Miscellaneous: Today, I was in a shoe store. I picked up a shoe so I could look...

By shoes - 02/01/2010 02:45 - United States

Today, I was in a shoe store. I picked up a shoe so I could look at it, but when I put it back on the shelf, the whole shelf fell down, making all the shoes fall to the ground. The people behind the counter started clapping. FML

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Saturday 2 January 2010 9:33

Shoes. Shoes. Shoes. Oh, my God, shoes.

powersmoke 0

Saturday 2 January 2010 9:44

Clap all they want, they are the ones who will be picking the shoes up. This ain't no stinkin' FML.

Comments

Lucky_Adi 0

Saturday 2 January 2010 9:29

douchebags...

BREADEDELF 3

Saturday 2 January 2010 9:32

you're a douchebag for calling them douchebags. It's not like they made her pay for the shelves or anything.

K3707H001 0

Sunday 28 August 2011 14:00

BUT WHAT IF THEY DID?

rooneyroo 0

Thursday 22 September 2011 22:34

You're a douchebag for calling them a douchebag for calling them douchebags. And yes, I know I'm a douchebag for saying this, douchebag.

Acers1 13

Sunday 29 December 2013 22:37

Douchbag ception

Starchild21 3

Saturday 2 January 2010 9:32

What a bunch of assholes. I hope you threw the shoes at them __________________________________ www.myspace.com/rapid99

Towelie_31 0

Saturday 2 January 2010 9:38

she knocks over their shoe shelves and they're the assholes?

Starchild21 3

Saturday 2 January 2010 9:42

Look at the "clapping" part. It's not like she deliberately knocked them down. The people mocked her. ____________________________________ www.myspace.com/rapid99