Today, I was hiking down a steep hill, and I slipped. I instinctively grabbed the nearest object to me: a very prickly cactus. FML
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Today, I was hiking, and four miles away from my car and civilization, I tripped over a rock into a cactus. I used duct tape, which ripped all the hair off my arms and legs but ignored the spikes. FML
Today, while hiking and wearing sandals, I stubbed my toe. This wouldn't have been so bad had it not been into a cactus with 3 inch thorns. FML
Today, while climbing a mountain, I got to the top and then put both of my arms up in a victory kind of way only to trip on a rock and fall into a cactus plant. FML
Today, I was outside, peeing on a cactus. Then all of a sudden my dog jumped on my back, knocking me into the cactus. FML
Today, I was taking a hike through the Appalachians. I lost my balance in a steep area, and grabbed for a root along the trail above me. It turned to not be a root, but a large, angry snake. FML
Today, I found out what it feels like to be slapped in the face with a potted cactus. FML
Today, I rescued a cactus from a lethal fall. It thanked me with a handful of spines. FML
Today, I was working on my new house and I was taking out a large cactus. While picking up the pieces to throw away, I noticed a spider on my forearm. Without thinking, I swiped at the spider with a piece of the cactus. I missed the spider, not my forearm. FML
Today, I was riding my bike to the local grocery store to pick up some supplies for dinner. On the way down, traveling down a hill, I hit a drain with no lid. I went to grab hold of the nearest object to soften my fall. That nearest object was a barbed wire fence. FML
Today, I was helping a friend redecorate. She had put up some shelving, that we presumed was stable. It broke, and all the expensive vases and collectables fell to the floor. On instinct, I leapt forward to catch the closest thing. It was not the expensive vase. It was a cactus. FML
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Top comments
RollingCakes 21
Ouch, you should probably invest in some hiking poles.
arrow007archer 19
I think there's a point we can learn from this
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Comments (51)
brand125 17
...but he did fall. just maybe not all the way. assuming he wasnt on the side of a dangerous cliff, or hill with jagged rocks, falling down a hill could be less painful that stabbing a cactus into your hand
AirBusDriver 23
I feel your pain, more than once that's happened to me. But really, at the end of the day, a hike in the beauty of the desert is worth the pains endured.
noah_1234 24
atleast you grabbed something
MissKangaroo 23
I hate cactuses they're terrifying.
Sierra7211 17
They aren't as scary as Venus fly traps. Plants that can move on their own to devour meat should not be messed with. Respect the fly trap, those things are ****** up
chrisstachon 30
Curse our instincts causing us to grab the nearest prick-ly item
worldclassrager 41
A common reaction...but a not the sharpest
blackonblight 33
Sweet merciful Eris, talk about bad luck. FYL and hope you didn't get stabbed too badly.
V4mp1r3_K4t 7
I had an experience very similar to this when I was young. I was sliding down a river bank and grabbed onto a plant to stop myself falling in the river. Unfortunately that plant was gorse. I have had a phobia of gorse ever since.
BabyrooKid 11
It's always the pricks in life. They'll get you every time.
cece23_fml 10
What a prickly situation to get yourself into.