Miscellaneous: Today, my son lost his pet rat, Charlie. Whilst vacuuming under...

By ohgosh - 12/10/2009 05:27 - Canada

Today, my son lost his pet rat, Charlie. Whilst vacuuming under my couch, the vacuum suddenly shut off. Something was stuck in it, so I took it apart. Something was inside, so I leaned in closer to get a better look. Bad news? I need a new vacuum. Good news? I found Charlie. FML

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By chi_chia - 24/03/2011 15:03 - United States

Today, while vacuuming my car, I discovered a hole in the floor under one of the seats. Unable to figure out where it came from, I took it to a professional, who informed me that a family of rats has been making my car their home for the last several months. How lovely. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/12/2012 15:30 - United States

Today, I came home to find a mouse in the garage. Frantic, I killed it. My 7-year-old son came home from soccer, and started crying because he couldn't find the class pet, Mr. Whiskers. I killed my son's class pet. FML

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By omgjessp - 19/07/2009 03:12 - United States

Today, my cat came through my window, holding a dead rat in her mouth and dropped it in my pile of clothes. I then asked my dad if he could get the dead rat out of my room. After looking for an hour, he couldn't find it. Guess the rat wasn't dead after all. FML

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By Mike55 - 05/10/2023 21:30

Today, I set out to clean the house while my wife was at work. Starting with the vacuum cleaner, it suddenly started making a strange noise and emitting a burning smell. Panicking, I unplugged it and noticed one of our toddler's socks had been sucked into it, causing it to overheat. I managed to extract the sock, but now our expensive vacuum cleaner is toast. FML

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By maggotsinmycarpet - 12/07/2010 20:56 - United States

Today, I was cleaning my room when I found a nice surprise from my cat. While I was on vacation, she killed a mouse. By the time I found it, there were maggots crawling in my carpet. FML

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By tannarox - 28/01/2012 15:46 - United States

Today, our rodent problem was taken care of. I discovered this when my cat projectile-vomited a soggy, death-scented wad of dark fur and tiny organs onto the couch. FML

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By upset - 25/10/2016 00:08

Today I opened the door for my cat and he brought in a rat with him. Now the rat is hiding in my house. FML

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By Noname - 27/01/2009 19:42 - Ireland

Today, I found the family's pet hamster under my mattress, he's been missing for six months. FML

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By ghoul - 08/03/2011 11:32

Today, I found a dead squirrel under my son's bed. Apparently, he has been keeping it there as a "pet" for the past week. FML

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By umyuck - 03/05/2015 16:55 - United States - Norfolk

Today, I noticed my shower drain wasn't draining well. I cleaned it out, thinking it was just a rat's nest of hair. Wrong. It was an actual dead rat. FML

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_Noon_ 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:12

Uh-oh. How are you gonna tell your son? If he's really young, you can just repleace Charlie with Charlie the 2nd, without him ever knowing. Otherwise, you have to tell him and he'll probably hate you for years and yeaaars. FYL. Or better yet; FCL.

ChronicFAIL 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:15

Tell your son, "Uhmm...he was like that when I found him." Works every time :)

Comments

moonlight_daze 8

Monday 12 October 2009 12:12

Poor Charlie. :-( That's ******* terrible. You killed your son's companion. **** his life. And **** Charlie's life even more. Oh, well.. Life rolls on.

GreenHacker 0

Monday 12 October 2009 14:31

You're a terrible person. You're son's pet rat goes missing and you decide to vacuum knowing full well the rat is probably somewhere around the house? YDI

moonlight_daze 8

Monday 12 October 2009 15:19

How dare you call me a terrible person! And I did no such thing..

PaperShreds 0

Monday 12 October 2009 16:52

#18 is replying to get to the top of the page. He's not talking about you. And isn't it a bit hypocritical that you're upset over someone calling you terrible when you stated that the mother's actions were terrible in your first post?

GreenHacker 0

Monday 12 October 2009 17:15

#21 is trying to be witty by implying I responded to his post instead of letting my comment fall to the bottom of the page. Nice try at wit #21, too bad you only made it halfway there

moonlight_daze 8

Monday 12 October 2009 17:15

#30, Nope, not hypocritical at all. I said "that's terrible" not "you're terrible". And yes, there is a difference.

Ohnothingreally 0

Monday 12 October 2009 19:42

Haha @ "How dare you call me a terrible person!" We are very sorry, your majesty.

violentturtle 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 1:48

The rat was already dead. YDI for not looking before you vacuum.

DameGreyWulf 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 5:23

What? It's a rat, not a mouse. Bitch can vacuum. She certaily needs to pay attention though, because, like I said, it's a rat. How the hell did she not see it?

Kukua 5

Tuesday 13 October 2009 6:59

Um.....cuz it was under the couch.

WhatANoob 0

Wednesday 24 February 2010 6:03

HE SHOULD OF NAMED HIM WALDO SO YOU COULD OF SAID I FOUND WALDO

iceex56 0

Friday 12 November 2010 1:53

dead?!?!!): wow your a jerk. way to kill Charlie.

_Noon_ 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:12

nerdking21 10

Monday 12 October 2009 12:15

Let's have a moment of silence for Charlie. Meantime, replace the rat, or say that you never found him. Who gonna tell him?

ChronicFAIL 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:15

Tell your son, "Uhmm...he was like that when I found him." Works every time :)

girandwogpig 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 5:25

Well it actually could have been worse dude. Charlie could have bit her finger :D

DameGreyWulf 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 5:34

LMFAO oh my god. Wow, that's great, 68. (and that rhymes)

SarahhBabi 0

Friday 26 February 2010 14:31

hahaha 68 wins my vote for best comment :]

Cat0004 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:17

...must have been a midget rat...

Cerataphora 0

Monday 12 October 2009 13:05

Or not an adult.... Are you so stupid that you call children "midget humans"?

ryguy1997 0

Sunday 28 March 2010 4:07

22 LOL

NathanKett 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:20

don't worry , it's just a dust bunny... er... rat

amatayo 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:23

The minute you said vac I knew the ending. Not even close to a FML

FlaminYawn 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:44

Wow, I can tell the OP is someone I'd never wanna hang out with, soooo overdramatic. After the first two lines you knew what the FML was, didn't need all that "I leaned closer, etc." crap...

icanhazlizard 0

Monday 12 October 2009 12:48

Wow, that sucks. Can I ask why you were *vacuuming* when the family pet was loose in the first place? Is a clean floor really that important? Next time you lose an animal you want to find again alive, try not sticking something that sucks things towards it and eats them *under the couch* without looking first. Just a tip.