Today, I knocked over a display case at a mall, shattering hundreds of dollars in goods. Embarrassed, I tried to scurry out of the nearest door without being seen. I scuttled right into the janitor's closet, the door automatically locking behind me. I waited for an hour to be let out. 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, while trying on an outfit in the dressing room at the mall, I got locked in. I decided to take 5 minutes to try and get out by crawling under the door. After I got out, I realized I left my cell phone, my purse and my pants inside. FML
Today, I was in a store using the only bathroom there. After I was done, I realized I couldn't open the door. Panicked it locked me in, I banged on the door, and screamed for help. The security and a whole group of people gathered, only to find that I was pulling the door instead of pushing it. FML
Today, I walked into a glass door at a busy mall. Not only did I face-plant in front of a crowd, but I also left an almost perfect imprint of my face on the glass. FML
Today, I was accused of shop-lifting by an old lady in a supermarket. Having proven myself innocent, I tried to storm off to show my displeasure at the situation. In my haste to make a dramatic exit, I tried to go out of the entrance and walked straight into the automatic door. FML
Today, I was walking into my office building when I tripped over a doormat and fell flat on my face right in front of the security guard. As I tried to stand up, I kicked the door, slamming shut with a dramatic bang. I looked up to see that the entire building lobby was watching. FML
Today, at work, I tripped and fell face-first into a food display. As I picked myself up, totally humiliated, I tripped again and fell right back into it, earning a bunch of pitying looks from nearby customers. FML
Today, I was taking a placement test for the new college I am going to. After the test and picking up a few numbers, I left with great pride. I opened the door and started walking out. I then realized that I had walked into the closet. FML
Today, I tried to quietly leave a public toilet at work without anyone noticing how long I'd been in there. The automatic hand dryer turned on as I walked past, making me jump so hard, I walked straight into the door. FML
Today, I realized I'd lost my wallet when paying for groceries. I had to put all the items back and leave the store feeling so embarrassed in front of everyone. FML
Today, I walked into a public toilet and I opened a stall door, only to discover someone who had forgotten to lock the door sitting on the can. Instead of saying "Sorry," I panicked and said, "Nice shoes!" I then had to wait until they left because I was too embarrassed to face them. FML
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Stylux_fml 16
Favourited for use of the word 'scuttled'
Underbeard 6
Well now you can get a broom to sweep up the mess you made, OP.
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Comments (81)
brittyboo123 35
You should have owned up to your mistake. Hopefully you'll know to do that if it happens again.
CooperRage 13
Zoidberg? Is that you?
markuskind 7
Tou could have said that u were looking for him
xTrepidation 14
This sounds like something that would happen in a movie. But it doesn't seem safe that the door remains locked from the inside, what if it closes on the janitor one day? Good thing they found you somewhat quickly though, could've been a lot worse.
TheDrifter 24
Depending on the size, it may open by key card. The one at our office has sinks and such in it and a card reader on both sides, plus an intercom so the janitor hears pages (or for people like OP to call for help).
ChibiChibi_fml 28
But why would it be unlocked from the outside so that the OP or some other random person can enter but locked from the inside so that they can't get out? That's what doesn't make sense. If it was a set up like at your office the OP wouldn't have been able to enter in the first place.
brave_josh 9
Two words: Instant karma
SiegeOfTheSiren 9
Socially Awkward Penguin....is that you? :O
ethanman82 8
ok, im pretty sre zoidberg posted this.
chosha_fml 27
YDI. And probably another hour to boot.
kiraleann 16
I cannot stand people who make a big mess in the store and refuse to own up to it. It can cost someone else injury for you to avoid admitting responsibility to something like that.
kalbrek009 20
Sounds less like embarrassment & more like trying to flee a crime scene to me, since you in fact "scuttled" into a janitors closet whilst trying to run & hide, yet didn't seem to know your way out of the mall in your panic to avoid paying for the damages. YDI...also, I notice there's no mention that it was an accident.