Today, while running in the park, I noticed some ducks in a pond. I stopped to look at them and began quacking at them, to see if they would react. This would have been OK had I not been wearing ear-buds, blasting music, making me unable to realize just how loud I was quacking. With people all around. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had my earbuds in while walking to work. I was so into a particular song that I didn't notice I was singing out loud despite people being around. A random jogger gave me a thumbs-up and said, "Shit voice, wrong lyrics." FML
Today, I'm training for my first half marathon so I went for a run in a busy park. I tripped on a completely flat path in front of about twenty people. Not only did I fall, but my wireless earbuds flew out dramatically in opposite directions. Some wise ass golf clapped. FML
Today, I was at a pond taking pictures with my new camera. I saw a mama duck leading her babies around and decided to get in closer to take a picture. Mama duck got spooked and led her babies too close to a waterfall escaping. One fell off. It never surfaced. FML
Today, while I was working out, I was listening to music with my earbuds in. The Pokémon theme started playing and I begun singing along. It wasn't too long after that I remembered I was in a crowded gym on a military base. FML
Today, I tried meditating at the park to “be more mindful.” Right as I closed my eyes, a squirrel jumped onto my leg, causing me to scream loud enough to scare a nearby jogger, who then tripped over his own feet. I apologized while shaking uncontrollably. FML
Today, in order to try and get over my slight fear of swans, I went down to the local park to feed them. One decided that I looked tastier than the bread I was throwing and chased me around the feeding area while everybody laughed. FML
Today, my dad thought it would be OK to make sound effects for everything he did, in a public park, with me tagging along behind. FML
Today, I stopped at a park because a duck was following me. I assumed it wanted food, so I gave it a small piece of bread. It followed me to my car, waited beside the door, and then followed me across the parking lot. I may have accidentally adopted a duck. FML
Today, while on a run, I thought I'd run into a flock of geese in a field. Doing so, I learned that when you do this alone, the birds don't fly away, they attack. FML
Today, I wore my new noise-canceling ear buds in a grocery store and nodded along, getting into the groove. When I took them off at checkout, the cashier asked who I was talking to. I realized I’d been quietly singing to myself ASMR-style while making intense eye contact. FML
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Softballchhickk 11
that quacked me up..
etiennerheaume_fml 0
You're wierd
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Comments (150)
Ashlee0715 8
Question, why would you even THINK quacking at them would be okay? Even if it was in a private place.
SkoomaKi 28
It's called being care free and fun, you should try it out. Not having any cares or worries, just enjoying life.
Ashlee0715 8
I don't have time to stop and quack at ducks. I live in the real world where people go to college and have jobs.
SkoomaKi 28
Thank you Alan.
Furrywhiplash 14
47- College stress getting to you and you just want to slaughter everything then lay down in bed for a week straight? Because that is how I feel right now.
izackthegreat 1
I really wish you could thumbs up the FML Team comments. Nicely said Alan!
Ashlee0715 8
Listen, quacking at ducks isn't "fun" fun is playing with little puppies or having a fun night with friends.
creeder 0
There is so nothing wring with quacking at the ducks...you ppl that feels it's weird need to relax alittle!
jewwybeanzzz 10
This happened to my friend one time :P although I was with her. I kept trying to elbow her to let her know she was REALLY loud and she's like "stop it!! Can't you see I'm trying to have a conversation with these lovely ducks?" then a second latter she realized how people acrossed the pond were looking at her XD
Ashlee0715 8
Seriously? Are you just crazy?
Voldy_fml 16
you're funny, op. Not an FML to me
SkoomaKi 28
Noor! Girls don't fart! I have proof.
loserman67 36
Is it safe to say that you also slow down, roll down your window and "MOO" at the top of your lungs when you drive past a pasture full of cows? I bet it is!
Jaxx66 21
Hell yes! But cows actually respond with stupid looks, or come to the fence to see if you have a treat for them. At least that's what they do at the dairy farm close to me.... Not that I've moo'd at them or anything.
creeder 0
Yes!! You have to "moo" at the cows because when you do they look up and you can see them picking their nose with their tongue!
ImmaG 0
Quacking at ducks.... there is only one answer.... UR MENTAL
DeathBunny218 37
How do you talk to ducks?
Furrywhiplash 14
66- Talking to ducks is rather simple. All you need to do is say words. The ducks hear those words, but they do not know the meaning behind them so they just hear it as random noise. Now holding an intelligent conversion with ducks, that is completely different.
twisted_cherub 14
Better to be embarrassed quacking at ducks than run out of bread crumbs, surrounded by geese, on a paddle boat in the middle of a lake. Consider yourself lucky. And stop yelling with ear buds in. It makes you look like a douche no matter what species you're yelling at.
akra22 5
Hahaha! It's ok... I do it too
MistressCaitlyn 7
Am I the only one that can feel the difference between my normal voice and yelling? I read stories like this all the time, but even with my headphones blaring, I still know how loud I'm talking, I just can't hear myself. ...or maybe I'm abnormal. :/