Work: Today, I noticed my laptop kept shutting down and the mouse cursor...

By Kenny - 24/01/2014 07:16 - Nigeria - Lagos

Today, I noticed my laptop kept shutting down and the mouse cursor was all over the place, clicking on every folder. I dismantled the entire computer only to notice something in one of my USB drives: the receiver to a wireless mouse my colleague put there earlier to play a prank on me. 5ML

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Same thing different taste

Thanks Dave, good one

By tech_support - 04/11/2011 16:05 - Sweden

Today, at work, my mouse cursor kept randomly moving all over the screen, and messed up an entire day's attempted work. As I was leaving, I overheard one of my co-workers saying he'd plugged a wireless mouse adapter into my computer, and had been trolling me all day. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/11/2012 05:06 - United States - Appleton

Today, my step-mom restarted the computer because she thought she'd downloaded a virus that stopped her from being able to click on anything, erasing my 7-page paper in the process. It turns out it was just the batteries dying in our wireless mouse. FML

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Rookie mistake

By Anonymous - 11/09/2021 19:00 - United States - Steele

Today, after almost a week of my cursor randomly freezing, I'd had enough and was about ready to go out and get a new computer mouse. It wasn't until just now that I realized nothing was wrong with my mouse. It was running on fumes because I forgot to replace the battery. FML

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You deserved it 1 032

Tech expert anyone?

By I am puzzled - 13/07/2023 04:00 - Ukraine - Vinnytsia

Today, my laptop has its own likes and dislikes. The cooler keeps spinning crazily, causing loud annoying noise when I use the laptop at my parent's house, and functions perfectly silent at my place. Careful inspection proved full working order. What's going on? FML

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What have you done now?

By Anonymous - 19/07/2023 03:00

Today, my dad was sat on my laptop in the living room trying to learn how to do some rewiring around the house when he, and I quote, ”clicked on the thing.” My laptop is now riddled with so many viruses it’s basically a house brick. FML

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You deserved it 145

By Anonymous - 20/07/2013 15:45 - United States - Newark

Today, my friends took my work laptop and changed the sounds. Now, whenever I remove a USB device, a woman's voice screams "Put it back!" and when I insert a USB device, it says "Oh, you need to push it in harder!" I don't know how to change it back. FML

I agree, your life sucks 60 578

You deserved it 7 014

Brain fart

By Anonymous - 27/01/2010 18:09 - United States

Today, the speakers on my laptop weren't working. I worried I'd broken something, and started freaking out. I restarted my computer numerous times and played with the settings for an hour before calling my sister in to help. She looked at it for two seconds, then unplugged my headphones. FML

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You deserved it 41 369

By stpddog - 25/07/2009 18:43 - United States

Today, while trying to get my attention, my dog got her nail stuck in a usb port in my laptop. She freaked out and ran off, dragging it off my lap and through the house before if came off. Her nail was only slightly chipped- my laptop now has a cracked screen. FML

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Troubleshooting

By PC doctor - 01/04/2022 12:00 - South Africa - Kimberley

Today, I restarted my PC a few times because of a little clicking noise coming from the direction of the tower. No, my hard drive wasn't doing a death rattle, it was music coming from ear buds lying beside said tower on the desk. FML

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You deserved it 823

By Anonymous - 21/03/2014 05:14 - United States - Phoenix

Today, a tiny worm was wriggling across the screen of my Mac laptop. I tried to wipe it away with my thumb, but it just kept crawling. Turns out the worm lives *inside* my screen, beneath the glass. FML

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You deserved it 4 728

coried91 28

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

At least nothing was actually wrong with your computer. If you know how to take it apart then I'm hoping you can put it back together.

Zverina 20

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

Guess you could say your computer was... Cursed... by a cursor.

Comments

coried91 28

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

At least nothing was actually wrong with your computer. If you know how to take it apart then I'm hoping you can put it back together.

coried91 28

Friday 24 January 2014 19:47

Apparently the comment I was responding to got deleted.

skilova4lifezzz 19

Friday 24 January 2014 21:55

Did nobody actually notice that it said 5ML?

Natetc13 6

Friday 24 January 2014 22:06

Its FMLs 5th birthday so they're doing that.

beaglegal 42

Friday 24 January 2014 23:19

Did you notice that is says 5ML, not FML?

thatnucca 36

Saturday 25 January 2014 1:52

Some pranks are just unnecessary.

coried91 28

Saturday 25 January 2014 2:09

It was actually a small prank. I can see how he missed the USB for the wireless mouse since mine is extremely small but he could have checked those areas first. It didn't actually harm his computer. Now he just has to put it back togther. At least this prank didn't cost him money.

MooCowPlywood 9

Saturday 25 January 2014 4:22

Can someone explain to me why it says 5ML and mot FML?

mallu86 9

Saturday 25 January 2014 20:32

No. An unnecessary prank would go something like " the colleague downloads child **** to OP's laptop and then later OP gets arrested for real."

biasedshooter 24

Sunday 26 January 2014 17:09

But why would he take it apart? That was obviously a software problem... I think op is either exaggerating or just dumb

ilovemsminaj 13

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

We've all done something like that

masterof1 7

Friday 24 January 2014 19:29

No. No we haven't.

ilovemsminaj 13

Friday 24 January 2014 19:34

#16, You've never had a prank pulled on you? Or pulled a prank on someone else?

Pleonasm 35

Friday 24 January 2014 19:42

Not everyone does, no.

Freethaawave 19

Friday 24 January 2014 19:52

I feel like this FML is a scenario that would be on big bang theory.

thatonlyonee 1

Friday 24 January 2014 20:32

lol so true

channelmonica 17

Saturday 25 January 2014 0:21

#29 I was JUST going to say the same thing! Hahaha

Wiringify 22

Saturday 25 January 2014 0:22

Shut up Nicki Minaj.

NeatNit 32

Saturday 25 January 2014 2:16

I don't see why #2/20 is being downvoted so much. This sounds like a harmless prank, and I have participated in those plenty of times, on either end. I'd like to believe most people have. As long as no one gets hurt and you can laugh about it later, I'm all for it. I can understand that some of you might downvote but not so many.

ilovemsminaj 13

Saturday 25 January 2014 3:59

Yes, thank you #60. Most people have pranked someone even if it's something as little as jumping out and scaring them

dachayke 16

Saturday 25 January 2014 4:59

You heard wiringify.

ilovemsminaj 13

Saturday 25 January 2014 5:27

Please stop disliking me

dudecall 18

Sunday 26 January 2014 7:23

That's no how you do it #65 this is how you do it. Guys please don't stop disliking my comment.

Zverina 20

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

Guess you could say your computer was... Cursed... by a cursor.

noobsatin 19

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

nothing like office pranking. get your coworker back with some **** noises on speakers.

Pleonasm 35

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

At least he didn't make a hardcore goat-**** audio clip your shutdown tune.

lostangel5 12

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

Be sure to get them back with something worse! sorry OP!

shank39 12

Friday 24 January 2014 19:19

Revenge is a dish best served cold. I hope you get your opportunity soon.

TShaunik 12

Friday 24 January 2014 21:12

I thought revenge was a dish best served nude...

mattatom17 10

Friday 24 January 2014 22:02

So push him outside?

jdizz16 16

Friday 24 January 2014 19:20

Sounds to me like you just used this as an unnecessary opportunity to get to open up your laptop. It was fun, wasn't it? Try looking around the outsides first, you'll save yourself a lot of time next time.