Today, after a power outage at my house, my 14-year-old brother was genuinely confused as to why our flashlights still worked if we had no electricity. FML
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Today, our power went out due to some severe storms. My daughter, who is 18, asked me why the lights on the car still worked. FML
Today, I was at my grandparents' house, when the power went out. Even though we were supplied with candles and flashlights, we still had to stumble around in the darkness. They'd left both the candles and flashlights in the pitch black, unnavigable basement. FML
Today, I made my brother go to the grocery store to get some frozen pizzas. Ten minutes after he left, the power cut out. Still no power. Still hungry. FML
Today, I learned that when the power goes out at my house, my family thinks you can no longer flush the toilet. FML
Today, the power in my village went out. This caused the back-up battery powered alarm to go off. Nobody in the house even knew our alarm worked, let alone how to make it stop. It's been going off for over an hour now. FML
Today, the power was out. I tried to explain to my boyfriend that he wouldn't be able to watch any TV until the power came back on. His response was, "But we have Netflix." FML
Today, I woke up to find my power was out. After taking a shower in the dark and being unable to make myself lunch, my power came on two minutes before I had to leave for school. FML
Today, I was the last to go upstairs, so I had to turn off the lights. My tired brain decided to use my phone flashlight to check if all the lights were out. FML
Today, my power went out due to a huge snow storm. I was in desperate need of candles and flashlights. I had to walk to the store since the roads were closed. I walked 4 miles in the blizzard. When I got home, the power came back on. FML
Today, while I was putting up Christmas lights, my younger brother wouldn't stop pestering me. It seems he hadn't forgotten the time I gave myself an electric shock last year, and he wanted to see if I'd do it again. FML
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bumblebee_bree 10
Bright one right there!
False_Stupidity 42
He's not the brightest bulb in the flashlight now, is he.
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Comments (60)
bumblebee_bree 10
Bright one right there!
colby6666 43
Very punny. I've seen flashes of good puns on this site.
extrasnipes 22
No, he's just flashing the light on himself to seem brighter.
reneetlovesyou 30
He doesn't need a flashlight, 15, he can light up a room all by himself.
ChevyRedneck85 13
These are the people who's going to be taking care of us when we are old. God have mercy on us
sometimessam 16
Not the brightest bulb in the box, huh?
sohibil 6
God is probably gonna flip us off thinking that we're responsible for those people's mental state...
sohibil 6
Just give him some matches or a lighter, rrrrrrriight? :)
adkim78 17
beat him up. Then you'll be charged with battery
Danny_Boy12 13
You tried a little bit, I guess.....
TheVurcle 10
You brother is an idiot. Sorry OP, FYL
False_Stupidity 42
He's not the brightest bulb in the flashlight now, is he.
hellnosucka 27
he's not as quick as flash either. To be fair though, his battery might be simply running out of charge.
Kamon97 23
His brain turned off when the power was out.
lord_meloetta 20
He is going places, probably not collage though
WCARlover 35
I find it so hilarious when people who are implying that other people are stupid can't even spell correctly.
colby6666 43
6- you're not going to "collage" either
fantasyworld 39
6, college.
Chezzlova 5
Oh, the irony in your comment physically pains me.
lord_meloetta 20
I didn't notice my mistake, my bad.
trell000 13
I don't know why but it makes me extremely happy when this happens.
Epickitty58 29
65- Shoulda woulda coulda
vlalam 24
I blame it on his genes.. lol
cakefete2 31
You realize you not only called OP an idiot, but their entire family line, right?
Spyingcheeseman 8
No he just wanted to use the word genes
Epickitty58 29
If it's the OP's genes that make his brother a moron, I think it may be #7's genes that make him the idiot he is today. The kind that try to use smart people words so they can sound like they went to the "collage" #6 talked about.
MrSassypants 34
He's not the brightest knife in the tool shed.... and neither am I.
varutha 16
Oh well, there are a lot of things to do that don't require that much light.
strike2867 13
Props to him for knowing flashlights run on electricity.
Epickitty58 29
The question here is where does that electricity come from?
therealjc_fml 14
Did you tell him to make sure to plug them back in when the electricity comes back on (:
Sariasprincy 7
Make sure you tell him the toilet and shower still work too....
Epickitty58 29
"Woah! The toilet still works in a power outage? This world never ceases to amaze me!"