Today, I tried to set up my brand new washer and dryer. How hard can it be, right? After cutting my hand in 3 places on the dryer vent, I finished it off with electrocuting myself. So much for being a domestic goddess. FML
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Today, I'm supposed to start my new job as a Crime Scene Tech. Instead, I managed to electrocute myself with my hairdryer. I'll now have to attempt to explain to them that I really am qualified to safely operate an electrostatic lifting device, and other expensive equipment. FML
Today, in an attempt to be frugal, I tried to repair my own sometimes-faulty toaster. Turns out I unplugged the wrong kitchen appliance, which I only discovered by electrocuting myself while pulling it apart. Now it's definitely broken, will need replacing, and I have a burn. FML
Today, my husband, who repairs appliances for a living, repaired our dryer. One lot of wet clothes later, it caught fire and ruined the laundry room. FML
Today, at my appliance job, we received a used dryer that needed to be fixed. I took it in the back room to test it. I plugged it in and turned it on. It started to smell so bad that I went to shut it down, but before I did I see two used condoms fly out of the back vent. FML
Today, after my washing machine broke yesterday in the middle of a cycle, I went and spent $1400 on a new one. Also today, my dryer started to smoke and almost caught my clothes on fire. There goes another $1000. FML
Today, I got a new washer and dryer set. It's sad when all you have to do at night is make popcorn and watch the clothes washing. I even invited friends over. FML
Today, I was rearranging the cabinets above the washer and dryer, and the whole thing fell down on top of the washer. I had just put my clothes in the washing machine too. FML
Today, after spending $300 replacing a dryer and getting the vents cleaned out when our tenants complained their clothes weren't getting dry, my husband and I realized that it was actually the washing machine that was broken. FML
Today, my mom’s boyfriend insists that I can’t break anything by hooking up my new stove wrong, so I should just try until it works. Some trial and error and one electrician’s visit later, I now have a correctly hooked up stove which is now half broken. FML
Today, over the course of three hours, I was burned by our toaster oven, hit in the head by a fridge door, hit my toes on a chair, clipped my hip on a table edge, and had both the washer and dryer lids slam on the same hand. I'm not sure what hurts more, my body or the shame. FML
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nokillnobeepbeep 0
Queue the sexist humor.
nokillnobeepbeep 0
I said what I meant and I meant what I said. The Soup Nazi is the only Nazi worth mentioning!
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onyxindigo 0
I hit YDI as soon as I saw 'domestic goddess'. Feminism fails. Dammit, #37 said it first. Still, I can't believe it took that long for someone to pick up on it.
amberita28 0
"I hit ydi as soon as I read domestic goddess" HELLO!!! Those were the last words of the fml dummy!!
hippyhobbit 0
A woman installing a W&D herself? FAKE!
greent_fml 0
why are you doing a mans job? back to the kitchen with you woman
ObadiahtheSlim 2
How in the lemon-scented hell do you electrocute yourself on a washer/dryer!? You plug the thing into the high capacity socket. Thats it. You have to seriously fail at plugging it in or you have to open the thing up after it's plugged in. Fakes keep getting worse and worse here.
ohdamn321 0
er...If you get electrocuted, you die. Are you dead? There's nothin wrong with doing a little Googling before you talk. Just try tah make sure you don't sound like an ass. ;)
unBrokenBeliever 0
#65 - you should do some Googling before you talk too. "In the vernacular, the term electrocution is used to mean accidental injury, death, murder or suicide by electric shock" (Wikipedia). In case you don't know, "vernacular" means slang or common usage. And yes, you can experience electric shock and survive. What do you think static shock is except miniscule electric shocks? And ouchy, but you really should have let someone else at least help you if not install the washer/dryer for you.
finalyearsofhate 22
You can survive electric shock, but electrocution means death by electrical current passing through the body. Try a real dictionary next time.
Ninjaface 0
Don't worry, you can still be the domestic goddess of clumsiness. It even comes with perks, like the supernatural ability to trip on flat surfaces.
sweetpeapunk 0
Do you know how idiotic most of you sound? Although, after cutting your hand you should have stopped and altleast looked up instructions on the internet.
Nizzit2 0
this was a poor effort. "electrocute" and what was up with that line at the end? Shameful really.
bored690 0
um don't you just plug the dryer in to the power? and connect 2 hoses and plug the washing machine in????