Miscellaneous: Today, while changing a light bulb, I was electrocuted. I screamed...

By Burnt - 11/05/2011 01:21 - United States

Today, while changing a light bulb, I was electrocuted. I screamed before I blacked out. My entire family was home and heard me scream, but didn't come and check because they were too busy watching Glee. FML

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Wednesday 11 May 2011 9:04

did they spend $80 on glee music?

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Wednesday 11 May 2011 9:14

FYL being shocked sucks!! and your family does too, that's when you get a taser baton and while their watching glee just taze them all and say, hah! how does that feel suckas!? lol

Comments

philip1guthrie 4

Thursday 12 May 2011 4:18

ok I'm an electrician and the voltage going to a light bulb won't make you black out. don't lie your a dumbass.

butterflychic 0

Thursday 12 May 2011 6:25

It's **you're** actually. Before you call someone a dumbass please make sure you aren't being a hypocrite.

Randomxnp 10

Friday 13 May 2011 3:49

Balls. People can be killed by 230 V, which is used in much of the world.

jakel121 0

Monday 16 May 2011 5:03

First of all, Philip electricians are stupid. Second of all, butterfly, you my friend are epic win.

Ugi 26

Tuesday 5 March 2013 11:12

If, for example, you are standing on a chair to change a bulb then you may well pass out from the fall rather than the shock. The FML format does not really lend itself to going into detail.

clementsm2603 3

Thursday 12 May 2011 4:19

you were shocked because if you were electrocuded you couldn't post that cause you would be dead

LASERZ7 4

Thursday 12 May 2011 4:27

i agree, glee is addicting

Digitalluv 0

Thursday 12 May 2011 4:37

time to get a new family :P

panda7295 0

Thursday 12 May 2011 4:38

GLEE

panda7295 0

Thursday 12 May 2011 4:38

GLEE

ducksinthehat 1

Thursday 12 May 2011 4:47

well, to be fair, it was a pretty good episode...

tori8572 0

Thursday 12 May 2011 5:00

if it were me I mean I wouldn't have come at all while glee was on I mean what were u thinking that they would just leave the best show on earth to come see u passed out??? lol tho in sorry that u got electrocuted