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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angel55033 12

Wednesday 11 May 2011 9:04

did they spend $80 on glee music?

dbss11 3

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

kingtz 6

Wednesday 11 May 2011 10:51

YDI for not knowing how to change a lightbulb properly. Your family probably didn't come to check because they didn't expect you to be this stupid.

Cairo_Sanchez 8

Wednesday 11 May 2011 11:10

you're family is dumb from watching so much of it

sadkiddie 0

Wednesday 11 May 2011 11:18

well atleast you proved all the people wrong who said "watching guilty pleasure tweenager shows like glee has never hurt anyone." good job.

redbluegreen 40

Wednesday 11 May 2011 11:51

I'm guessing you weren't very gleeful on the outcome.

shakeTHEworld 12

Wednesday 11 May 2011 11:56

Same thing happened to me. One time, my leg was sprained, but my parents didn't check until the show they were watching was in commercial...

BlakesBabe23 4

Wednesday 11 May 2011 12:50

Hey now, Glee is the shit

Miss_Represented 0

Thursday 12 May 2011 8:09

True story!

Flags4life 4

Wednesday 11 May 2011 12:52

I love Gleeeeee!

northern_lights 0

Wednesday 11 May 2011 12:59

Bet you had the light switch on while changing the bulb. YDI for not using common sense OP. BTW, I bet everyone here bitching and moaning about Glee love Jersey Shore or something just as retarded. At least Glee isn't raunchy.