Today, I found out that, if timed just right, the alarm function on my phone can be disabled by a text message. And my dad has an impeccable sense of timing. I was 20 minutes late for work. FML
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Today, my phone alarm didn't go off this morning. Furious, I spent ten minutes complaining about technology before realizing I'd carefully set the alarm for 7:00 PM instead of 7:00 AM. The technology was actually innocent for once. FML
Today, I set an alarm labeled "DO NOT BE LATE." When it went off, I turned it off, congratulated myself for being responsible, and promptly went back to sleep. I woke up two hours later. FML
Today, I bought a new alarm clock because I kept sleeping through my phone alarms. The first morning, it went off exactly when planned. I promptly turned it off, went back to sleep for “5 minutes,” and woke up 3 hours later. The clock had been set correctly. I had just gone straight back to sleep. FML
Today, I heard my alarm go off, dragged myself out of bed, had breakfast and got ready for work. As I was heading out the door I checked the time again. It was 1:41 AM. Apparently my alarm never actually went off. FML
Today, I was running late and tried to sneak out of the house without waking anyone up. My phone alarm, which I forgot was set on max volume, blasted a loud “WAKE UP!” at 7 AM right as I opened the front door. Everyone in the house was wide awake instantly. FML
Today, my dad reactivated a digital clock we had lying around, and accidentally set an alarm on it. For 1 a.m.. So guess who went hunting for that noise in the middle of night. And guess who banished the thing to the living room, then forgot about it, and slept on the sofa in said living room. Or tried to. FML
Today, my alarm went off, and in my half-asleep state, I grabbed my phone and snoozed it. When I woke up an hour later, I realized I'd actually snoozed my work email notification for the same amount of time, and my boss was emailing me every five minutes, asking where I was. FML
Today, I set a silent alarm on my phone for 6:30 AM so I wouldn’t wake up my partner. Problem is, I forgot to turn off “Do Not Disturb” mode, so my alarm never went off. I woke up at 9:30 AM, still in pajamas, and missed a meeting with a client. I'm avoiding my manager's calls. FML
Today, my dad's work phone went off, and I thought I should go tell him since he's on call. Turns out no matter how you do it, a 47 year old man at one in the morning will think you are a burglar trying to attack him. FML
Today, I was woken up from a phone call from my boss. He asked if I had been asleep. I told him I wasn't, that I was in my car on the way to work. Then my alarm went off. FML
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Top comments
LordKoin772 0
Lol wow, what are the odds, that sux big time =P
o3okevin 0
I found this utterly hilarious.
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alexandraa_fml 0
Hold me.
xxmarlboroxx 0
haha this happened to me last week... bit I was like an hour and a half late, but that sucks either way fyl.
Ahka123 0
you're 20 minutes late but still have time to FML?
otakuzakku 0
Holy shit, people. Read other comments before you post. One - 'Today' is a requirement for FMLs, this could have been posted afterwards. Two - Comedic language has been taken into account. "I am now 20 minutes late." is a lot funnier than "I showed up to work 20 minutes late." Also, it implies they will end up being later than this. Stupid.
yellowsneakers 0
THIS.
brieholt 0
wow man I hate when that happens
kpo216 0
reading this makes me want to punch you
Cupcaken 0
what does variable missing mean?
iknowthatguy 0
See what happens when old people text? FYL
viaco12 0
and ur not making it bette by taking the time to post this
DeathStar_fml 0
YDI for depending on a failure dad
JF4509 0
I don't get this ):
limyechan 0
if you knew this happened when you got a text, you shouldve went out and bought yourself a clock dumb ass!! it's your own fault!!
Cupcaken 0
He DIDNT. Read the post, dumbass.