Today, at my job as a librarian at an old library, I was shelving books. Things were great until one entire bookshelf fell over. The damage wasn't too bad. Then the rest fell down. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at work, I went to place a small item on a shelf. The shelf fell on me, trapping my hand. While lifting it, the top shelf fell against my chest and the products all dumped on my face. I then realized the shelves were only held up by zip ties. FML
Today, I went to my local library to study. As I settled in, I dropped my water bottle, causing a mini flood. Panicked, I tried to clean it up with paper towels, only to knock over a stack of books, creating a domino effect of chaos. The librarian gave me the dirtiest look. FML
Today, my roommate placed something on a shelf I put up, and the whole thing came crashing down. It's been fine for 2 years and now the shelf decides to break? Yeah right, dude. FML
Today, I was in a shoe store. I picked up a shoe so I could look at it, but when I put it back on the shelf, the whole shelf fell down, making all the shoes fall to the ground. The people behind the counter started clapping. FML
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
Today, I was alone at the office and having some fun spinning around in my chair. In my enthusiasm, I spun too fast, lost my balance, and crashed into the shelf behind me. The shelf didn't survive the impact, and I had 30 minutes to come up with a good excuse before everyone else came back from lunch. FML
Today, I was at work copying some papers. The copier is below a shelf with lots of paper and signage, which suddenly flew off the hinge and hit me in the head as well as the copier. My boss ran in, asking, "Is the copier okay?" FML
Today, I was at the library, working with some classmates on our major semester project. I accidentally killed power to the row of computers by me. I've never had so many enraged faces looking at me before. FML
Today, I went to the bookstore. While I was in line, I heard everyone talking about how a book cart had gotten loose and rolled down the parking lot into a car, smashing the front. It was my car. FML
Today, at work, I politely asked a patron to be quieter; I was hit in the face. I work in a library. FML
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Top comments
tulha 12
What doesn't kill you... Gets you fired.
pyrofeng 4
This reminds me of the movie, "The Mummy."
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Comments (70)
pansycake99 2
Chain reaction..
Witchylady 18
Just like in the movies.
False_Stupidity 42
Were you putting away a book on the rules of dominoes at the time?
Blink_me26 21
I guess your only choice now is to go to Egypt and awaken a cursed mummy.
pere 11
If a bookcase falls in a library, and no one's around to hear it.... oh wait, never mind.
bryan788 29
I hope you took a photo that would be awesome to see
mxij 13
Bad luck Brian? Oh god, it's in librarian!
culphy 14
I've heard of shelving drugs but shelving books is a whole other story...
Black_Knight80 13
Damn domino affect!
Taolan 23
Hope you didn't get fired over this, not all 'old' libraries have sturdy shelves. Once one fell over though the rest were pretty much gonna go, they don't like vibrations good or otherwise.