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Kait - - United States

Today, I was cleaning the windows at work and a guy walked in so I opened the door for him. After I opened the door, he stood there with his eyes closed and his arms open. I thought he wanted a hug so I hugged him. Apparently he wanted me to spray him with Windex. FML

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Anonymous - 02/10/2025 00:00

Today, I thought I was waving at my neighbor, who was also waving enthusiastically back. After smiling and gesturing, I realized she was actually cleaning her windows. I was flirting with Windex. FML

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WamBamSam - 21/11/2012 09:54 - United Kingdom - Kidderminster

Today, whilst at a red light in my car, a homeless man with a spray bottle and a dirty rag came over to clean my windows. He started with the driver's window, which was wide open, and whatever was in his spray bottle smelled suspiciously like urine. FML

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wipeoffincircles - 27/05/2017 03:00 - United States - Gresham

Today, at work, my manager thought I needed to be showed how to use Windex. FML

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Drugs, not hugs

Anonymous - 26/08/2019 12:01 - United Kingdom - London

Today, in a crowded hallway, I saw the guy I fancy standing in front of me, with his arms open wide. Thinking he wanted to hug me, I wrapped my arms around him and stepped back. He looked at me like I was nuts. I then realised he was trying to hug the girl next to me. FML

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Anonymous - 12/08/2025 22:00 - United States

Today, I went to open my bedroom curtains while still in my pajamas, which, in my defense, were just a very oversized T-shirt. I didn’t realize the window cleaners were outside until I heard one of them say, “Morning!” We made prolonged eye contact before I slowly closed the curtains like I was lowering the lid on my own coffin. FML

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Kylene - 23/04/2009 19:51 - United States

Today, I had an interview for a job in a professor's lab. He seemed like a really nice, grandfatherly old guy. We got up to go take a look around the lab, and he held out his arms really wide to me… so I went in for a hug. Turns out he was just gesturing for me to go through the door first. FML

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stillembarrassed - 06/08/2013 17:01 - United Kingdom

Today, the window cleaner did his rounds at my house. I sat at my mirror applying makeup and doing my hair. When he came to my window, he yelled rather loudly, "Stop putting on a show for me, you dirty slut!" FML

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Anonymous - 09/01/2015 21:17 - United States - Santa Fe

Today, I went to work and said hi to my boss. He reached towards me. I thought he was trying to give me a hug, so I awkwardly hugged him back. Turned out he was just trying to fix my shirt collar. FML

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Yudith - 02/12/2024 06:00 - Canada

Today, my boss held his polo shirt one inch from my nose and asked me to smell it. He said that he was going into one of our tenants' apartment and wanted to smell him before and after so I could judge said apartment's cleanliness. FML

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Anonymous - 14/05/2018 05:00

Today, I went to a guy's dorm for the first time. He told me to wait outside for a minute because he had to "clean something up" first. When I told him I'm 420 friendly, he said, "Nah I just came on my desk earlier and didn't feel like wiping it up." FML

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Thursday 5 April 2012 14:23

WTH? Why would someone want to be sprayed with windex...?

Reid5 6

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:24

Why would you hug a complete stranger?

brendazelada 10

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:44

He was probably dirty

haycassidy 7

Thursday 5 April 2012 20:45

Yeah cuz whenever I'm dirty, the first thing I want to do is get sprayed with cleaning supplies.

morgann_believee 5

Thursday 7 June 2012 21:57

At least you and him have something in common.

morgann_believee 5

Thursday 7 June 2012 22:12

At least you and him have something in common now.

ycrem0n 21

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:46

cleanliness is next to godliness

aliciaanomalyyxo 12

Thursday 5 April 2012 16:33

Cleanluness is next to managerialness

multiskittles21 0

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:49

0.o

perdix 29

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:49

Your hugs must suck that it's less pleasant than a shot of ammonia to the face.

linkinpark98 23

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:52

Free hugs for everybody!!

Enslaved 36

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:52

I've seen people spray hands on the cruise I went on but that was sanitizer. Maybe that's what he thought you were spraying?

NegaMe 12

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:53

because he preferred being sprayed with Windex to hugging you...

ohmandapants 16

Thursday 5 April 2012 14:54

Don't you know Windex is the solution to every thing? Wart? Windex. Zit? Windex. Cut? Windex. Greeks: very smart people, they have taught us valuable lessons such as this one