Today, I went to a very nice reception at a hotel. I glanced inside the ballroom and saw that no one else was in there and, not wanting to be the first one there, I walked past and into the stairway. Turns out, I had walked into the emergency exit stairs and had to set off the alarm to get out. 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, after a fire alarm went off, everyone was going back into the building. I had never gone up the stairs before because I live on the 9th floor. As everybody was going back inside, I followed some guys right into their suite on the 1st floor, thinking it was the way to the stairs. FML
Today, while we were in a hotel, I got so drunk I apparently couldn't find my room, and passed out in the corridor. I woke up to see hotel staff calling security. FML
Today, I walked up sixteen flights of stairs to my room to avoid the lift lines. When I was almost at the top, the fire alarm sounded. FML
Today, as I entered a stairwell, the fire alarm went off, triggering the automatic fire doors to close. The one I was walking through ran over my foot, ripping my toenail, and then smacked me in the face. FML
Today, I was at a party and went to the bathroom. The door was tricky to lock, but in my inebriated state I thought I'd managed it. Apparently, I hadn’t. Midway through my business, the door swung open, and in walked a group of people looking for their coats. We just stared at each other in shock until someone finally closed the door. FML
Today, I had a job interview for a position at a police station. I asked to use the restroom and accidentally opened the wrong door, locking myself in a stairwell. I had to knock on the door until somebody let me out. Safe to say I didn't get the job. FML
Today, I went to a dinner party. I had a bad stomach, so I made a dash to the bathroom and forgot to lock the door. While I was in, I heard some voices outside. In a panic, my reflex was to get up and lock the door. I did so, while simultaneously shitting all over myself. FML
Today, I knocked over a display case at a mall, shattering hundreds of dollars in goods. Embarrassed, I tried to scurry out of the nearest door without being seen. I scuttled right into the janitor's closet, the door automatically locking behind me. I waited for an hour to be let out. FML
Today, I was walking into my office building when I tripped over a doormat and fell flat on my face right in front of the security guard. As I tried to stand up, I kicked the door, slamming shut with a dramatic bang. I looked up to see that the entire building lobby was watching. FML
Today, I was in a rush to meet some friends for brunch, and I arrived first. The restaurant door was locked, so I knocked. A waiter opened the door and stared at me with confusion before saying, “This isn’t the entrance, ma’am.” It wasn’t until I walked around the corner and saw the correct door that I realized I had been standing at the employee entrance the entire time. FML
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dimmythat 0
next time, read those big, red, glowing words.
sprinkesrdelish 5
don't most fire exits have signs on them and a big red bar?
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Comments (36)
King_of_Kings 3
#20 lol
YouGotPwnd 0
Dude, i am sorry to say this.. But you are stupid Still sucks though
amirn86 0
Maybe the alarm was only set for the door at that level - if you went up the stairs you might have possibly avoided that... but probably not lol
g_m_j 0
are you really that self conscious that you dont want to be the first one there? wow.
hans12 0
lol King of Kings--i've seen you inexplicably at #17 a couple times now. perhaps when you go to comment on an fml you should wait 10 minutes first in hopes of someone else commenting :)
King_of_Kings 3
#25 you wanna know something even funnier? i tried waiting. it never works.
actonthat 0
@King of Kings How about we try and actually comment on the post instead of attention-whoring at every possible opportunity on the web site and, although you haven't yet done it here, starting up personal conversations with people within the comments section? Seriously, enough. @ OP, as someone with anxiety problems, I completely sympathize... I never, ever like to be the first person in somewhere. I find it very stressful. >< It' s silly, but hey, that's what medication is for.
Nakedsquirrel 5
Kinda embarrassing, but not really an FML. I'd be red-faced for a minute or two and the guests would quickly stop caring. Inadvertantly setting off sprinklers in the ballroom, on the other hand...
kndarwin 0
If it said "Emergency door, alarm will sound" Then that was very stupid. If it didn't then that was stupid of them.
UnicornsRock 0
Isn't there huge, bright, neon, red signs on the doors to a fire escape? hahaha