Work: Today, I was talking to a customer, when I choked on my spit....

By chickfilady - 29/07/2016 03:10

Today, I was talking to a customer, when I choked on my spit. After I could breathe again I was so embarrassed I said the first thing that popped into my head, which was, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to swallow." FML

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Same thing different taste

By wheezy - 03/12/2013 17:28 - United States - Bay Springs

Today, while giving speech in class, I choked on my own spit and had a coughing fit while everyone stared at me intently. When I finally regained my composure, my teacher told me my time was up and to sit down. I hadn't even got finished the first paragraph. FML

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By foxyreegan - 04/02/2012 05:22 - United States

Today, I choked on my saliva during a medical interview. FML

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Double entendre

By mel - 11/05/2012 21:23 - United Kingdom - Bournemouth

Today, while in the break room at work, I laughed at a co-worker's joke and started choking on my drink. My boss exclaimed in front of everyone, "We need to teach this girl how to swallow!" to everyone's childish amusement. Now they won't stop calling me Spit. FML

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Coming and going

By Kristat - 01/04/2012 04:32 - United States

Today, because I was the only manager scheduled, I went into work despite feeling sick to my stomach. While sitting down with a customer, I got the urge to throw up and tried to hold it back. Instead I vomited in my mouth, instinctively swallowed and started choking in front of the customer. FML

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Self-own

By Anonymous - 20/01/2021 08:01

Today, out of nowhere, I started violently choking on my own saliva and shat myself in the process. FML

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Heimlich

By Macdaddy - 05/12/2008 12:49 - France

Today, I attended my first meeting with my bosses. For lunch we went to a restaurant. I choked on a piece of meat and couldn't breathe anymore. I had to take that piece of meat out of my throat with my fingers, and then put it back on my plate all chewed up. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/02/2013 19:11 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I was about to make out with my boyfriend, so I quickly swallowed my gum. Moments later, I started choking on the gum, and ended up spitting it out into his face. FML

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Wardrobe change please

By Meagan Ortiz - 16/08/2020 23:02

Today, I choked on water so hard that I threw up and shat myself. FML

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Say it, don't spray it

By grossedout - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was helping an old lady at my job. While I was in mid-sentence, she coughed wet phlegm directly into my mouth. It tasted vile and caused me to have a panic attack while working. FML

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By negativesoup - 10/11/2016 18:44

Today, I was eating chicken noodle soup for my lunch. It was perfect until the last bite when it went down the wrong pipe. Choking, I coughed up what I'd already eaten. In front of my coworkers, and all over myself. FML

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Welshite 39

Friday 29 July 2016 18:26

That's when he winks and responds: "Spitting is just as good."

Tripartita 44

Friday 29 July 2016 18:55

Plot twist: the OP is a stripper talking to one of her many patrons.

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jlang917 14

Friday 29 July 2016 18:25

Nice one OP..

Welshite 39

Friday 29 July 2016 18:26

That's when he winks and responds: "Spitting is just as good."

chewsef 17

Friday 29 July 2016 18:53

#thatswhatSHEsaid

Tripartita 44

Friday 29 July 2016 18:55

Plot twist: the OP is a stripper talking to one of her many patrons.

Colon_Man 17

Friday 29 July 2016 19:13

Just then the store speakers started playing a muzak version of ****. (Yes. Thank you, autocorrect. I know what I was trying to type)

gotbeer 7

Friday 29 July 2016 19:52

omg hahaa thnx for the good laugh!

Goblin182 26

Friday 29 July 2016 20:20

You sound like my wife.:(

fishinpink 20

Friday 29 July 2016 20:49

OMG DUDE! hahahahahahahaaaa I know you didn't!?! (that make me choke on MY spit and now I feel like a hypocrite)

guttedbrit 26

Friday 29 July 2016 22:46

I've said so many embarrassing things on the phone to customers! hope the rest of the phone call went okay for you though :)

Bearsmomma 30

Saturday 30 July 2016 3:20

Was it over the phone? I figured it was in person. IF it was the phone, the MUTE button is your friend!

guttedbrit 26

Saturday 30 July 2016 17:40

perhaps it was in person, my mistake! but even so, when it happened to me on the phone I didn't think to mute unfortunately! I just kinda panicked and held the phone away from my face

Bibblejomin 18

Sunday 31 July 2016 19:16

That's strangely adorable

leahrb 7

Thursday 4 August 2016 6:57

Actually, I work at ChickfilA. And it was a face to face conversation with the customer. It all worked out tho apparently my manager finds this hilarious.

saffy66 34

Saturday 30 July 2016 2:09

Classic rookie mistake - you have to start swallowing as soon as you know that spit is about to hit the back of your throat. Not after its already hit - that just leads to coughing and activation of the gag reflex. Timing is everything.