Miscellaneous: Today, I tried to surprise my parents on their first day back...

By Anonymous - 25/08/2009 21:14 - United States

Today, I tried to surprise my parents on their first day back from New York with candles I made. I used actual lavender flecks from our garden for the scent in the candles. My plan worked, until the lavender caught on fire, which then spread to all of our mail and newspapers. Welcome home. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/01/2015 16:40 - Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City

Today, at a candlelit dinner, I accidentally set my dad's leg on fire. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/05/2009 20:28 - United States

Today, I found a box of birthday candles sitting on the coffee table. Bored, I lit one, and after a minute I threw it away and sat back down on the couch. I started looking at the box and noticed that it said "Magic Re-Lighting Candles" at the exact moment that my trash can burst into flames. FML

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By shitty candles - 01/12/2014 07:30 - United States - Issaquah

Today, I dug out the 5 fancy, extremely expensive candles I bought during Black Friday. I lit one up, and was delighted that it smelled so great. My mother then walked into my room and stated that it smelled "like shit". The other four were going to be a Christmas gift for her. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/11/2011 03:13 - United States

Today, I decided to light a candle in my room. Since fire intrigues me, I put an old brochure into it. Paper burns fast, and now my carpet has a big, black burn mark. FML

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By agstone - 09/08/2017 23:15

Today, at 2:47 am, my mom woke me up in a panic screaming about smelling gas and the house blowing up. Twenty minutes, two fire trucks, and a traumatized dog later, it was just the neighbors burning their mail. FML

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By knews - 18/03/2010 04:46 - United States

Today, my mom sent me beautiful candlesticks along with some half burned candles. I thanked her. She told me the candlesticks were a wedding gift to my grandmother 85 years ago. Then she said the candles were used at my grandma's wedding. I had already lit them. FML

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By CandlesSuck - 02/11/2009 03:44 - Canada

Today, I invited my girlfriend to come over, telling her I had a surprise. I filled the bathtub and lit a lot of candles to be romantic. She gets here, and we start doing our thing. Until we smell something burning. It was my hair. I now have a bald spot on the back of my head. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/06/2012 05:44 - United States

Today, I burned my nose. How? I tried sniffing a lit candle. FML

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By Romantic - 15/01/2010 08:33 - United States

Today, I came home from a long day at work to find a path of rose pedals from the front door. Gasping with surprise, I followed it past the living room... past the bedroom... into the kitchen, where there was a note that said "Friends coming over tonight, we need food, love you!" FML

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By Anonymous - 13/10/2009 03:12 - United States

Today, my mom lit a candle in our living room, telling the family how much she loved it. She then went on the tell us that my dad got it for her and it must have been some cheap candle. I bought the candle as a gift for her on her birthday. FML

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configurator 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 1:23

And that's why you use lavender *oil* for the scent...

aback 4

Wednesday 26 August 2009 1:21

Newspapers make lousy candleholders.

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i_is_a_tr00l 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 1:54

I like you.

triplethreat13 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 2:12

candles made with real lavender shouldn't burn other objects....

Solumina 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 2:25

Did you use a full piece of lavender (like a cluster or something)? If you just used bits it would have been fine, I myself have made a candle that way and it worked beautifully, I would also think that wherever you made the candle would have told you what would and wouldn't have been a good idea.

chelsealovesnsn 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 2:46

/: poor kid.

pleasedonttellme 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 3:10

Karma's a bitch

EMR_fml 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 3:13

Well I'm sure they were very surprised when they saw all the smoke damage. Congratulations, you succeeded.

paintballer394 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 4:32

Welcome Home. LMAO. That's a perfect ending right there.

Kajay1978 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 4:40

idiot!

strive2achieve 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 5:27

Haha, nice job

krector13 0

Wednesday 26 August 2009 5:40

what the hell were you trying to do for a welcoming home party. Use lavender to relax them and set the mood so you can have a threesome with them. Thats the dumbest welcome home i've heard of!!