Anonymous
United States
Today, I woke up to find a tick stuck to my eyelashes. The only way I know of to get it off is with fire. FML
Collection
Black Friday
70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Same thing different taste
Sarah220
United States
Ticked off
Today, I woke up to a pain on my eyelid. I stumbled into the bathroom to find a huge tick attached to the edge of my eyelid. My dad used tweezers to pull it off, only the head stuck. I had to go to the doctor and sit there for 15 minutes so she could pull the rest out. FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff
United States
New, from Goop
Today, after a nap, I went to scratch my eye and felt what I presumed to be a clump of mascara on my eyelash. I didn't wear mascara today. It was a tick. FML
Luna
Carmel, United States
Today, I found a tick half-buried in my nipple. FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff
United States
Where did you come from?
Today, I was about to get in the shower, when I felt an odd itch in my navel. I saw what I thought was bellybutton lint, so I pulled on it, and quickly realized what I had between my fingers was a still-squirming, headless tick. FML
crayons128
United States
Today, I was at a fire roasting marshmallows. When mine caught on fire, I pulled it back so I could blow out the flames. It flew off the stick, and, still flaming, landed on my face. FML
theapplesleader
Washington, United States
Yucky!
Today, I picked my dog up and nibbled her ear. On the tip of her ear was a large tick, which burst, sending blood into my mouth. FML
Anonymous
Leer, Germany
A visitor
Today, I had a walk-in: a tiny tick, crawling through my bathroom window, looking down at me in the shower, wondering whether I might be tasty. The window was closed, by the way. FML
santasadiekins
United States
Today, I was camping out under the stars on my trampoline. I was just about asleep when I felt a tickle on my arm. Figuring it was an ant, I brushed it off. The rest of the red ants crawling up my arm didn't like that. FML
animal lover...
Today, I woke up to my cat slowly dragging her paw across my face. I opened my eyes to see a bloody mouse dangling an inch from my face. It was still twitching. FML
Firepants
Canada
Today, I woke up with a burning sensation on my butt. Remembering that yesterday I was bit by a fire ant, I decided to reinspect the bite. I found ten more which itch and burn. My parents' new nickname for me is "Firebutt". FML
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Richisme 0
fire wins all the time
MusicXisXii 0
Fire is how you kill them. You can get them off with tweezers. Just make sure you don't leave ANY part of the tick inside of your skin or on your eyelash or whatever.
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crossover88546 0
tweezers idiot
DevilDoll 0
wow are you dumb? it's this new invention called tweezers. you should try em' sometime. Ydi for thinking that's the only way to take off a tick(: -Tiffany.(:
Lulu714 0
if it was on ur eyelashes how was it getting blood? if it wasn't getting blood then it east clamped on u...
Lulu714 0
I mean wasn't
Wooaahh_fyl 0
Cover your eye lid in alcohol, then light the tick on fire. Works all the time And Its completely painless. P.S Don't try this shit unless you want to lose your eye.
Ajjas013 6
WD40?
Identity99 1
Dude. No offense, but YDI for thinking the only way to get rid of a tick is fire.. while it's still connected to you. Just pull it off your eyelash xD
killabee 0
You are supposed to use fire, but not by directly holding the flame to the tick. You use a lighter to heat up metal tweezers and grab the sucker and gently pull. The scorching heat causes them to let go and you don't risk leaving the head under your skin. This method usually works although sometimes they don't let go on the first try, just heat it up and try again. So unless you have very shaky hands I think you can safely remove it.
Gonqshow 0
use tweezers and grab the tick as close to your skin as possible. don't squeeze too hard or it will puke inside you and increase the risk of disease and infection. tweezers are the safest way to get a tick out of your skin. use the alcohol or peroxide after it's out to clean the wound
killabee 0
Also why is everyone saying burn it after you remove it? It's a blood-sucker but not a vampire you don't have to perform a burning ritual to get rid of it, just flush the sucker.
Geiko_fml 0
Because burning it would be fun.
coolnessyeahikno 0
actuallyy , you can pull it off , but the only way to kill it is with fire . duhh .