Today, I went to the bathroom on the way to class. After washing my hands, I couldn't figure out how to turn off the water. I finally resorted to asking a professor for help. She turned it off, looked me in the eyes and said, "Please don't tell me you're here on a scholarship." FML
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Today, I came back from school camp and really had to go to the toilet. I ran to the nearest one, which was by the principal's office. After I finished, I tried to flush the button. Turns out the water was turned off so it wouldn't flush. I bolted. The principal is now stuck with my unwanted present. FML
Today, as I was walking to wash my hands after using the restroom, the guy walking away from the sink flicked water from his hands towards the floor. Water splashed all over my beige shorts. I had to walk back into class looking like I'd peed my pants. FML
Today, I was in English class when I had to use the bathroom. As I was signing out, the teacher said, "Don't forget the hall pass!" It was a plunger. I had to walk across the school with a plunger. FML
Today, I was in an unfamiliar building on campus and I needed to use the bathroom before class started. I walked in and saw a man at the sink. I said "Oh my god I'm sorry! I thought this was the women's washroom." It was. The very butch looking woman gave me a look of death. FML
Today, in science class, I was bored and playing with a paper towel, dipping it into a container of water. When my teacher caught me and asked what I was doing, I panicked and said I was "drying the water." FML
Today, I really had to pee during one of my college lectures. I finally worked up the nerve to leave the room while he was lecturing, and ran frantically to the bathroom. Once in there, the urge intensified to the point I couldn't hold it. I peed my pants while standing in the bathroom. FML
Today, I was walking to a bathroom on campus before class when my professor walked in behind me. There were two urinals in the bathroom, we walked right up next to each other and unzipped our pants in unison. It became so awkward for me, I actually said out loud, "Nope, too awkward" and left. FML
Today, as I was about to go in the bathroom, a girl walked out, shaking water off her hands. Some of it landed on my face, and I just wiped it off. Then she said to her friend who was waiting for her, "The sink's broken. Can I use your hand sanitizer?" So what landed on my face? FML
Today, I mustered up the courage to take a dump in a public toilet so I went to the disabled toilet in our university library. I did my thing, the flush didn't work, I pulled the red string thinking it would do something and a buzzer started ringing throughout the whole university. FML
Today, while apartment hunting with my boyfriend, I needed to use the bathroom. We were on our own and no toilet paper. Fortunately I carry wipes with me, because I had to more than just pee. All was fine, until I tried to flush and realized the water was turned off. The next person will get quite the surprise. FML
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SaintJupiter 16
Well, she had a good point.
katydid95 5
How do you not know how to turn off the water? Better yet, how'd you even turn the water on in the first place?
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Comments (107)
BellaBear90 27
Probably the opposite of how you turned it on....
worldclassrager 39
Well now you know...sinks at colleges are a bit weird...
McPigeon 4
How can you turn the water on but not off?
amphetamin3 17
I'm trying to picture how you turned on the sink, but can't figure out how to turn it off. it's not making sense in my head. Hmm.
fylsinceydi 2
Were you?
bexxiiee 11
How did you switch it on, but not off?
LennyComa 39
Hey taps/faucets are tough to master but you'll get it someday.
FML_14u2c 14
My first thought was: Really?!?!?! Then, like #8 said (about the PhD who can't change a light bulb), I had a flashback about a job I used to have... I worked for a government defense contractor, providing tech support over the phone. I was talking to ACTUAL Rocket Scientists and PhDs -- who had a hard time finding the power button on their PCs... (Thank goodness for software that allows you to login remotely!)
SAgirl 21
Are you there on a scholarship?
perdix 29
"Yes, I am, Professor. Ironically, mine is from the Future Plumbers of America."
peacejunior 12
Some of the sink designs we have are really irritatingly complicated.