Today, while I was at the beach I decided to go into the ocean even though the waves looked rough. While I was in the water, I got caught by the riptide and needed to be saved. The reason I was at the beach? I'm a lifeguard. Now all my co-workers won't stop laughing at me. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I went to the beach with friends. While splashing around in the ocean and waving to my friends who were sitting on the sand, I got caught in a strong current and had to be rescued by a lifeguard. They gave me a wristband that said, "Needs Adult Supervision". FML
Today, I nearly drowned. I was at a wave pool for the first time and stupidly swam out to the deep end. When the waves turned on, I discovered I can't swim in rough water. Despite my yelling, "Help!" and flailing around, the lifeguard paid me no attention. My friend had to save me. FML
Today, while taking part in a lifeguarding exercise, I was supposed to "drown" to get another guard to save me. After all was done, my boss called me into his office and screamed at me for "drowning the wrong way," and threatening our reputation. FML
Today, I went to the pool. When I hit the water the top of my swimsuit came off so I tried to put it on underwater. The lifeguard thought I was drowning and pulled me out in front of everyone. Topless. FML
Today, while at work I tripped and fell in the pool while moving a waste basket. I nearly drowned and had to be saved. I don't know which is worse the fact that I nearly drowned or the fact that I'm a lifeguard. FML
Today, I was at my lifeguarding exam. Everything was going well until I went to 'save' someone and slipped and bellyflopped into the pool. I broke my toe, and the person I was supposed to save ended up saving me instead. FML
Today, I was swimming at the water park, when out of nowhere a lifeguard bombed into the pool, grabbed me, and hauled me to the surface, running his hands over my chest in the process. Apparently, the way I swim makes it look like I'm in my drowning death throes. FML
Today, I decided to go swimming. I knew my technique would be off because I haven't swam since high school. It was when I made it only halfway across the pool that the lifeguard decided to jump in and save me. I wasn't drowning or struggling. FML
Today, it was an extremely hot day so I hit up the beach for a swim. Just as I entered the water, the first wave approached me. I tried to jump it and lost my footing, managing to dislocate my hip. I had to be dragged from the water by the lifeguards. FML
Today, I went to the university pool. There was this cute lifeguard there, and every time I got out of the water I saw her looking at me, so I walked up to her and asked if everything was OK. She told me she thought I was going to drown. FML
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are you sure you're qualified?
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change of career?
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midwestjerk 0
Too bad you didn't drown. :)
Nightfallz 0
fake. I'm not even a lifeguard and I know how to get out of a riptide and swim back to shore. I have even done it a few times. if you are a real lifeguard you would not have needed saving
Nightfallz 0
And for everyone saying there's no such thing as riptides rip⋅tide [rip-tahyd] –noun a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea. Origin: 1860–65; rip 2 + tide 1 Synonyms: See undertow. -suck it yankees
rockmyworld 0
Awesome :) at least they saved you..i've been around a few lifeguards who wouldn't come into the water to save me. although it wasn't a riptide; just a current i was too weak to swim through. they walked over the beach and let me kinda struggle to them. maybe the water was too cold..
evolveahimsa 0
HAHAHA. are you a really new lifegaurd? perhaps you were caught in a rip-current? Next time swim parallel to the shore instead of trying to fight the current. Or you could just be a badass and bodysurf a really big wave back to shore like I do.
walerlarry 0
bread crumbs are great.
Smeglin 0
lol.
D11Churchkill 8
god did u lie to ur employer saying ur Micheal phelps
TheDarkCynder 2
As a lifeguard you should know what to do during riptide. Stay calm and go left or right. Rip currents are very thin.
GameAddikt 0
The ocean is powerful, no matter how strong of a swimmer you are the ocean can still **** you up!
sea333 3
ya. mr lifeguard? u should know that a riptide doesn't exist. it's called a rip CURRENT genius.