Today, my drunk uncle threw my brand new iPhone 3GS into my pool, ruining it completely. When I asked him to pay for the 600 dollar replacement cost, he said he wasn't responsible for his drunken actions. All of my family members are on his side. FML
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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I was at a pool party with some friends. They grabbed and lifted me in the air, about to throw me in the pool. My iPhone was in my pocket, so I screamed "MY PHONE!" They paused so I could gently throw it onto a deck chair. It bounced, hit the concrete, and cracked its screen. FML
Today, my dad borrowed my new iPad to amuse him while he was in the shower without my knowledge. The iPad is now completely ruined, and my dad is refusing to buy me a new one. He says, "How was I to know that it wasn't waterproof?" FML
Today, my brother got mad at me for breaking the screen on his phone. He'd already dropped it so many times that the whole screen was cracked to the point that you couldn't see anything on it, but for some reason, I am fully responsible for its destruction because I accidentally delivered the finishing blow. FML
Today, my boyfriend threw me into his pool. I had my phone and iPod in my pockets. FML
Today, my drunk sister came in my room at 2 in the morning, sat on the side of my bed, fell off, knocked over my glass of water, which ruined my new phone, then got angry at me for getting angry with her. She then slammed my door, which made all the photo frames smash to the ground. FML
Today, I bought lunch for my grandparents, aunts, and uncles. My uncle apparently felt uncomfortable at the restaurant, because he got up and flipped the table over before leaving. The bill tripled because of the broken glass, and my uncle called me up later for a ride. FML
Today, I got home from a week-long vacation with my friend's family. When I got back home, I found the garage door had been completely demolished. My uncontrollably drunk dad blamed me. I don't even drive. FML
Today, after saving up for weeks, I bought myself an iPad. Because mine is better than the one my parents bought my ten-year-old brother, he got pissed and threw it into our pool. I'm now grounded for getting angry and calling him a bastard in the aftermath. FML
Today, after calling the insurance plan for my new iPhone a "huge waste of money", I promptly dropped it in the store while trying to put it into my pocket, cracking the screen. FML
Today, my uncle stole my cousin's phone to take a picture of me. He then sent said picture to my cousin's boyfriend, saying that she'd been cheating on him with me for over a year. He's been cheated on before and is hysterical. My uncle then had the nerve to act all defensive when my cousin and I exploded at him. FML
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Jemm_fml 29
Get drunk and drive his car into the lake. Problem solved, after all you can't take responsibility for your drunken actions.
chibihotaru 0
Gah.. your family sucks
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redbluegreen 41
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Why'd you have your iPhone out to begin with? Especially if it's brand new? I've had my new phone for two weeks and I wouldn't let anyone, [intoxicated] family member or not, touch it. You would think being an adult would mean someone's mature enough to own up, but sadly, that's not how the world works.
Jemm_fml 29
I'm not sure I understand ya, what's wrong with using your cell? Isn't that why you buy it? Out or not he can do with it what he pleases, I'd let my fam poke around in it especially if it's brand new and they've never experienced using one. :B
redbluegreen 41
I have a feeling the OP left their phone unattended though. I've had many of my things broken before, cell phones included, and after a while, you tend to start not letting people play with your stuff. Especially when they won't own up to it. It's just better that way.
Jemm_fml 29
Could be. Oh well, if neglect is the case then he deserves it. If his uncle was just checking it out or grabbed it from him then it's a serious FYL. My sibs do that shit to me all the time and it's totally annoying. Maybe the OP will comment with more details??
The_Batman 0
he doesnt really deserve it if he just left it out in front of his family members... its not like he knew his uncle was gonna throw it into the pool or anything
Jemm_fml 29
That is partly true, but if you know you have something expensive and precious and most of all new, instinct tells you to keep it on your person or at least in your sight at all times yeah?
Sexxi 0
or he couldve been swimming and taken it out of his pocket and left it on a table
liquidbunny 0
seriously fyl. What really pissed me off is your family doesn't think a grown man isn't responsible for drunken actions so they enable him. Take him to small claims court asap get the money for your phone they'll get his ass in some rehab and then you'll be disown by your family by ratting him out, which might be a good thing.
capslockisgood 19
Epic story
somehand95 0
you should go to the police station , i'm serious , every person is responsible for their actions no matter what the action were and what condition the person was in :D
johnkzin 0
You don't even have to go to a police station. Sue him in small claims court for court fees + replacement cost + suffering (family grief for suing him and for him being a douchebag) Not a court in the country will accept the "not responsible for my drunken actions" BS.
PoisonUnicorn 7
OP might not want to take legal action because their family might ostracize them over it. That's what would stop me, anyway. You don't take family to court over something like this. Just get revenge somehow. Like get drunk and throw something expensive of his in water
chipmunk95 0
YDI for having a shit family
vampire121 0
ur family sucks.
mrdblq 6
Small claims ftw, and when you win, just ask your family: "So if he drove drunk he is not responsible?"
The_Sadist 13
I'm not going to say YDI, but what the hell do you need a $600 phone for? Shouldn't have let your family near the phone if it cost that much, especially near a pool, but he should be man enough to own up to it. If "I was drunk" were a legal excuse think of all the behavior people would get away with. If "I'm drunk" is a legal excuse does that mean a Drunk Driver who kills someone should get off scot free? Or if they start hitting someone...I LOATHE the "I was drunk, therefore my actions are not my own" excuse. If they have that little control over their actions when inebriated...they shouldn't get inebriated. *rant over, returning soapbox to proper place* I say go to his house, act drunk and light a match like you're going to burn his house down...then ask how much "I'm drunk" is really an excuse. Everything has a price...Make him pay.
Jemm_fml 29
lol your username is fitting. xD It could have been a gift to him, plus people shouldn't only buy things they absolutely need, if it's his money he can make himself happy, why not? *shrug*
amiotica 2
i have an iphone. i use it for work/buiness. i travel a lot for work and i use the gps. i also have to look stuff up online all the time and i cant carry arround a laptop with me all the time. its just not convienient. that is why i got an iphone. possible that the op got theirs for similar reasons???
humorizer 14
The majority of iPhone users buy it to fit in with the crowd; because they think it's a status symbol. Well, I mean I guess it is a status symbol to the millions of peons who think it's an amazing phone. Then again, I mean it *is* revolutionary. I mean how money touchscreen phones are there that have the breakthrough ability of "copy/pasting" stuff? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKqg5bqqc8
devaraja42 0
The phone could've been a gift..
LockonStratos_fml 3
The iPhone is subsidized through the carrier. So he most likely got it cheaper then $600. But, if you break it and it is your fault, you have to pay the unsubsidized price. Most phones are subsidized. You think when you see ads for a phone for $50, it is the manufactures MSRP?
hat_fml 0
Exactly! it's your fault you got drunk, you don' thave to drink that much anyway!
iBou_fml 4
get drunk then kill him!!!!!!!!!
4ube_fml 6
I agree with the idea that "make him pay". I hate how drunks don't take responsabilities because they CHOSE to put the licor into their mouth and swallow it on their own without being forced. FYL because you have an ass of a family
Tubasaurus 0
So I'm guessing your family thinks that ALL drunk drivers are innocent and should not take responsibility?