Today, I set an alarm to wake up for a football match. I woke...

By Avdhut Joshi - 11/05/2019 23:30 - India - Thane

Today, I set an alarm to wake up for a football match. I woke up after it finished. Turns out, I set my alarm to 12:15 p.m. instead of a.m. I ended up missing one of my team's best performances. FML

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By regrettably well rested - 14/05/2017 16:00 - United States - Clearfield

Today, I set 3 alarms so I wouldn't miss an early morning event I was volunteering at. After I slept through the first one, my roommate turned the other two off without waking me up because they were annoying. I missed the event. FML

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By 2285morgan - 15/12/2011 20:12 - United States

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

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Wake up Boo

By Anon - 03/12/2023 20:00 - United States

Today, I set an elaborate alarm system to wake up early. I woke up to the soothing sounds of birds chirping, only to discover that I had accidentally set my ringtone to bird noises instead of an actual alarm. I missed my morning meeting. FML

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Clever

By Anonymous - 11/12/2024 00:00 - Australia

Today, I thought I'd been really clever by setting my alarm ten minutes earlier to get up on time. I did wake up ten minutes earlier… then promptly fell back asleep for another hour. FML

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Top of the morning to ya!

By Bored - 09/02/2023 02:00

Today, I set my alarm for AM instead of PM. Woke up at 5AM to realize I have nothing to do. FML

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You deserved it 321

Astronomical

By Anonymous - 26/07/2024 12:00 - Australia

Today, my phone alarm went off at 3 AM. I don't remember setting it, but it turns out I'd somehow activated an old "Wake up for a meteor shower" reminder. Despite it being the wrong day by months, I got up, looked outside, and only then did my brain kick into gear and I realized it was set for the wrong date. FML

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Where are you?

By Budhvaraddams - 30/01/2023 18:30

Today, I had an important test at 7 in the morning, so I sat the alarm at 6 o'clock and fell asleep. Later I was woken up by a call from my friend asking me why I didn't show up for the test. It was 9:30. I'd sat the alarm at 6:00 PM. FML

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The bookmaker always wins

By Jeremy - 19/10/2023 14:00 - Australia

Today, I set aside some time to take a power nap at my desk. I set an alarm, but it didn't go off. I woke up hours later to find my coworkers had surrounded my desk, taking bets on when I'd wake up. FML

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You deserved it 742

By EFFED4LIFE - 11/03/2009 05:33 - United States

Today, I was late to school for the third time this week because my alarm clock didn't go off. I clearly remembered setting it, so I videotaped myself sleeping. It turns out I've been turning off my alarm clock in my sleep. FML

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Quick quick

By NoorFML - 13/09/2013 13:24 - United States

Today, I woke up and saw that my alarm clock had fallen on the floor. It read 9:05 am. I panicked because I was late for work. As I frantically got ready, I went to pick my alarm clock up to place it back on my nightstand when I realized it was upside down. The actual time was 5:06. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Saturday 11 May 2019 20:15

Good thing you weren’t there to screw it up.

STFU01 14

Sunday 12 May 2019 3:57

Set the DVR the next time so you can watch later...

Comments

ajh1800 25

Saturday 11 May 2019 20:07

12:15 am is midnight, 12:15 pm is mid afternoon, so was the event in the middle of the night or were you trying to get there 10 hours early? Do you normally wake up after noon?

PenguinPal3017 19

Sunday 12 May 2019 2:48

They meant to set it for AM. They wake up before noon. They set their alarm wrong.

PenguinPal3017 19

Sunday 12 May 2019 2:52

The event was likely on tv, taking place in another country. I feel like people are insane for not understanding any of this.

ajh1800 25

Sunday 12 May 2019 4:17

But I feel like if it was on TV, they could have just recorded it and watched it at a more convinient time instead of waking up in the middle of the night to watch it. Most TV's have the technology for that now. Even so, staying up till midnight shouldn't have been that difficult if it was such an important game to watch...

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 11 May 2019 20:15

Good thing you weren’t there to screw it up.

jbuckets_404 38

Saturday 11 May 2019 22:16

But getting plenty of rest is a good thing! Your body will thank you later. :-)

BurnInDemonFire 34

Sunday 12 May 2019 1:44

Was it a match that was being broadcast from another country, or do you and a load of your friends play night football?

bloopaloop 27

Sunday 12 May 2019 2:36

How did you accidentally sleep in 12 hours??

PenguinPal3017 19

Sunday 12 May 2019 2:50

They didn't. Their alarm didn't wake them up! Come on people! It's not that hard. They probably went to sleep at like 9 pm and woke up at 4 am.

PenguinPal3017 19

Sunday 12 May 2019 2:51

My android phone said "alarm set for X hours Y minutes". It prevented this mistake. I moved to iPhone and now I get anxiety sometimes that I will set my alarm incorrectly.

STFU01 14

Sunday 12 May 2019 3:57

Set the DVR the next time so you can watch later...

Nhayaa 21

Sunday 12 May 2019 6:11

That never happens with the 24h system. But I never hear my alarm clocks so I guess it doesn't really matter wether I set them up at the right time or not...