Miscellaneous: Today, my girlfriend talked me into tanning in a tanning bed...

By Crispy - 21/06/2009 05:05 - United States

Today, my girlfriend talked me into tanning in a tanning bed for the first time ever. I have never tanned before and didn't know you are supposed to ease into it. I tanned for 15 minutes in the "super bed" and have lobstered. My ass and nuts got the worst of it. FML

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By missko519 - 22/05/2015 07:36 - United States - Broken Arrow

Today, I used a tanning bed for the first time ever, in an attempt to get a base tan for the summer. No one bothered to warn me that you shouldn't go the full ten minutes your first time. Now my skin is as red as my hair. FML

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By Ellowise - 24/12/2009 10:06 - Belgium

Today, I used the tanning booth for the first time. Not only was I so white that I received first-degree burns all over my body, but I also forgot to remove my knee-high socks. FML

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By tgstreaks - 23/04/2009 05:44 - United States

Today, I got a spray tan for the first time. Naked, I climbed into the booth. When the machine started I became frightened by the loud roar of the spray and couldn't breathe. I pissed myself out of fear. I now have river-like streaks down both legs where the pee washed my tan away. FML

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By owwwwwe - 09/01/2012 21:48 - United Kingdom

Today, I tried a self-tanner in an attempt to rid myself of my ghost-white legs. I got my wish, but instead of a warm golden tan, I have red, swollen, lobster-like marks sticking out from the bottom half of my torso. FML

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By LXA429 - 12/03/2010 07:35 - United States

Today, I went to the tanning bed. I laid down in the bed and turned it on and the fan started blowing. There was a terrible smell and I thought it was the person before me. Then I realized it was just the fan blowing my sweaty feet towards my face. FML

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By fishwizard - 02/06/2017 20:00

Today, I used a tanning bed at my local gym for the first time. I went in for the full allowed time of 9 minutes. I went to school after and everybody said I looked like Trump. Confused, I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. My skin is orange and matches with my bleach blonde hair. FML

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By tan disaster - 27/02/2009 23:09 - United States

Today, I went to get my spray tan before my semi-formal. After I applied lotion to the bottom of my feet as instructed, I went in the booth and began to start the tanning session. I lost my balance and fell right as the machine began to spray. I look like a spotted cheetah. FML

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By thatsucks4u - 14/08/2010 00:56 - United States

Today, I went to a tanning salon. I guess nobody mentioned that you have to lift your fat rolls or you'll end up with weird stripes where the spray never reached. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/01/2011 19:06 - Denmark

Today, I decided to try a self-tanning lotion my friend had recommended. I put it on, and decided to take a nap. I woke up later and checked myself in the mirror, expecting to see a new, more tanned version of myself. I didn't. I'm now orange. FML

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By kirstyrd - 12/08/2014 06:07 - United States - Germfask

Today, was the first day my grandma has seen me since I started going to tanning beds. She is now considering taking me out of her will because I look like "a damn Indian". FML

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reki_fml 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 12:11

Fast track to skin cancer.

tiemoon37 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 12:05

that's definitely your girlfriends fault! as a punishment, she will have to walk around next to you :)

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sugar_bear 0

Monday 22 June 2009 6:31

YDI for dating someone who tans in a ******* tanning bed.

Bullshet 0

Monday 22 June 2009 6:41

cutebebe: I never said that natural tanning doesn't damage your skin at all. And yes, tanning beds do damage your skin faster because they have UVB rays, which penetrate deeper into your skin. Just because the twelve people you know don't have skin cancer now doesn't mean they're not putting themselves at risk. I dare you you to google "tanning beds and cancer." FYI: I'm a pre-med biology major, so I've taken plenty of classes on DNA and cells. In fact, last semester we had a discussion on tanning beds and cancer risks.

Bullshet 0

Monday 22 June 2009 6:52

Sorry. I meant UVA not UVB.

riseandshine_fml 0

Monday 22 June 2009 8:08

FY...balls and ass but YDI for being talked into tanning in the first place. People should accept their skin colour instead of risking cancer for aesthetic reasons.

valuemeal2 1

Monday 22 June 2009 9:30

This is why you shouldn't tan in the first place. I'd rather be pale than malignant. Sunscreen is your friend, AND less expensive.

cgregg01 0

Monday 22 June 2009 14:36

That truly sucks! I know the feeling after my sister convinced me I was too pale as a teen, I hopped in one for 5 minutes and burned my butt and boobs. I am totally in love and in touch with my inner pale redhead now!!! LOL

ryanpatrick 0

Monday 22 June 2009 14:39

You deserve that for having a penis and still thinking its okay to go to a tanning bed. Douchebag.

thebeesknees 0

Monday 22 June 2009 20:39

stfu #130. people of either gender can go to tanning beds. but YDI anyway. did you even wear sunscreen? retard.

mandalaine05 0

Wednesday 24 June 2009 0:37

You don't wear sunscreen if you want to tan...you're an idiot...You do, on the other hand, have to wear special types of lotion that do have a protectant in it.