Miscellaneous: Today, I was helping some mental health patients at work, I spent...

By Tom_why - 23/05/2009 19:27 - United Kingdom

Today, I was helping some mental health patients at work, I spent 20 mins to fail to connect the DVD player to the TV and went back to make them something to eat. I came back into the room after 5 mins and one of the patients had connected it for himself. He has a profound learning disability. FML

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Geist_fml 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:11

Your giving them way too little credit. They are humans like you and me after all.

Azurea_fml 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:10

You might be retarded.

Comments

Duckasaurus 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:14

Isn't it just three color-coordinated cables and the power cord?

monkji10 0

Wednesday 16 February 2011 19:53

yep

margiemarg24 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:14

wow you're dumb

karmas_a_bitch 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:15

Fail. Sometimes it takes a learning disabled person to show u to really get help

zlollerskatestim 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:16

I'm sure his learning disability doesn't affect his color-coordination.

luvable_loozer 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:16

awesome for your patient -- sucks to be you, though.....

NGM_KID 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:16

Ha!! #12 beat me to it!! Maybe that patients learning disability was that he knew too much.....? lol but I doubt it. Did your parents drop you when you were a baby cause dvd players are so easy to install!! haha!!