after putting my child to bed. Drowsy, I stumbled down to the kitchen to make a mug cookie. I read a recipe on my phone, and put a knob of butter in a cup to melt in the microwave. I put my phone in the microwave and turned it on for 30 seconds, and didn't realize what I'd done until I smelt burning plastic. FML
Today, my partner took a shower while in the middle of cooking something. My eyes are still burning from the smoke. FML
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xFullMoonHeartx 7
Why is the coffeepot on the stove?
every1luvsboners 11
The best part of waking up......is breathing in the carcinogenic fumes produced by burning plastic and Folgers in your cup.
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Comments (70)
NoNotTheFace 8
If the smoke alarm malfunctioned, you would've been dead by now. News Headlines: Man attempts to boil water, burns house down.
cnkk07 8
This is bad but... Lmfao.
StRaWbErRy69 2
You know what smells worse? Burning microwave. I found this out when my dad accidentally blew ours up. The whole house stank for days.
Plastic_Stitchez 25
Yikes how'd he manage that?
krysxkatastrophe 14
And that is why cooking is a woman's job.
jadee000 0
Then don't walk into the kitchen!
Marcella1016 32
Agreed. How many times did OP have to walk into the kitchen within an hour?
Jayz29 0
Haha awesome
danbo659 0
this is why men should not be allowed near a kitchen. they cant do anything right
DocBastard 40
Correct. All 3 billion men on the planet should not be allowed in a kitchen because this one man happened to make a very easily made mistake. In that case, you shouldn't be allowed to use a computer ever again simply because you made one moronic comment on this website. That's how this works, right?
cupcakesnpot 9
I did that last week! Ha except I burnt the oven mitts....
loserman67 36
First of all; WHO was STUPID ENOUGH to leave a PLASTIC COFFEE MAKER on the STOVE? "Morning dad, coffee smells a little strong this morning." "Yep son, turned on the wrong burner and destroyed the entire coffee maker." "Dad?" "Yes, son?" "Didn't mom tell you to lay off the Quaaludes?" "Well son, had a delayed acid trip, I thought the coffee maker was talking to me and I had to kill it." "Dad, where's mom?" "Well, son...."
smashgrab 0
I'm trying to figure out why the coffee maker was on the stove to begin with... Whoever is responsible for that should be banned from the kitchen.
deviable 9
I laughed too hard at the last line.
cnkk07 8
sigh.. my dad. he's a genius at making hazardous situations out of potentially non hazardous objects.
balazs15_15 8
If it burns your eyes, don't walk into the kitchen!!
isis_morrigan 18
my dad did the same thing once!