Today, I installed an alarm app on my phone. Turns out, to unlock the phone and get the ringing to stop, I have to answer a maths question. It took me ten minutes to get it right. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, for the second week in a row, my brother woke me up in the small hours of the morning begging me to help him figure out the math problem to turn off his phone's stupid-ass app alarm. FML
Today, I was asked a security question by my bank's app when I tried using it after a year. After two to three wrong attempts, I got it correct with the answer, "Myself." The question was, "Who was your childhood friend?" FML
Today, I was playing with my phone and turned it on lock mode. I changed my lock code a few months ago, so that no one would be able to guess it. Turns out I can't guess it either. FML
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 was trying to be a responsible adult and check my credit score. I accidentally mistyped my password five times, got locked out, and had to call customer service. They asked me so many security questions, I started questioning my own identity (and sanity). FML
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
Today, I spent a quarter of an hour trying to figure out why my car wouldn't unlock, then why my number plate had changed. FML
Today, I finally password-protected my phone, to protect it from my friends' favorite game: stealing it and sending stupid texts, and hijacking my Facebook. They quickly found a new game. My phone is now locked for 24 hours due to too many attempts to guess the password. FML
Today, my friend sent me an online money transfer. After forgetting the password and locking myself out of my account, I had to phone up the bank and have it reset. I was prompted to answer the security question, which was "What, what?" I had to say "In the butt." to get my money. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my apartment. But it’s 2024, so I have a smart lock I can unlock through an app on my phone. Except I also left my phone inside. The worst part? I had to ask my neighbor to call my mom so she could unlock my apartment from her phone. FML
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FatelBlade 8
Hmmm. That seems like..... Quite a problem......
gahj 11
Lol what is that app called it's pretty cool and btw YDI for not knowing math
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TheGothGamerGirl 20
GENIUS! Really gets you awake and thinking!
FlamingTacos 7
Where's a Chinese person when you need them...
boundbytheanimus 9
I feel your pain. Anytime math is involved in anything, I fail miserably.
gonad_gobbler 1
I have an app where you have to have sex before you unlock the phone, only takes me 30 seconds.
jackassiddy 8
There are many things I like to be greeted by when I awake.. math is not one of them.
DocBastard 40
That's a real problem! Your alarm is definitely annoying, but minus not as bad. All things being equal, you probably should have expected this. Additionally, the only plus is that you may cross the great divide and learn something from this experience. May you be fruitful and multiply. Good luck.
boundbytheanimus 9
The solution is simply to download another app. OP's experience just about sums up my encounters with math.
Shrike 24
^ You either missed the joke or you accidentally threadjacked Docbastard's comment instead of #1's. So which is it?
boundbytheanimus 9
^ Neither. Solution? Sum? You missed the fact that I was playing off Doc's joke.
llamafish 25
It appeared to be more of a continuation of DocBastard's joke. * edit * Well nevermind, this is awkward...
Shrike 24
I am dumb, so dumb, for real. I admit it. I apologize. :D
natashax21 5
The product of his sperm probably wouldn't be too bright either.
5HT2A 5
34's attempt to troll: Fail.
XtraEzeee 8
Maybe OP should simplify their problems with a nice fraction of pi.
XtraEzeee 8
Maybe OP should simplify their problems with a nice fraction of pi.
niyah4sho 11
Lol I get it. Quite creative.
UnleashedKilla1 4
Doc Bastard has spoken.
Petey_Piie 1
It's always great to start the day with a math problem. A math problem a day keeps the brain farts away. :)
FUUUandyourmom 16
The app is called Math Alarm. It's free, too.
bdubbstheman 5
You can't spell "math" using proper English, Maybe math isn't your only weakness
_BradyBunch_ 7
You should already have an alarm clock on your iPhone / Android that works fine